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Raluca Dragusanu ’06
Romania
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A junior majoring in mathematics and economics, Raluca Dragusanu ’06 says she is appreciating every moment at

St. Lawrence, realizing that not everyone in her native country of Romania has had the same opportunities that she has.

The native of Bacau, Romania, says she found out about St. Lawrence from other Romanian students, such as Stefi Anton ’04. Ultimately, she says, she decided to come to St. Law-rence because of “the great academic opportunities and generous financial aid.”

Dragusanu has been a teaching assistant (TA) for mathematics and German, and is planning to be a TA in economics in the fall as well. She has also been on the executive boards of Model United Nations and the Investment Club. On the campus job front, she was an intern in the modern languages and literatures department, an assistant for the ODY Library systems office and an assistant in the international and intercultural studies office.

Her connection to international and intercultural studies is also curricular; she studied in Denmark in the spring of 2004. “The semester in Denmark was one of the great experiences of my life,” Dragusanu says. “I came in contact with a different culture again, which I found very interesting and warm.” She says that the courses were very challenging as well.

Dragusanu hopes one day to work for an international organization such as the United Nations. And she hopes she will always be able to travel and become acquainted with different cultures around the world.

—Danielle Sanzone ’05