<span id="docs-internal-guid-bf6442e0-e387-fca5-961e-8976e71a8c5a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Layla is a first-year undergraduate student at the University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French Language with a focus on international relations through the Global Scholars program.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-bf6442e0-e387-fca5-961e-8976e71a8c5a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At TU, Layla proves a genuine knack for equality through her involvement in TU’s sexual violence prevention programming as well as her executive position in Tulsa Democrats, a club on campus that sponsors events to promote civic engagement. As the daughter of an Iraqi immigrant, Layla has a special interest in issues of immigration and international economic policy. In turn, Layla’s motivation to become a University Innovation Fellow stems from her belief in the private sector’s role in solving our greatest global challenges.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-bf6442e0-e387-fca5-961e-8976e71a8c5a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For fun, Layla enjoys studying art, music, and creative writing, often using her identity as a source of inspiration in her work. With her recent obsession with France and gastronomy, any conversations about food, coffee, or other French snobbery will be greatly received.</span></span>