Lauren White joined HECUA in August 2009, as a recent University of Minnesota graduate with a B.A. in the Bachelor of Individualized Studies program focused on mass communication, global studies, and art, with a French minor. Lauren participated in City Arts in spring ’08 as one of HECUA’s first Scholarship for Social Justice recipients. Her interests center around the role of art and education in building community and combating injustices. In addition to Lauren’s varied academic pursuits at the UMN she was also a Community Engagement Scholar, the president of the women’s Ultimate Disc Club, and participated in Student Project for Amity among Nations (SPAN) researching environmental education based in New Zealand. Lauren also enjoys working with children. She was an after-school tutor through the U-YMCA for students at Woodson Institute for Student Excellence (WISE) in North Minneapolis, and was a teacher at Kidventure Camp in Dayton’s Bluff, St. Paul. Lauren grew up in New Zealand and has experience studying and traveling in Europe and the South Pacific.
Lauren represents the following HECUA programs:
- Art for Social Change
- Writing for Social Change
- Making Media, Making Change
- Ecuador (both semester-long and January-term programs)
- New Zealand
- Italy