{"id":55004,"date":"2018-05-31T20:16:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T20:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/?p=55004"},"modified":"2021-05-19T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:25:22","slug":"scholar-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/2018\/05\/31\/scholar-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholar Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-55007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2018\/05\/ViviengX.jpg\" alt=\"Vivieng Xiong \u201914, Account Manager, Cox Insurance Associates\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravelers EDGE is more than just a scholarship program. Through Travelers EDGE, I expanded my network, made a connection with a mentor, attended workshops to help prepare myself for life after college and obtained an internship. Being busy during college is inevitable, but Travelers EDGE provides the perfect balance to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivieng Xiong \u201914, Account Manager, Cox Insurance Associates<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-55005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2018\/05\/DustinaG.jpg\" alt=\"Dustina Granlund \u201914, Project Administrator, Travelers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While other programs gave me the tools to graduate and the knowledge to find a career after college, Travelers EDGE brought it further by showing me how to apply what I had learned. Travelers EDGE also offered me the opportunity to apply for competitive internships only Scholars had access to. It was through those internships that I discovered what career paths I enjoyed and didn\u2019t enjoy as much. These experiences led me to my current position at Travelers.<\/p>\n<p>Dustina Granlund \u201914, Project Administrator, Travelers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-55006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2018\/05\/MayaV.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Vue \u201913,\u00a0IT Agile Scrum Master, UnitedHealth Group\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest challenges that I faced as a first-generation college student was not knowing what to expect after college. Travelers EDGE provided me with mentoring, networking, and development opportunities to prepare me for a career within the financial services industry. I had many supporters in the program who wanted me to succeed and who provided me with the right tools to get me to where I wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maya Vue \u201913,\u00a0IT Agile Scrum Master, UnitedHealth Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u201cTravelers EDGE is more than just a scholarship program. Through Travelers EDGE, I expanded my network, made a connection &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[19,21],"class_list":["post-55004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employer-partnerships","tag-employer-partnerships","tag-travelers-edge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55004"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55463,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55004\/revisions\/55463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/strommen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}