{"id":11958,"date":"2019-03-06T09:20:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T13:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11958"},"modified":"2022-03-22T11:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:53:59","slug":"luce-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/luce-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Luce Fellowship Fuels K Student’s Health-Career Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anthony Diep Rosas ’19 is Kalamazoo College’s first Luce Fellowship recipient.
Photo courtesy of Amanda Bensel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anthony Diep Rosas \u201919 has accomplished an impressive first for a Kalamazoo College student, earning a prestigious Luce Fellowship that will enable him to live and work in Asia, furthering personal and professional aspirations to improve public health.<\/p>\n

Launched by the Henry Luce Foundation<\/a>, the nationally competitive Luce Scholars Program<\/a> offers funds, language education and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15 to 18 scholars each year. The program is designed to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society.<\/p>\n

This year, Diep Rosas was one of 18 students chosen from 162 applicants. The program attracts applications from college seniors, graduate students and young professionals in many fields who have had limited exposure to Asia. Diep Rosas will hear official word of where he will go as a Luce Scholar in the next couple of months and then spend a year abroad after an eight-day orientation in New York City, which is scheduled after graduation in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, there\u2019s beauty in not knowing what to expect,\u201d Diep Rosas said of the uncertainty regarding his destination. \u201cComing from Los Angeles, especially Compton, to a place like Kalamazoo\u2014it was such a huge shift. K taught me how to be uncomfortable and learn what it means to connect with a different environment. As a result, I appreciate and value difference as a way to catalyze change.\u201d<\/p>\n

The change Diep Rosas seeks involves better health outcomes for underserved communities in the U.S., especially communities of color. During his time abroad, he plans to explore how his assigned community in Asia engages its people in developing policies that serve their local needs, an experience he expects will strengthen his efforts at home. After his Luce year, he plans to study medicine and public policy in graduate school. There he hopes to holistically address health disparities by working with patients and community members to tackle the underlying systemic issues that contribute to patient health through equitable policy change.<\/p>\n

As a Luce scholar, \u201cI will be able to learn what it means to listen to folks in the community,\u201d said Diep Rosas, a biology major<\/a> with a concentration in community and global health<\/a>. \u201cThis will teach me to know what it means to build connections. That\u2019s special about Luce. It will do an amazing job helping me learn what it means to champion vulnerability and listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diep Rosas first came to K as a Posse Scholar, one of 10 students to attend that year from Los Angeles through the Posse Foundation, which provides scholarships and support to outstanding student leaders from diverse backgrounds. Upon learning about Kalamazoo College as a Posse nominee, Diep Rosas was enamored with its name and intrigued by its small-school environment that nurtures community and offers study abroad<\/a> opportunities.<\/p>\n

In his time at K, Diep Rosas has amassed an impressive resume. Among his accomplishments, he works as an administrative assistant with Director of Faculty Grants and Institutional Research Anne Dueweke, Assistant Professor of Sociology<\/a> Francisco Villegas and Director of Intercultural Student Life<\/a> Natalia Carvalho-Pinto on beginning qualitative research regarding the racial climate on campus. He received the U.S. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Costa Rica. In the Kalamazoo community, he worked with Cradle Kalamazoo<\/a> and Eliminating Racism and Creating\/Celebrating Equity (ERACCE) to reduce Black infant mortality and promote respect for families, women and their children. Diep Rosas was one of the first research fellows at the Arcus Center for Social Justice and he co-founded the Minority Association for Pre-Health Students for students of color with pre-health majors. He served English<\/a> Professor Bruce Mills as a teaching assistant and Residential Life<\/a> as a resident assistant. He was also awarded the Jon L. Stryker Future Leaders scholarship<\/a>, and was recently recognized at the annual Senior Leadership Recognition Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Diep Rosas credits people and resources including Dueweke, his recommenders and mentors, the Intercultural Center, the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/a>, and the Center for International Programs<\/a> for their work in helping him receive these opportunities, the Luce Fellowship in particular. These opportunities have \u201cinspired me to have a vision for K after I graduate,\u201d Diep Rosas said. \u201cI think about my own story and where I would be had I not gone to K, because K has provided me with the support and resources I\u2019ve needed. I would love to support others, and I would encourage them to reach out to me and [Dueweke] about the Luce Fellowship program especially, because I think it speaks loudly to how K nurtures a student\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anthony Diep Rosas \u201919 has accomplished an impressive first for a Kalamazoo College student, earning a prestigious Luce Fellowship that will enable him to live and work in Asia, furthering personal and professional aspirations to improve public health. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/luce-fellowship\/\" class=\"pl-linkedin-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>","wordExcerpt_info":"<figure id=\"attachment_11961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11961\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11961\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/Luce-Fellowship-Recipient-Anthony-Diep-Rosas-300x449.jpeg\" alt=\"Luce Fellowship Recipient Anthony Diep Rosas\" width=\"300\" height=\"449\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Diep Rosas ’19 is Kalamazoo College’s first Luce Fellowship recipient.<br \/>Photo courtesy of Amanda Bensel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anthony Diep Rosas \u201919 has accomplished an impressive first for a Kalamazoo College student, earning a prestigious Luce Fellowship that will enable him to live and work in Asia, furthering personal and professional aspirations to improve public health.<\/p>\n<p>Launched by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hluce.org\/\">Henry Luce Foundation<\/a>, the nationally competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hluce.org\/news\/articles\/2019-2020-luce-scholars-announced\/\">Luce Scholars Program<\/a> offers funds, language education and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15 to 18 scholars each year. The program is designed to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Diep Rosas was one of 18 students chosen from 162 applicants. The program attracts applications from college seniors, graduate students and young professionals in many fields who have had limited exposure to Asia. Diep Rosas will hear official word of where he will go as a Luce Scholar in the next couple of months and then spend a year abroad after an eight-day orientation in New York City, which is scheduled after graduation in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, there\u2019s beauty in not knowing what to expect,\u201d Diep Rosas said of the uncertainty regarding his destination. \u201cComing from Los Angeles, especially Compton, to a place like Kalamazoo\u2014it was such a huge shift. K taught me how to be uncomfortable and learn what it means to connect with a different environment. As a result, I appreciate and value difference as a way to catalyze change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The change Diep Rosas seeks involves better health outcomes for underserved communities in the U.S., especially communities of color. During his time abroad, he plans to explore how his assigned community in Asia engages its people in developing policies that serve their local needs, an experience he expects will strengthen his efforts at home. After his Luce year, he plans to study medicine and public policy in graduate school. There he hopes to holistically address health disparities by working with patients and community members to tackle the underlying systemic issues that contribute to patient health through equitable policy change.<\/p>\n<p>As a Luce scholar, \u201cI will be able to learn what it means to listen to folks in the community,\u201d said Diep Rosas, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/biology\/\">biology major<\/a> with a concentration in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/community-global-health\/\">community and global health<\/a>. \u201cThis will teach me to know what it means to build connections. That\u2019s special about Luce. It will do an amazing job helping me learn what it means to champion vulnerability and listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diep Rosas first came to K as a Posse Scholar, one of 10 students to attend that year from Los Angeles through the Posse Foundation, which provides scholarships and support to outstanding student leaders from diverse backgrounds. Upon learning about Kalamazoo College as a Posse nominee, Diep Rosas was enamored with its name and intrigued by its small-school environment that nurtures community and offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>In his time at K, Diep Rosas has amassed an impressive resume. Among his accomplishments, he works as an administrative assistant with Director of Faculty Grants and Institutional Research Anne Dueweke, Assistant Professor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/anthropology-sociology\/\">Sociology<\/a> Francisco Villegas and Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/intercultural\/\">Intercultural Student Life<\/a> Natalia Carvalho-Pinto on beginning qualitative research regarding the racial climate on campus. He received the U.S. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Costa Rica. In the Kalamazoo community, he worked with <a href=\"http:\/\/cradlekalamazoo.com\/\">Cradle Kalamazoo<\/a> and Eliminating Racism and Creating\/Celebrating Equity (ERACCE) to reduce Black infant mortality and promote respect for families, women and their children. Diep Rosas was one of the first research fellows at the Arcus Center for Social Justice and he co-founded the Minority Association for Pre-Health Students for students of color with pre-health majors. He served <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/english\/\">English<\/a> Professor Bruce Mills as a teaching assistant and <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/reslife\/\">Residential Life<\/a> as a resident assistant. He was also awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/stryker-scholarships\/\">Jon L. Stryker Future Leaders scholarship<\/a>, and was recently recognized at the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/senior-leadership-awards\/\">Senior Leadership Recognition Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Diep Rosas credits people and resources including Dueweke, his recommenders and mentors, the Intercultural Center, the <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/\">Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/cip\/\">Center for International Programs<\/a> for their work in helping him receive these opportunities, the Luce Fellowship in particular. These opportunities have \u201cinspired me to have a vision for K after I graduate,\u201d Diep Rosas said. \u201cI think about my own story and where I would be had I not gone to K, because K has provided me with the support and resources I\u2019ve needed. I would love to support others, and I would encourage them to reach out to me and [Dueweke] about the Luce Fellowship program especially, because I think it speaks loudly to how K nurtures a student\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11958"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13354,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11958\/revisions\/13354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11958"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=11958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}