Global Scholars

Class of 2009

Maria (Gaby) Arguello
Gaby is from Nicaragua and is majoring in Communication and Culture and is minoring in Education.

Involvement in Student Organizations: Women’s Tennis Team Latino Student Organization International Student Association

Elena Couto
Elena is from Brazil but has lived in Qatar and Spain. She is majoring in Management and minoring in Spanish.

Involvement in student organizations: Women’s Volleyball team Clark Fund

Global Scholar internship experience (if applicable): Dialogue Direct - New York City, NY Fundraising on the streets of New York City on behalf of Children International, a non-profit organization that finds sponsors for children in under developing countries. It was a very tough job, but a very good learning experience.

Best GSP memory: Fundraiser for the Worcester Food Bank during my Freshman year (Fall 2005): it was a very fun and interactive way of helping out the community and, in my opinion, it was the activity that was best able to bring all of the GSP together.

Elena can be contacted at ecouto@clarku.edu

Long Lin
Long is from China and is majoring in Economics. Long is currently studying abroad at the London School of Economics.

Involvement in student organizations: Student Affairs Committee, Resident Advisor

Global Scholar internship experience: Managed budgets for local governments while interning at Public Consulting Group, Boston, Massachusetts

Best GSP memory: I have two. One was the fundraising performance. Everyone had a great time, and our hard work paid off. The second was our academic panel on gangs.

Long can be contacted at llin@clarku.edu

Ian McCormick
Ian is from the United States but went to high school in Jamaica and now calls Botswana home.

Involvement in student organizations: Caribbean and African Student Association (CASA) Black Student Union International Student Association Muslim Culture Society Peer Advisor

Best GSP memory: I was not prepared as much as the others for the academic panel and sixty-odd people showed up. I got really nervous and my friend said that I turned red and looked like I had hives.

Ian can be contacted at imccormick@clarku.edu

Tati Mein
Tati is from Brazil and is majoring in English with a concentration in Women’s Studies.

Involvement in student organizations: Open (formerly known as GLBTA), Outing Club

Global Scholar internship experience: Hole in the Wall Kids Camp Counselor

Best GSP memory: Panel on gangs

Tati can be contacted at tmein@clarku.edu

Vesela Morova
Vessi is from Bulgaria and is majoring in International Relations and Music

Involvement in student organizations: International Student Association (ISA) events planning, Jazz Band, Model United Nations

Global Scholar internship experience: Anton Fellowship Internship in Montana. Flute making.

Best GSP memory: The dinner at the President’s House, Fall 2005, my first one. It was amazing because I had just arrived to the U.S. and found myself having a fancy dinner with the president and all the GSP mentors. I was impressed how warm, welcoming, and supportive everyone was, and still is.

Vessi can be contacted at vmorova@clarku.edu

Deotima Mukherjee
Deotima is from India and is majoring in Economics and Mathematics. Dio is currently studying abroad at the London School of Economics.

Involvement in student organizations: International Student Association, Resident Advisor, University Judicial Board member

Global Scholar internship experience: Trainee Analyst at Mediaedge: cia, New York City

Best GSP memory: Being part of the second GSP academic panel where there was an audience of barely 20. The presence of all of the mentors and their families motivated us to organize an even better academic panel for the next year when we had over 100 attendees.

Dio can be contacted at dmukherjee@clarku.edu

Dushani Palliyaguru
Dushani is from Sri Lanka and is double majoring in Biochemistry and Mathematics

Involvement in student organizations: Residential life and Housing: Resident Advisor Chemistry Club, International Students Association South Asian Students Association

Global Scholar internship experience: The summer following my sophomore year, I interned at Dr. Leslie Shaw’s cancer biology lab at UMASS Medical School. The primary focus of the work was to identify novel genes that may be involved in breast cancer metastasis. The best aspect about the internship was that it combined both my academic interests, bioinformatics and genetics and due to this reason I will be developing this work into a senior honors thesis which I am excited about.

Best GSP memory: The first GSP benefit concert for the Worcester food bank was organized in 2005. As a first year student back then, it was a great opportunity to get to know and work with some unique individuals who were part of the GSP. It was particularly rewarding and satisfying to have worked hard towards an important cause which also lead to meeting and making new friends.

Dushani can be contacted at dpalliyaguru@clarku.edu