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The vision that I had for The ACCESS Project when we started the program in 2000 was to see that parents/scholars would have every opportunity to take classes in a challenging yet welcoming setting. As an adult learner who graduated from Hamilton College in 1998, I wanted other parents, particularly other women, to know the joy and excitement of the academic success that I had achieved, within an incredibly supportive system. I wanted to share the experiences of my own college career, guide the students, advise them, and support them as I had been. As a recent graduate, I thought I had a lot to offer the students; after five years as the Project Coordinator of ACCESS, I realize that, despite graduation, I am still a student. I am learning every day from my students what it means to be committed to education. I have learned that regardless of the sacrifices and the depth of the hardships our students have endured, they are determined to change their lives and that of their children through the empowerment of education.