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Lynn

“My time as a ProjectConnect Facilitator is no doubt among some of my most cherished, fulfilling memories of my college career. To have a dedicated time and space for deep, personal conversations with people whom I would never have encountered otherwise is truly an unprecedented opportunity for growth and connection.”

—Lynn, student facilitator

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Leah Berkenwald

“We implemented ProjectConnect in the spring of 2021, when our campus was operating virtually. Students really appreciated this opportunity to meet new people - whether it was new students looking to make friends, or returning students looking to expand their existing friend circles. ProjectConnect is the total package - it's simple and effective, easy to implement and scale, and accessible at a great price point.”

—Leah Berkenwald
Director of Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Brandeis University 

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Erica Weathers

“Mount Holyoke College is a vibrant and diverse community and yet, some students really struggle to make connections with their peers. ProjectConnect offered the perfect opportunity to build community and foster a sense of belonging among our students. 90% of our participants said that they would recommend ProjectConnect to a friend and all ten of our co-facilitators expressed a desire to facilitate another group in the future.”

—Erica Weathers,
Clinical Social Works and Outreach Coordinator, Mt Holyoke College

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Veronica

"I found ProjectConnect to be a great way for students to meet and bond with other students. After each session, I felt a stronger connection with the group, and in turn, with my community. I highly recommend ProjectConnect to anyone who is looking to foster deeper connections within their community!"

—Veronica, student facilitator

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Nate

"As a facilitator, I loved participating in ProjectConnect! Over the course of a month and a half we established a tight-knit group of dorm residents that really became a great support community. The potential for ProjectConnect is huge: it aims to fix the communication gap in today's world between people from vastly different backgrounds, and ultimately make the world a better place. I was glad to have played a small role as facilitator for the program and hope the magic of ProjectConnect continues.”

—Nate, student facilitator

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Student Participant

“I loved being able to check in with the same group each week and start to build up meaningful relationships. By the middle of our sessions I felt really comfortable talking about things I don't usually talk about, which was really refreshing. If enough students participate, this has the potential to change the social culture on campus.”

—Student participant

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Stella

"I struggled a lot with connection at my first college, and ProjectConnect was so meaningful to me. Not only did it allow me to connect with the other students in groups I was facilitating, I became close with the other facilitators. I've seen the good ProjectConnect can do and felt it myself. All that to say, thank you! This program helped me during a hard time. ProjectConnect rocks!”

—Stella, student facilitator

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Madeline Hope

“ProjectConnect is a powerful way for campuses to offer students an opportunity for belonging and to protect mental health at the student and population level. Sometimes I've explained the program as a "friendship lab," giving students the opportunity, so rarely afforded, to try out friendship and authentic connection in a supportive space!”

—Madeline Hope
Director, Health and Wellness Education at Middlebury College

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Student Participant

“There's something about the open and deep life conversations that I don't see often on campus. It wasn't until ProjectConnect came around that I saw these types of conversations coming into fruition and it was surprising that it was also happening with people that I was meeting for the first time.”

—Student participant

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Jane Lizotte

“ProjectConnect provides opportunities to ALL students (and staff, in some cases) to build relationships with others, through active listening, respectful communication, and compassion. These opportunities can be few and far between for many people. The experience ProjectConnect offers, of feeling seen, heard, and valued is critical to our social, emotional, mental, and physical well-being.”

—Jane Lizotte
Assistant Superintendent for Community Partnerships and Well-Being at Shrewsbury Public Schools

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Lindsey Singleton

“Endicott College was thrilled to bring ProjectConnect to our campus during the pandemic. Our students were extremely restricted in terms of being able to meet people. ProjectConnect allowed our student facilitators to actively make a difference by offering an opportunity for students to come together, develop friendships and collectively support one another during a very challenging time. In fact, ProjectConnect was awarded the Social Program of the Year—a distinction given to the program that contributed most to the sense of community on campus.”

—Lindsey Singleton
Assistant Director of the Counseling Center at Endicott College

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Chayla

“ProjectConnect is an amazing and unique experience to help foster connection and community on campus. It’s a great way to help students open up to one another in a circumstance that wouldn’t have been possible without this program. Being a facilitator offers experience and knowledge to students, creating great leadership and understanding skills.”

—Chayla, student facilitator

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