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RACHEL GIRVIN In summer 2023, nursing major Rachel Girvin (‘24) used an Educational Enrichment Travel Grant to support an internship at two hospitals in East Africa. Rachel assisted doctors and nurses with deliveries in a birthing center and rotated between intensive care, emergency, and surgical units to learn about different areas of care. After graduating in May, Rachel is now working to gain general nursing experience in an emergency department before moving to nurse-midwifery. NED WHITESELL An Educational Enrichment Travel Grant helped mechanical engineering major Ned Whitesell (‘25) travel to Germany for a seven-week research stay at the Institute of Hyperloop Technology at Hochschule Emden-Leer. Ned designed a new chassis for a scaled-down hyperpod test bed and conducted pressure tests on a vessel intended to protect the pod’s battery and vacuum-sensitive electronics. MADELEINE WOLFE Spanish and international health major Madeleine Wolfe used an Educational Enrichment Travel Grant to volunteer with Tierra Salud, a non-profit that brings together international volunteers, Argentinian psychology students, and individuals with disabilities to plant and harvest produce for the local community. Madeleine graduated in December 2023 and is now working as an EMT for Prisma Health as she prepares for medical school. Wherever her career takes her, she has said that she always will be involved in the betterment of her community.
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