{"id":874,"date":"2023-06-08T10:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/?p=874"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:55:24","slug":"brighter-experiences-at-and-after-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/impact-stories\/brighter-experiences-at-and-after-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighter Experiences at and after K"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='text-align:left'>\r\n\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img src='http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2021\/09\/BLC-logo-top-nav.png' width='200' alt='The Brighter Light Campaign homepage'\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><h1 class='entry-title'>Brighter Experiences at and after K<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-385x475-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elle Waldron\" class=\"wp-image-875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-385x475-1.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-385x475-1-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elle Waldron <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>A new fellowship, funded by alumnus Robert Sherbin \u201979, is enabling Elle Waldron \u201923 to continue her women, gender and sexuality (WGS) research overseas for 10 months. She will travel to Australia, South Africa, Costa Rica and Spain to visit various feminist and gender-equity organizations to find meaningful ways to apply her WGS studies professionally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving this opportunity to travel and continue my education is a special way to be able to see other perspectives,\u201d Waldron said. \u201cIt affirms that it\u2019s possible for me to continue to follow my passions of WGS and gender equity work because people are working in those fields in their careers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout her travels, she will regularly update Sherbin, the College and the Center for International Programs on her progress. In the fall, she will return to campus to share her experiences and pass on advice to the new applicants for the fellowship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"fas fa-solid fa-angle-double-right\" style=\"font-size:inherit; color:inherit\"> <\/span> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/sherbin-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about Elle and her experience<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">Consider helping students like Elle Waldron \u201923 get the most out of their K education by making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/onlinegiving\">gift online<\/a> or contact Andy Miller, Associate Vice President for Development, at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"tel:+2693377327\" target=\"_blank\">269.337.7327<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:Andy.Miller@kzoo.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Andy.Miller@kzoo.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3 style='text-align:center; font-size:24px;color:#006983;'><span style='font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase'>Brighter<\/span> <span style='font-weight:bold;margin-left:-7px'>Experiences<\/span><\/h3><p>A new fellowship, funded by alumnus Robert Sherbin \u201979, is enabling Elle Waldron \u201923 to continue her women, gender and sexuality (WGS) research overseas for 10 months. She will kick off her post-grad career by traveling to Australia, South Africa, Costa Rica and Spain to visit various feminist and gender-equity organizations to find meaningful ways to apply her WGS studies professionally. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brighter-experiences"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-385x475-1-385x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2023\/06\/2_Sherbin-Fellow-Elle-Waldron-385x475-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Martin 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