Hometown: Ossineke
MAJOR: Sociology
INTERNSHIP: United States Department of
Education in Washington, D.C.
CAREER GOAL: To work with a nonprofit whose goal is
to increase college accessibility
STUDY ABROAD: Mexico, South Africa and twice in Italy
SENIOR HONORS PROJECT: “Owning an Honors Identity:
Navigating Intersectionalities”
SERVICE PASSIONS: Education and gender equality
SPECIAL HONORS: Dziesinski’s
policy proposal for how students can become college ready came in
second place at the Students Reinventing Michigan Scholarship
Competition and was presented to a joint session of the Michigan House
and Senate Education Committees.
OTHER RESEARCH: “Anti-Communist Sentiment in
Artistic Expression: A Study of Milan Knizak” (Spring 2012), “Student
Motivation for Higher Education in an Age of Anti-Intellectualism”
(Spring 2013) and “Rising to Success: A Vertically Integrated Approach
to College Readiness” (Spring 2013)
FAVORITE HONORS MEMORY:
“In perhaps the upset of the century, my freshman Claude S. Larzelere
Trivia Challenge team beat the reigning team of seniors! There’s nothing
like a little friendly competition.”
VALUE OF THE CMU HONORS PROGRAM: “The program
increased my confidence and helped me study abroad, become involved in
research, give back to my community and push the boundaries of my
comfort zone.”