Certification: Completed the National Language Flagship Requirements
Honors and Awards: CLS participant 2016, CLS alternate 2017, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
What do you plan to do with your fluency in Russian?
I would like to work for the U.S Department of State.
What attracted you to the PSU Russian Flagship?
The structure and intensive language study made this program attractive to me. This program will take me where I want to go, linguistically.
What’s the best aspect of being in the PSU Russian Flagship?
Along with the immersion environment of the classes and the tutoring, the best parts are the opportunities and relationships that open up as a result of participation.
Why is fluency in Russian important to you?
I have always loved the sound of the Russian language. This passion for the language, coupled with the conviction that the relationship the United States has with Russian will always be of vital importance has given me the drive to work toward achieving superior-level proficiency.