Senior Profile

 

Danya Spencer ‘11;Foreign Languages major (Russian & Chinese)

 

 

Danya Spencer came to Lewis & Clark from New York City, where she began studying Russian & Chinese during high school. She was placed in the second-year Russian & third-year Chinese language classes at Lewis & Clark, and by the end of her freshman year she had declared a Foreign Languages major (Russian/Chinese) and became deeply involved in the Foreign Languages Department. She served the Russian Program as president of the Russian Club and a popular and successful SAAB tutor. After her return from the Russian overseas program in Vladivostok (fall 2009), she began to work as a language assistant who was responsible for preparing and conducting a weekly conversation group for Russian 101-102 students. Danya generously contributed to the larger College community by taking an active role in the College’s Interfaith Council, which fosters unity among religious groups on campus and creates forums for learning about and discussing different religious & spiritual traditions around the world. After graduation, Danya was accepted for a study and internship scholarship in Russia, offered by the School for Russian and Asian Studies. She will be doing translation work for them over the summer, and will begin studying at the Irkustk State Linguistic University in September.