STUDENT NOTES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Undergraduate Students Rara Reines
(AB ‘20, International Affairs; Minor, African Studies) Publications • “The Huffington Post: World: Look to Rwanda!” (October 2015) and The Trust Women Conference 2015: Confronting Pressing Issues of Our Time (January 2016) • “The African Economist: African Slums: Centers of Creativity” (October 2015) • Ayiba | Popular African Online Magazine: Life-Saving Drones Come to Rwanda, African Billionaires Drive Development, Designing for Impact: African Architects Changing the Game • “Venture Capital for Africa: Expanding Stock Ownership in Africa through Microinvestment” (August 2016) Internships/Fellowships/Jobs • Ayiba Business Editorial Fellow at Ayiba Magazine, popular African online magazine: Intensive writing fellowship covering startups, business, and technology in Sub Saharan Africa, interviews with emerging leaders in the business and entertainment industries across the continent • Intern, Department of Resident Support of Athens Housing Authority: Worked directly with the Director of Resident Support and property managers of Athens federal housing projects to plan and implement community programs and events. Grants/Awards • Received 2015 ANNpower Grant: Among a select group of ANNpower Fellows to receive grants in support of community projects. ANNpower is a groundbreaking partnership between Ann Taylor LOFT Inc., the Clinton Global Initiative, and the global NGO Vital Voices that selects 50 young women each year to be ANNpower Fellows.
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Study Abroad • WiSci Girls STEAM Camp, Gashora, Rwanda, Summer 2015 • Selected as one of 30 American delegates and 90 African delegates for STEAM camp sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Rwandan Ministry of Education, the African Leadership Academy, Intel, Microsoft, UNESCO, Rwanda Girls Initiative, Aol, and the Girl Up campaign of the UN Foundation. • London School of Economics – University of Cape Town July School, Summer 2016.
Amanda Joffe
Amanda Joffe
Aciana Marie Head
Aciana Marie Head
(AB ‘17, International Affairs) Student Organization Leadership • Exchange Participant Manager, AIESEC @ UGA • Marketing Team Leader, AIESEC @ UGA • UGA Tango Club Tanguera Internships/Fellowships • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow Study Abroad • UGA in Florianópolis through ISA
(AB ‘17, International Affairs) Student Organization Membership/ Leadership • Outreach Director, College Republicans • Director of Crews and Points, Delta Gamma • Member, UGA Debate Team • Member, Phi Alpha Delta • Member, Phi Sigma Alpha • Member, Sigma Iota Rho • Member, International Language Partner Program Internships/Jobs • Legislative Intern at a Congressional Office in DC • English tutor for children whose native languages are Chinese & Korean Honors/Scholarships/Awards • Zell Miller Scholarship • Honors in Washington • Foundation Various Scholarship