Through the healthcare internship community Work the World, nursing alumna Hannah Smith spent three weeks this summer as a midwifery intern at Mount Meru Regional Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. She witnessed over 40 births over the course of her internship, performed eight deliveries independently, and worked as the nurse in three cesarean sections.

Hannah Smith ’14 cradling a newborn

“What I liked most about my internship placement were the experiences that I would not likely see in the United States,” said Smith. “Being immersed in a culture where fetal heart tones are taken only every four to six hours on a woman in labor and documentation is done on a scrap of paper helped me grow to appreciate the charting and standards that we have in the United States.”

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Nate Evans begins an internship with the Library of Congress in June. Nate was a double major in international studies and religion and will pursue a master’s degree in library sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

During a semester study abroad experience in Morocco, Nate worked to compile interviews and eventually published a story in Reporting Morocco, an online magazine. He credits his experiences in Morocco for his decision to pursue a career preserving history through library science.

Jeremy Duffee, international studies major and economics minor, was awarded the 2014 Technos International Prize, which recognizes a student who has excelled academically and has contributed to broadening international awareness and understanding.

Duffee spent his junior year at the University of Oxford through the Pembroke Program and was also a 2012-2014 John and Erma Stutzman Peace Fellow.

Lexi Baltes was named as one of only 10 finalists for the Jostens Trophy on March 4th. The trophy honors outstanding men’s and women’s Division III basketball players who excel in the sport, in academics, and in the community.

This honor is one of many for the accomplished Lexi Baltes, who is headed to the University of Notre Dame to begin coursework for her Juris Doctor in the fall.