Bluffton students to explore vocation
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BLUFFTON, Ohio—Five Bluffton University students will explore their interests beyond the classroom thanks to Summer Dreaming grants they were awarded by Bluffton’s Pathways to Mission and Vocation program, which receives generous support from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Sophomores Casi Kadangs, Svetlana Mumba, Carole W. Ouedraogo, Deborah Telahun and Erin Neufeld Weaver will use the $1,500 provided to further discover their career interests during the 2008 summer season.
Kadangs, a premed/biology major from Job, Nigeria, will volunteer at the Gwaimen Center in Kwoi, Nigeria, which works with those affected by AIDS/HIV, namely widows and orphans.
Mumba, an accounting major from Chingola, Zambia, will work with the African Children Trust in Chingola, Zambia, which provides free health care and education to those in need.
Ouedraogo, a business administration and economics major from Burkina Faso, will work with the Association of Parents and Friends of Children Suffering from Encephalitis. She will learn how the nonprofit organization obtains its funding and international aid, as well as how it provides children with English lessons.
Telahun, a biology major from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will work with the children’s ministry of Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Denver.
Erin Neufeld Weaver, a music education major from Bluffton, will travel to Guatemala, where she will integrate her love of music into the experiences of studying Spanish and developing relationships.—Bluffton College
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