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<div>[[File:TranNguyen.jpg|thumb|TranNguyen.jpg]]<br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;">Tran Nguyen is a sophomore at Berea College working towards a B.S in Public Policy with a concentration on Women’s and Gender Studies. Tran’s research and professional interests center around entrepreneurship, international relations as well as public policies in education, immigrants and women’s rights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:small;">Tran discovered her interest in entrepreneurship through her participation in the Berea College’s Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program, where she currently works as an event planning associate. In her job, she works closely with students who demonstrate an interest in entrepreneurship to recruit them for the EPG Summer Institute. She also organizes events on Berea campus to advance entrepreneurship and innovation knowledge among students. Tran is also a member of the Women in Public Service Project, initiated by Secretary of the State Hilary Clinton, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar. She believes that teaching entrepreneurship to women is a good strategy to empower them.</span>
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'''Serving as a UIF Since:''' Spring 2015
  
<span style="font-size:small;">Outside the classroom, Tran is an active member of the Berea College’s Speech and Debate Team. She also serves in the Student Government Association as the Secretary of Health. As a candidate for the Stanford – Venture Well University Innovation Fellow Program, she is working with the staff and faculty to promote entrepreneurship and innovation on Berea campus. In her free time, she plays piano and enjoys cooking international cuisine. &nbsp;</span>
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'''School:''' Berea College, Kentucky
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'''What she does now:''' Analyst, The Resource Group (Healthcare)
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'''What that means: '''perform data analytics to support the management team in their decision-making process to advance the mission to serve the poor and the vulnerable in healthcare
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'''Contact her about: '''design thinking, data science, philanthropy
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'''Email: '''tran.nkb@gmail.com
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'''Phone: '''(657)-666-0707
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Tran Nguyen is a UIF fellow who graduated from Berea College in 2017. Since she became&nbsp;a UIF fellow in 2015, Tran has been promoting design thinking and entrepreneurship within and outside the UIF program.&nbsp;The Fellows program empowers students to be change agents on campus, by creating programming and resources to prepare students to be the workforce of the future.
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Tran discovered her interest in entrepreneurship through her participation in the Berea College’s Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program, where she previously worked as a Program Manager. In her position, she worked closely with students who demonstrate an interest in entrepreneurship to recruit them for the EPG Summer Institute and facilitated design thinking workshop for student outreach. Partnered up with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, she also organized the first Social Entrepreneurship Field trip for 6 universities in the Southern regions.
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Tran now supports the UIF community by serving as a mentor for UIF candidates. She was also a Fab (short for “Fabulous” - facilitator) at the UIF Silicon Valley Meetup in Fall 2017.&nbsp; Tran aspires to bring design thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset to other countries and she has piloted this work with a workshop for students in young professional in Vietnam in July 2017. She continues to pursue her passion for helping those who left behind by delivering design thinking workshop and consulting non-profit organizations. Tran is based in Indianapolis, IN where she works as a Decision-Support Analyst for The Resource Group. Tran Nguyen holds a B.A. in Public Policy (independent major) from Berea College.
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Watch her Ignite Speech at UIF Silicon Valley Meetup here:
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 5 June 2020

Tran Nguyen Ava.jpg

Serving as a UIF Since: Spring 2015

School: Berea College, Kentucky

What she does now: Analyst, The Resource Group (Healthcare)

What that means: perform data analytics to support the management team in their decision-making process to advance the mission to serve the poor and the vulnerable in healthcare

Contact her about: design thinking, data science, philanthropy

Email: tran.nkb@gmail.com

Phone: (657)-666-0707

 

Tran Nguyen is a UIF fellow who graduated from Berea College in 2017. Since she became a UIF fellow in 2015, Tran has been promoting design thinking and entrepreneurship within and outside the UIF program. The Fellows program empowers students to be change agents on campus, by creating programming and resources to prepare students to be the workforce of the future.

Tran discovered her interest in entrepreneurship through her participation in the Berea College’s Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program, where she previously worked as a Program Manager. In her position, she worked closely with students who demonstrate an interest in entrepreneurship to recruit them for the EPG Summer Institute and facilitated design thinking workshop for student outreach. Partnered up with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, she also organized the first Social Entrepreneurship Field trip for 6 universities in the Southern regions.

Tran now supports the UIF community by serving as a mentor for UIF candidates. She was also a Fab (short for “Fabulous” - facilitator) at the UIF Silicon Valley Meetup in Fall 2017.  Tran aspires to bring design thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset to other countries and she has piloted this work with a workshop for students in young professional in Vietnam in July 2017. She continues to pursue her passion for helping those who left behind by delivering design thinking workshop and consulting non-profit organizations. Tran is based in Indianapolis, IN where she works as a Decision-Support Analyst for The Resource Group. Tran Nguyen holds a B.A. in Public Policy (independent major) from Berea College.

Watch her Ignite Speech at UIF Silicon Valley Meetup here:


Related Links

Berea College

Berea College Student Priorities


University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

Ishwar Agarwal

Bessaad Syrine

Minashsha Zareel Lamisa

Talha Rehman

Spring 2015:

RTENOTITLE

Dylan mullins

Jacob Heller

Eugeniu Prodan

Anthony Ayebiahwea

Robert Hosking

Spring 2014:

Ali Djire

Solomon Alolga

Ability Kakama