{"id":3234,"date":"2020-08-06T19:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T19:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?page_id=3234"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:05:16","slug":"pandemic-summer-what-did-majors-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/pandemic-summer-what-did-majors-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic Summer: What Did Majors Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a sample of what International Studies majors did during summer 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic:<\/h4>\n

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\"ChangyiChangyi Wang<\/h5>\n

Jiaxing, China<\/p>\n

Changyi pursued her interests in both interpreting and global arts.\u00a0 She worked as an interpreter for the Chinese government, and she took an art history class online. (Pictured with mask.)<\/p>\n

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\"ZinebZineb Benkirane<\/h5>\n

Fes, Morocco<\/p>\n

Focused on international development and Africa as an International Studies major, Zineb interned virtually this summer with the global social, economic, and environmental impact investing organization CARBON.\u00a0 She researches which technologies offer the best STEM, reading, and other educational outcomes and then works to provide them to low income populations worldwide.<\/p>\n

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\"NathanNathan Ruhde<\/h5>\n

Aurora, Illinois<\/p>\n

From his home in Aurora, Nathan conducted research for the global data project CoronaNet, which is recording governments\u2019 responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 He gathered information about Qatar and Honduras.\u00a0 This experience was a good fit for his International Studies\u2019 focus on global health and the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n

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\"RileyRiley Jiang<\/h5>\n

Fuzhou, China<\/p>\n

Planning on a career in global health, Riley gained first-hand experience working in a doctor\u2019s office in New York City, where she lived with relatives during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\"GraceGrace Zhang<\/h5>\n

Carmel, Indiana<\/p>\n

In addition to completing medical school applications, Grace co-created Phone-A-Friend in Carmel.\u00a0 Through this program local students checked in on 45 isolated seniors and obtained groceries and prescription refills for them.\u00a0 The initiative gave Grace experience with personal care and exposure to the challenges of healthcare accessibility in a marginalized community.<\/p>\n

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\"HannaHanna Paris<\/h5>\n

Falmouth, Maine<\/p>\n

Hanna interned remotely at Refugees International, a humanitarian non-profit organization based in Washington D.C.\u00a0 She conducted research and interviews to highlight positive contributions resettled refugees are making within their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\"imageAndy Deneris<\/h5>\n

Shaker Heights, Ohio<\/p>\n

Working from his home, Andy created 3-D images of building facades and analyzed their stability for a New York University research project.\u00a0 Pictured is an image of a statue Andy used for practicing the techniques.\u00a0 As an International Studies major, Andy\u2019s focus is global environment.<\/p>\n

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\"BobbyBobby Bruno<\/h5>\n

Brunswick, Ohio<\/p>\n

Continuing as an intern at the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a private-sector economic development organization, Bobby assisted businesses and nonprofit organizations in finding technical and financial support.\u00a0 In the photo, Bobby is in the center, pre-pandemic.<\/p>\n

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J\"Jordanordan Deskins<\/h5>\n

Cardington, Ohio<\/p>\n

Jordan researched how joint U.S.-Mexican labor unions could protect the rights of blue-collar workers in both countries.\u00a0 She conducted this research remotely for the InterReligious Task Force on Central America, an interfaith organization based in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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\"ShanghaiRong Fan<\/h5>\n

Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

Focused on global business and Asia as an International Studies major, Rong interned at the Shanghai Stock Exchange (pictured).\u00a0 She conducted data analysis related to companies\u2019 preliminary prospectuses and initial public offerings.<\/p>\n

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\"OliviaOlivia Thomas<\/h5>\n

Toledo, Ohio<\/p>\n

Staying in Cleveland for the summer, Olivia investigated the effects of urbanization on biodiversity as a research assistant with the Cleveland Botanical Gardens and took classes at CWRU.<\/p>\n

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\"AnnaAnna Cormier<\/h5>\n

Amherst, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

As an intern at the global labor rights non-profit organization, Verit\u00e9,\u00a0 Anna translated factory audits and worker training documents from Mandarin to English.\u00a0 An example of a worker training is pictured.<\/p>\n

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\"ShaniceShanice Gitau<\/h5>\n

Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

As a virtual communications and fundraising intern for the non-profit, Manna Project International, Shanice worked with a small team to maintain social media pages, write grant proposals, and create a campaign for a microloan program serving low-income communities in Quito, Ecuador. In addition, she participated in a weekly language exchange with one of Manna\u2019s Ecuadorian students and met with a Spanish tutor twice a week.\u00a0 (Pictured with English-language student.)<\/p>\n

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\"JanaJana Fisher<\/h5>\n

Elkhart, Indiana<\/p>\n

Interning remotely at MedWish, Jana researched health problems in foreign locations where the organization donates used medical supplies and strategies to make sure donations are effectively used.\u00a0 As an International Studies major, Jana focuses on global health and Latin America.<\/p>\n

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\"KaseyKasey Pukys<\/h5>\n

Canton, Ohio<\/p>\n

Kasey developed connections with foreign and first-generation startup founders, their stakeholders, and universities for the startup accelerator program gBETA Cleveland, a cohort of gener8tor.\u00a0 She worked remotely from her home.<\/p>\n

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\"DaneDane Mizuno<\/h5>\n

Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n

Dane learned about business and politics as an intern at the Waikiki Improvement Association, which represents Hawaii\u2019s resort district.\u00a0 He also enjoyed hiking and going to the beach with friends.<\/p>\n

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\"RyanRyan Arvizu<\/h5>\n

Franklin, Tennessee<\/p>\n

Ryan interned remotely from Cleveland in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\u2019s Office of the General Counsel.\u00a0 Also a computer science major, he worked on a template database that helps create notices of agency actions to be published in the Federal Register.\u00a0 He gained insight into the federal regulatory process and on-the-job training with different branches of the agency.<\/p>\n

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\"SarvaniSarvani Nori<\/h5>\n

Bridgewater, New Jersey<\/p>\n

Sarvani completed a Facebook externship project in social media marketing. Through her research, she learned about the role of social media as a tool for businesses to connect with people on an international level.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kimberly Osbern<\/p>\n

High Point, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Working from home, Kimberly researched homophobic legislation in Russia and its effects on the Russian LGBT population. She conducted research in both Russian and English, focusing primarily on the 2013 law banning gay propaganda and the 2020 constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. A CWRU Rocks Experiential Learning Fellowship funded her work. (Pictured: Police detain a man at an LGBT rights rally in St. Petersburg in 2018, Reuters.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a sample of what International Studies majors did during summer 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic:
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\nChangyi Wang
\nJiaxing, China<\/p>\n

Changyi pursued her interests in both interpreting and global arts.\u00a0 She worked as an interpreter for the Chinese government, and she took an art history class online. (Pictured with mask.)<\/p>\n

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Zineb Benkirane<\/p>\n

Fes, Morocco<\/p>\n

Focused on international development and Africa as an International Studies major, Zineb interned virtually this summer with the global social, economic, and environmental impact investing organization CARBON.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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