Meet the 2014 Minerva Fellows

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Eleven Union College seniors were recently chosen to represent the College's next Minerva Fellows program.

They will travel the globe to work in developing countries while paired up with a social entrepreneurial organization. The students will work for 11 months and return to the College and live in a Minerva house for one month, where they will participate in a social entrepreneurial course and educate current students about their experiences abroad.

This year's group of fellows are:

Samantha Muratori
Gabriella Romero

Gabriella Romero and Samantha Muratori, Estero de Platano, Ecuador

Ilyena Kozain
William Phillips

Ilyena Kozain and William Phillips, Dgeye Village, Uganda

Forrister Ross

Danielle Lussier

Forrister Ross and Danielle Lussier, Jinan, China

Samantha Wynn
Miriam Hammer

Samantha Wynn and Miriam Hammer, Siem Reap, Cambodia

David Masterson

David Masterson, Bagru, India

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Rahul Puttagunta

Rahul Puttagunta, Johannesburg, South Africa