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Social Enterprise, Community Development and Take-Home Lessons
Somehow, between my research interests and my project with DARD, I’ve become completely immersed in the world of social enterprise. A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the … Continue reading
Mitchells for Maths! A story of cross-class service
Last week, thanks to Midwest, Southeast, LMFM, and KFM, I got my 5 minutes of local Irish radio interview fame talking about the MATHletes Challenge 2014, my current project as Public Policy Advisor with SOSventures and the O’Sullivan Foundation. MATHletes … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2012, mathematics, Uncategorized, University College Cork
Tagged Alumni, math, maths, technology
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Looking for Answers
Studying foreign policy and diplomacy as an American in a foreign country is complicated enough. Add in the minor detail that I am in the Navy and it becomes a whole new ballgame. For a lot of my classmates, I … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2014, University College Cork, US Military
Tagged University College Cork
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Some Things I’ve Been Thinking About
When you think about it, math is pretty simple. I don’t mean to say that math is easy. “Simple,” rather, in a sort of ontological sense. Most of the basic formulas of mathematics are constructed from a remarkably small set … Continue reading
Rain or Shine
I had been cooped up in my dorm room for what felt like an eternity finishing several papers when I peered out the window and noticed the sun shining brightly onto the quad. Having not seen the sun in days, … Continue reading
North
Three weeks ago we made our way up to Belfast for the spring Mitchell weekend and a chance to learn a bit about Northern Ireland. I was looking forward to seeing part of the island I hadn’t gotten to yet, … Continue reading
Unwiring the brain
As the new year has rolled on, I have started to enter the “business” end of the year, as it were. Classes have wrapped up for the most part, and now I am spending most of my time getting my … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2014, Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
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Education and Foundations in Ireland
The experience of finding a topic for my first Mitchell blog in October was so traumatic, that since that frantic fall night I have been slowly stockpiling blog topics. Today, with only five months and one remaining blog left before … Continue reading
Ode to the Mitchells
When I first found out that I received the Mitchell Scholarship, I remember scanning through the bios of the other recipients and feeling slightly intimidated at their long lists of accolades, language proficiencies, and academic credentials. This was, undoubtedly, a … Continue reading
Looking Forward
I cannot believe that it’s already March! I’ve settled into a great rhythm with my research project, seeing friends, and continuing to explore Dublin. I also recently found a wonderful little ceramics studio that I’ve been going to some evenings. … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2014, Trinity College Dublin
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Decisions and Doctoral Programs
April 15th looms in the distance, an ominous number on my calendars, both electronic and paper. It is a constant presence, in emails, texts, Skype conversations, and phone calls. It is ever approaching at a steady pace, and this time … Continue reading
Life in the Civil Service
For the past month, I have assumed the life of a Northern Ireland Civil Servant. As a requirement of my degree, Leadership for Sustainable Rural Development, I must complete a sixteen week work placement. By my good fortune, I have … Continue reading