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International College of the University of Bridgeport is unique because of the
diversity of its students. It is not at all unusual to find oneself in a class
of twelve students where the United States, Nepal, China, Nicaragua, Japan, Nigeria,
Armenia, and Bulgaria are all represented. At the University of Bridgeport it
is not at all unusual to say that the classroom itself is "an experience in globalization." Recent
graduates of the International College have been awarded fellowships to the Maxwell
School, Harvard, NYU and Johns Hopkins. Meet some of our current students:
Jory Cook
Jory Cook is a senior at the International College He
grew up in Japan, California, and Costa Rica. He speaks English, Japanese, and
Spanish. A World Religions major, he has a particular interest in promoting inter-religious
dialogue and has helped to organize several symposia at the University with the
intent of fostering such exchange. Jory's years that he has spent overseas have
allowed him to develop a refined, cosmopolitan outlook on life as well as the
disposition needed to bridge cultures and viewpoints beyond his own. He is active
at the University with the Latin American Club. He is considering graduate study
in Religion or possibly Law.
Tamami Kawamura
Tamami is a junior in the college, double-majoring in World
Religions and Psychology. Born in America to Japanese parents and having attended high
school in Korea, Tamami speaks English, Japanese, and Korean. Her diverse interests
and aspirations within the field of religion, sociology and psychology have led her to
be involved with many different activities within the University. She has filled the
positions of Executive Secretary, Co-Senator for the International College and Comptroller
in the school'sStudent Government Association. She also works as the student assistant to
the Dean of the International College and Vice-President of International Programs. She has
chaired UB's annual World Cup Soccer tournament, served as a delegate for the Harvard
National Model United Nations, and has been the Teaching Assistant for both the Perspectives
on Human Nature and E- Portfolio courses. Tamami feels that the particular guidance and
support that she has received from her advisors and the faculty of the International
College has allowed her to expand and explore her views and experience the different
facets of college life. Tamami plans to pursue graduate studies upon graduation.
Daniel
McMann Daniel
McMann is a sophomore at the International College. A native of upstate New York
Daniel is majoring in International Political Economy and Diplomacy. As an IPED
major, he has a particular interest for the works of Non-Governmental Organizations.
While at college he continues to oversee a community-based service project he
started his senior year of high school. The organization raises money and awareness
for crisis pregnancy centers. Ultimately Daniel would like to see his project
brought to the national level. Actively
involved in the University, Daniel was appointed by the Dean of Students to serve
as the only Undergraduate Representative on the University's Planning and Reviewing
Board. He also serves as the Senator from the International College on the University's
Student Government Association. This year Daniel assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief
of the campus newspaper, The Scribe and was previously the paper's managing editor.
Among other things, he participated as a delegate at the Harvard Model United
Nations competition and also served as Secretary of the International Relations
Club.
Stana
Chlepikova Stana
Chlepikova is Senior at the International College where she majors in International
Political Economy and Diplomacy. Stana has worked as an interpreter, as a technical
architect, and worked overseas in management roles for an Egyptian import-export
firm and an Egyptian newspaper. She has been active in the University's Foreign
Relations Club and the Harvard Model UN where she has participated as a delegate.
Stana speaks Czech, Russian, Arabic, and English fluently. Having lived in the
Middle East for five years, she has internalized key dynamics of the culture and
plans to do graduate study in this area. Maya
Atanassova
Maya
Atanassova is a Senior majoring in International Political Economy and Diplomacy.
A native of Bulgaria, she speaks Russian, Bulgarian, French, and English. For
three years she has been active in the Harvard Model United Nations and served
as President of the Foreign Relations Club. She has helped to organize a variety
of symposia at the University, including one that brought together Bosnians and
Serbs to explore the future of that contentious area of Europe. She has organized
programs at the University that have also reached out to students at Fairfield
and Yale. Maya has also worked as an intern with Pitney Bowes, with Peoples Bank
(where she won Customer Service and Bank Product Sales Awards), and with Congressman
Chris Shays with whom she developed a Benefits Reference Manual for the Victims
of 9/11. Maya not only developed the manual but she also met with family members
in the District who had been affected. Maya is planning to study international
law upon graduation.
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