GRADUATE ASSISTANTS UNITED @ URI

In May of 2020 I began serving as the Communications Chair for Graduate Assistants United (GAU). Grad Assistants United is the University of Rhode Island's student-run union, which is supported by over 600 Graduate Employee members. To read more about GAU's mission statement and what they do, you can follow this link. I served as Communications Chair for GAU from May 2020 to May 2021.

 BAY INFORMED DISCUSSION SERIES @ URI

The Bay Informed is a student-led organization at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography. A group of us at GSO work to find other students on our campus and the surrounding universities who are interested in speaking to a broad audience. The Bay Informed Discussion Series allows scientists to work on their communication skills by describing their detailed work in an accessible format for everyone from elementary school children to the seniors in our community. In the winter, I gave my first Bay Informed talk - you can watch it online and find other recorded speakers here.

CREW @ PLU

During the Fall season of 2015, Laura began rowing for PLU. Her last varsity race was at the Charlie Brown Regatta in Portland, Oregon. In total, PLU walked away with three wins from this regatta. She continued as a member of the team throughout the Spring of 2016 as a team photographer, but could no longer actively row due to sports related injuries. For more information on the team and upcoming races, visit PLU's athletics page.

SCANDINAVIAN CLUB @ PLU

From the Spring of 2017 to the Spring of 2019 I acted as President of the Scandinavian Club at Pacific Lutheran University. For a small liberal arts school, there is a large and close-knit community of Scandinavian students. More information about the club and PLU's Scandinavian history can be found here. 
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Some of the members of ANSA and Scandinavian Club together for Norway's 17th of May celebration at Pacific Lutheran University. Later we departed for the parade in Ballard, which is the second largest parade for the holiday in the world! Oslo, Norway comes first.