Press Release

BHCC Student Recognized at Achieving the Dream’s Annual Conference

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) student Cam Do, along with seven students from all over the U.S., is recognized at this week’s Achieving the Dream (ATD) conference in Long Beach. Do was a participant in the ATD’s Community College Student Leadership Program, a year-long program designed to enhance the selected scholars’ leadership, critical thinking and networking skills. She will receive a $1000 scholarship, sponsored by the community college honor society Phi Theta Kappa. Do read her poem at an opening ceremony in front of 2000 people, “I am from a refusal to surrender… I am from the myth that introverts cannot be leaders. I dare not to be silent. I dare to speak up. I am from poverty to advocacy. I am from insignificance to leadership.”

Cam DoFrom the encouragement of her parents, Do came to the United States from Vietnam. She knew the best way to escape poverty was through pursuing an education. At BHCC, Do majors in mathematics and holds several leadership positions on and off campus. She served as the Student Trustee in the 2018-2019 academic year on the BHCC Board of Trustees, Vice President of the Asian Cultural Association, Treasurer of S.H.O.C.W.A.V.E.S. Volunteering Club, Student Budget Committee, state-wide Massachusetts Student Advisory Council and Chinatown (Boston) Pao Arts Center’s Branding Committee.

The ATD’s 15th annual DREAM Conference is a convening of experts from colleges throughout the U.S. to examine strategies for critical issues facing two-year and four-year colleges and universities. BHCC President Pam Eddinger gave remarks at the plenary session where she highlighted milestones of ATD over the past 15 years and introduced the ATD scholars, including Cam. Eddinger also presented on a panel discussing innovative collaborations, transforming the student experience: making dreams come true.

The program concludes with a student presentation at the annual conference in front of 2,300 attendees.

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Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts, enrolling approximately 18,000 students annually. BHCC has two campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, and a number of other locations throughout the Greater Boston area. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sixty-five percent of the students are people of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls nearly 600 international students who come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages.