Student Profiles
Recent program participants talk about what attracted them to a HECUA program and what they enjoyed most about the experience.
Student: Joe Paillé
School: St. Olaf College
Major/Minor: History and Economics double major
HECUA Program: Divided States of Europe: Globalization and Inequalities in the New Europe (DSE)
Who is Joe Paillé?
I grew up in Auburn, Maine, which is an old mill town on the Androscoggin River. Looking back on my childhood, I had a pretty stereotypical...
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Student: Sharon Booth
School: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Major/Minor: English / Education
HECUA Program: Civil Rights Movement: History & Consequences
Who is Sharon Booth?
I grew up in a mixed neighborhood in Pontiac, Michigan made up of Blacks, Hispanics, and Caucasians which allowed me exposure to different cultures at an early age. When I was in the 6th grade our family moved...
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Student: Jon Chang
School: St. Olaf College
Major/Minor: Philosophy and Chinese double major
HECUA Program: Development and Community in Bangladesh
Who is Jon Chang?
I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with my dad and three older sisters. When I was a kid I wanted to be a walking mailman when I grew up...
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Student: Kathryn (Kate) Evans
School: Macalester College
Major/Minor: Sociology and Educational Studies double major
HECUA Program: Metro Urban Studies Term (MUST)
Who is Kate Evans?
I grew up on Chicago�s North side, in the diverse, vibrant Rogers Park neighborhood. My childhood was awesome! I went to magnet ...
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Student: Miles Walser
School: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Major/Minor: Bachelors of Individual Study (BIS) in English, Youth Studies, and Social Justice
HECUA Program: Writing for Social Change & City Arts
Who is Miles Walser?
Well, if you want to get technical, I was born in a suburb of Chicago, but I will always claim to be from Madison, Wisconsin. My childhood was a blur of books, television shows, and playing...
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Student: Quinn Wrenholt
School: University of St. Thomas
Major/Minor: Environmental Studies and Spanish double major, with minors in Psychology and Business
HECUA Program: Environment & Agriculture: Sustainable Food Systems
Who is Quinn Wrenholt?
I was born and raised in small town Missouri. I was an imaginative child and intelligent child with a particular affinity with building forts. At the age of 6, my family and I moved to...
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Student: Elizabeth (Libby) Perkins
School: Saint Mary�s University of Minnesota
Major/Minor: Human Services / Psychology
HECUA Program: Democracy and Social Change in Northern Ireland
Who is Libby Perkins?
I am from Bloomington, Minnesota, a busy suburb of the Twin Cities and �famously� known as the home of the Mall of America. I am the youngest of three children and I was a very...
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