{"id":12388,"date":"2024-08-21T19:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/21\/finding-your-power\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:23:56","slug":"finding-your-power","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/21\/finding-your-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding your power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

How stepping out of your comfort zone magnifies the college experience<\/p>\n

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<\/iframe><br \/>\n <br \/>\n Kamala Kiem, Associate Provost for Student Success and Dean of Students<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, finding your place takes a touch of magic.<\/p>\n<p>It’s not uncommon for a first-year student to confide in Dean of Students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/connect\/\" aria-label=\"bio\">Kamala Kiem<\/a> when they’re having trouble finding community. In those moments, Kiem connects the student with peers in clubs and organizations that would make a good fit.<\/p>\n<p>When the next academic year comes around and Kiem isn’t seeing that once-lonely student anymore, she knows the magic has kicked in.<\/p>\n<p>“I remember them being this shy first-year student and then a year later they are an R.A. or out speaking on panels. Their whole personality has changed to be more extroverted,” Kiem says. “When they’re in these leadership positions, they realize how powerful they are.”<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of <strong>Challenge. 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