Student and Alumni Voices
Here's a sample of what students and alumni have to say about the College of Liberal Arts.
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Virat Madia
Junior, Political Science and Physiology majors
Hometown: Plymouth, MN
Vice President, Fill the Bus
Recipient of the Waller Scholarship and Harriet Thwing Holden Scholarship
Plans to attend medical school and become a pediatrician
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Maya Babu
Senior, Psychology and Neuroscience majors
Hometown: Eagan, MN
Glamour Magazine's 2004 Top Ten College Women
Truman Scholar
Plans to pursue both medical and law degrees in preparation for a career in mental health policy
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Erin Fossum
Junior, Art History major, Honors Student
Hometown: Brainerd, MN
Honors peer advisor
Plans to attend graduate school and become an art history professor
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John S. Adams
Professor and Chair, Department of Geography
Alumnus: Ph.D., Urban Economic Geography, 1966; M.A., Economics, 1962
Fulbright Scholar Award
President's Award for Outstanding Service, University of Minnesota
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Karen Gilles Larson
President and CEO, Synovis Life Technologies
Alumna: B.A., Economics, 1975
Plans to begin writing two books after she retires
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Sarah Janecek
Founder and publisher, Politics in Minnesota: The Directory
Alumna: B.A., Journalism, B.A., Political Science, 1984; J.D., Law, 1989
Partner in government relations firm Spano & Janecek
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