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Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010

As a recipient of a Davis Project for Peace summer award in 2010, Wilkus was awarded $10,000 to build and maintain a language resource center in partnership with Tshulu Trust in a Venda community of South Africa.  Rosetta Stone was installed … finish reading Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010

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Gabriel Forsyth-Korzeniewicz, Economics, Class of 2012

Throughout his life, Forsyth-Korzeniewicz found himself asking questions about identity and the inequalities that result from identity. Consequently, he was always involved with organizations that work with people who have developmental and intellectual disabilities. In high school, Forsyth-Korzeniewicz was a … finish reading Gabriel Forsyth-Korzeniewicz, Economics, Class of 2012

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Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010

In 2010, Wilkus was awarded $10,000 to build and maintain a language resource center in partnership with Tshulu Trust in a Venda community of South Africa.  Rosetta Stone was installed on the computers along with other multi-media learning materials. Wilkus … finish reading Erin Wilkus, Biology, Class of 2010

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Julie Kern Smith, Assistant Director of Career Services

Kern Smith is a founding board member for Ko-Falen Cultural Center with her artist husband, Arvie Smith, and as the long-imagined project of close friend and Malian artist, Baba Wagué Diakité and his artist wife Ronna Neuenschwander. In Bambara (the … finish reading Julie Kern Smith, Assistant Director of Career Services

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Shimon Prohow, History, Class of 2002

Prohow previously worked with Population Services International, the world’s largest distributor of condoms in the West and Central Africa. Now Prohow works for the US Agency for International Development’s Office of HIV/AIDS on the Multilateral Team. USAID’s mission is to … finish reading Shimon Prohow, History, Class of 2002

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Maria Zapetis, Biology, Class of 2012:

In the summer of 2011, Zapetis studied in South Africa on the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) program and then stayed for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) about elephant impact in Kruger National Park. More recently, Zapetis was awarded … finish reading Maria Zapetis, Biology, Class of 2012:

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