Carmen Orozco Khan transferred to UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Spanish program to dig deeper into her roots.
杏吧专区淚 started taking Spanish classes at South Louisiana Community College and wanted to advance in Spanish language and culture,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淭his drove my passion to learn more about my Colombian culture.杏吧专区
While at UL Lafayette, Carmen discovered many things about herself, from her favorite book to her call to activism.
杏吧专区淢y favorite class was Topics in Hispanic Culture (SPAN 451G) with Dr. Leslie Bary,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淲e focused on race and nationalism in Latin America.
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Carmen was an active student on campus. She was vice president of both and the . She worked on special projects and she attended guest speaker events.
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All of these experiences Carmen had at UL Lafayette led her to a 10-year career at Apple Inc., where she now serves as a project manager. She focuses on optimizing the supply chain in the Americas.
杏吧专区淢y experience at UL Lafayette has helped me apply my Spanish skills within a global company,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淎lso, the literature classes highlighted my innovation skills.
杏吧专区淭hinking outside the box is important to apply in any career,杏吧专区 she said. 杏吧专区淭he creative perspective I gained from these classes is something I apply to projects I manage today at Apple.杏吧专区
