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Spotlight

Byrne Goes to Washington

Byrne Goes to Washington DC

The students in Ruth Mandel’s Byrne seminar on women's leadership, “Political Women: Some Who Dared,” received a special treat for Valentine’s Day this year -- a trip to Washington D.C. to meet and talk with some of the most influential female leaders of our time. Every Byrne student on the trip left D.C. fueled with inspiration and dreams of returning one day as a future leader.

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Communication Dynamics of the Modern Family

What does a "normal" family look like? Does a successful marriage have to begin as a romantic union? Should you expect your spouse to be your lifelong inspiration? Students in a new Byrne seminar, "What Did You Say? Communication Dynamics of the Modern Family," are learning that the answers to these questions are more complex than they may have imagined.

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Jersey Roots, Global Reach: Byrne in Costa Rica

Anna Chou (RU '14) and Dawn Barcelona (RU '14) spent five days in Costa Rica with fellow Byrne students learning about the geology behind volcanoes and earthquakes. The seminar explored the basic science of earthquakes and eruptions, meeting mostly in the field in a place where volcanoes may be examined up close, and the earthquakes are frequent and leave plenty of traces.