{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Lafayette Magazine Spring 2012","provider_url":"https:\/\/magazine.lafayette.edu\/spring2012","author_name":"gaula","author_url":"https:\/\/magazine.lafayette.edu\/spring2012\/author\/gaula\/","title":"Mentored Forward - Lafayette Magazine Spring 2012","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T2ReKccUrS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.lafayette.edu\/spring2012\/2012\/03\/19\/mentored-forward\/\">Mentored Forward<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.lafayette.edu\/spring2012\/2012\/03\/19\/mentored-forward\/embed\/#?secret=T2ReKccUrS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mentored Forward&#8221; &#8212; Lafayette Magazine Spring 2012\" data-secret=\"T2ReKccUrS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/magazine.lafayette.edu\/spring2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/FforwardSpring2012FEATURED.jpg","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Lafayette professors, administrators, and staff help students discover their strengths and envision their futures By Kate Helm | Photography by Chuck Zovko  In his autobiography It\u2019s Not About the Bike, cyclist Lance Armstrong wrote: \u201cAnyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.\u201d Armstrong didn\u2019t win seven Tours de France without the dedicated support of a team. Truly successful people have help.  College students in America may have more in common with Armstrong than most of them imagine. In a recent study of the value and impact of the undergraduate experience, 89 percent of liberal arts college graduates reported finding a mentor in college, compared to only 66 percent at public flagship universities. The national study, released in November, was commissioned by the Annapolis Group, a consortium of leading liberal arts colleges, including Lafayette."}