H U S K Y E XPE RI EN C E
Focus: Community Engagement / Public Service
Dorender Dankwa Hometown: Edmonds (born in Ghana) Neurobiology, ’14 Researcher, Seattle Biomed
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or me, even applying to college was difficult because I was a first-generation student. Once I got into the UW, I knew that I wanted to be with other students like me, and I learned that a student is someone who serves. I worked for OMA&D, talked on panels, gave tours, helped applicants with their college essays and volunteered as a peer TA for a biology class. I served as a mentor because of what I went through myself. I want to get my M.D./Ph.D. doing biomedical research. I learned that the community invested a lot in me, especially through the Husky Promise and other scholarships I received. One activity that was really important to me was Ghanian Women of Washington State. Many of them don’t have a college education. They can’t easily access computer classes or gyms or getting assistance to sign up for health care. I helped organize these events. That’s the community that raised me and I was passionate about that. I was also part of Education Transforming Public Health, teaching homeless adults in Seattle. Giving back to the community is important.
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