Below you will find our scholar blog posts – they cover a variety of topics, from arriving in the U.S. to interning with a stellar company to post-graduation dreams.
| Last semester was a very productive semester for me. I finally found and declared a major that I was very passionate about: Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies. I took very interesting courses from the GSFS's department, and I believe that it was a great start to exploring my new major. I made good connections with my professors and the Department Chair. They are all very interested in my story and the different perspective that I share with my classes and my professors. Additionally, last semester through the Bonner Scholar Program I was able to find a very fulfilling service position at |
| Right before this semester took off, I went on a 10-day hike in Kauai, Hawaii. I was stunned by how full our flight to Kauai was. I thought since the holidays were over not many people would be traveling in the middle of January from all over the world to Kauai, but I guess I was wrong. I had done a little research on the island and found out that it had a good number of similarities with Rwanda, including the climate, some of the vegetation and the culture. So when we landed, I couldn’t wait to get passed customs |
| My Lehigh Silicon Valley experience was one of those moments that kept me awake in the middle of the night wondering what I can do that has not been done before. Honestly, I was very challenged by the realization that technology is basically the engine of all new innovations. The Lehigh Silicon Valley Program is a week-long program in Silicon Valley, California. It was a week that was sparked by Q&A from day one. During the program, we interacted with investors, venture capitalists and start-ups and had the opportunity to work on live cases for the start-ups that we met.My |
| My first semester at MSU was pretty challenging because I was trying to make a lot of adjustments to find where I fit, especially socially. It was very challenging for me to make friends at first. Everyone is so busy, and it was hard for me to find someone to talk to. I felt very alone in the first days. To make friends, I began to join various clubs and organizations on campus. I joined MSU’s African Student Association and another club on campus called MRULE, which is a multicultural organization. We meet and talk about race and culture-related issues. To |
| From January 9th to 17th, Chartine took an excursion to Nicaragua with the Bucknell Brigade before starting her Spring 2016 semester. The rigor of her academic schedule as a Mechanical Engineering major is now underway, but here in this reflection, she shares the rewarding moments spent in Central America while actively engaged in service-learning work. The Bucknell Brigade was started years ago when a student went to Nicaragua to serve among a resettlement community outside the capital city of Managua, where they realized the depth of the needs of the people there. Ever since that student returned in 1999, Bucknell has |