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International welcome

International studies major Caroline Duchette is fostering her love for different cultures while also welcoming international students to the IU campus. After a study abroad trip to Brazil, Caroline developed a passion for exploring and learning about as much of the world as possible. Caroline has spent the past two years as a member of the International Students Welcome Week team, which lets her foster her passion for learning about different cultures while also helping others.

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Everybody plays

A season-ending soccer injury changed junior Allison Jorden’s life forever, but not in the way she expected. The all-star athlete wanted to find a meaningful way to fill this new-found free time. Allison decided to harness her energy into the creation of Everybody Plays, a club that gives IU athletes the opportunity to mentor people with physical and intellectual disabilities through sport.

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Power of education

In 1962, 11-year-old Gerardo González and his family fled Cuba under Fidel Castro, where it was rumored the government would take control of Cuban children. Despite the difficulties of living in a completely different society, González’s parents impressed upon their children the importance of an education. In his new book, A Cuban Refugee’s Journey to the American Dream: the Power of Education, González details how he went from a scared young boy in a new culture to the dean of the School of Education.

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