Internship title and organization: Chapters & Global Education Interns, People to People International, in Kansas City, Missouri 

Hometown: Platte City, MO 

Majors: Global and International Studies, Spanish minor 

Why did you choose your majors/minors? I have a passion for learning about the world around me and complex issues in global social justice. 

Internship title and organization: Press and Public Diplomacy for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations 

Freshman Sam Blaufuss makes the best of two worlds by combining classes from the KU School of Journalism and the College. As a double-major in strategic communications and film & media studies, with an emphasis in production, Sam has classes and experiences that will prepare him for the world beyond college. But Blaufuss isn't all work and no play - he can be spotted on campus wearing a pair of boots that he got and wore at an old job working at the cemetery in his hometown of Newton, Kansas!

Here's Sam in three quotes:

Hometown: St. Louis, MO Majors: Double majoring in Humanities (Peace and Conflict Studies) and Global and International Studies; double minoring in Business and French Internship title and organization: Global Chapters Intern at People to People International (PTPI) in Kansas City, Missouri

Hometown: Rogers, Arkansas 

Major(s): Dance major, psychology minor 

Internship title and organization: Production Intern at the American Dance Festival 

Why did you choose your majors and minors? I am currently pursuing a B.A. in Biochemistry with a minor in Psychology on a pre-med track. The reason why I choose to be a B.A. in Biochemistry instead of the more common Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) is because even though I love science, I also love English and humanities classes. A B.A. allows me to take four semesters of Spanish and other humanities classes that would provide me with a well-rounded education and opportunities in bilingual medicine.

Why did you choose your majors and minors? I am currently a pre-med student and I picked my majors and minors to help better prepare me for the MCAT and the subject matter I would most likely see in medical school. 

  Name: Benedictus Freeman

Term: 2^nd year Ph.D. student

Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Advisor: A. Townsend Peterson

Research interests: Conservation biology, distributional ecology, ecological niche modeling, and climate change

  Why did you choose your majors and minors?  I chose Biology as my major with hopes of a career in a medical field so that I may work to better the quality of others lives. As well, a minor in business will help me gain the skills for effective marketing & business strategies. 

How do your majors and minors complement one another? This major and minor allows my two greatest interests to be combined - helping people and developing leadership skills. I would like to go into biotech sales and this is a great option for me to combine the health care field with the creativity of marketing. 

Why did you choose your majors and minors? I chose to major in applied behavioral science because my therapist in high school helped me get my life on track when mental illness was decreasing my quality of life, and I want to help adolescents who are in a similar situation. Along with my minor in psychology, I'll have the knowledge needed to help mentor youths who have truancy issues, and I hope to eventually be certified as a mental health counselor. I decided to also minor in music because music also helped me improve my mental health in high school and I wanted to continue to learn about it in college.