B-CC STUDENT BOUND FOR RWANDA FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman College junior Jared Yancey has received an appointment to serve at the United States Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda as part of a summer internship sponsored by the U.S. State Department.

Yancey will spend two months in the African nation’s capital in an administrative capacity at the embassy. It’ll be the first time that Yancey, an International Studies major from Portsmouth, Va., has left the country, but as an International Studies major, he is looking forward to the experience.

“I’m not exactly sure what to expect, but I’m ready,’’ said Yancey.

“Ever since September 11^th, I’ve realized that you can’t just think on a domestic level,’’ Yancey added. “You have to see issues from a global perspective, which goes along with the motto of International Studies majors – `Think globally and act locally.’ ’’

Yancey is one of the first students in the nation to be named a Charles B. Rangel Fellow by the Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. Named for the U.S. Congressman from New York, the scholarship was created to encourage minority students to pursue degrees and careers in international affairs and diplomacy.

“We are thrilled that Jared will get the opportunity to work abroad in an American embassy,’’ said Cheryl Long, head of B-CC’s International Studies department. “We know that he will represent himself, Bethune-Cookman and the United States in a positive light. Our thoughts will be with him as he travels so far from home.”

Yancey currently maintains a 3.8 GPA. He serves as secretary general for B-CC’s model United Nations and is active in the Student Government Association.  

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

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