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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: right;">'''Major''': Computing and Informatics & minor in Spanish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''Year''': Junior&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;'''Two fun facts''': Speaks three languages & eats all her vegetables</span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;She is a the co-director of Camp Kesem at Rowan University. Camp Kesem is a non-profit organization that provides&nbsp; &nbsp; innovated,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fun-filled programs at camp for children affected by their parent's cancer. Taking on this role allowed her to learn creative fundraising&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;fundraising ideas, planning/programming a camp session, recruiting&nbsp;campers/counselors, marketing, and managing&nbsp;a team. She is passionate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; passionate&nbsp;about her role because she can see how much of an impact it has on the campers and CK family.&nbsp;</span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Also, Sarandeep is part of the ACM-W club, which supports, advocates, and most importantly celebrates women in Computing.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">One of the activities her&nbsp;chapter does is volunteers&nbsp;at local schools to&nbsp;spark a passion for computer science to younger demographic.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;They conduct workshops using the Google igniteCS program. It's a great experience to see students foster a strong sense of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;community and build valuable&nbsp;skills that can be useful in future careers.&nbsp;</span>
<font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Joining the UIF team, Sarandeep is excited to inspire an entrepreneurial and innovated ecosystem on her campus. Her cohort is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;currently in the works of brainstorming solutions for the lack of interdisciplinary collaboration among students.They are thrilled to be&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; apart of a fellowship that is all about action and innovated ideas.&nbsp;</font>
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