PLEN has taught me that with any degree, I can make my dreams come true. This sentence was the first thing that came to my mind when asked what the weeklong PLEN 2015 Science and Health Policy: Critical Issues Seminar has taught me. However, it is just one thing among so many. As a biology … Continue reading I Now See My Life and My Career Through a New Lens
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Policy is a Wide Arena that Welcomes Every Discipline
During the course of the Science and Health Policy: Critical Issues Seminar, I became friends with many inspirational college women. Though we came from different backgrounds and have different experiences, we were there because of our love for science. I, like many others, didn’t see how policy and science were interconnected. PLEN opened my eyes to the … Continue reading Policy is a Wide Arena that Welcomes Every Discipline
There is No Single Right Way to Accomplish My Goals
Throughout my undergraduate career in Anthropology and African Studies at St. Lawrence University, I have asked my school friends how they were going to spend various college breaks. On several occasions they had mentioned they would be attending a PLEN seminar focused on a certain field of study. I had wondered what such a seminar … Continue reading There is No Single Right Way to Accomplish My Goals
The Power of Being Adaptable, Open, and Passionate
I learned about PLEN and the Science and Health Policy seminar through my academic advisor. From all the seminars listed, the Science and Health Policy: Critical Issues Seminar stood out to me. I wanted to expose myself to new professional fields, and felt as if this seminar could provide me with this outlet. Prior to … Continue reading The Power of Being Adaptable, Open, and Passionate
Working in Policy Allows Me to Follow All of My Passions
I came across a poster about PLEN in the political department at my school. I didn’t think about applying to the seminar, as I thought it was for students who were interested in political science, until I took a closer look. The seminar entitled “PLEN Science and Health Policy: Critical Issues Seminar” caught my eye, … Continue reading Working in Policy Allows Me to Follow All of My Passions
Opportunities for Women Scientists in Policy
When my advisor told me about the PLEN Science and Health Policy: Critical Issues Seminar, I did not entirely know what to expect. After doing research and reading about the experiences of PLEN alumnae, however, I knew it was an opportunity worth taking. As a senior at St. Lawrence University, it was about that time … Continue reading Opportunities for Women Scientists in Policy