{"id":458,"date":"2017-01-26T01:50:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T01:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=458"},"modified":"2017-01-24T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T15:54:54","slug":"meet-siu-scholarship-recipient-areaj-mubarak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Meet SIU Scholarship Recipient \u2013 Areaj Mubarak"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SIUAreaj Mubarak\u00a0received the Jackson County Alumni Scholarship. Mubarak\u00a0is a freshman\u00a0specializing in biomedical science<\/a> with plans of becoming a physician assistant.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why did you choose SIU?\u00a0<\/strong>I chose to go to SIU because I wanted to be a part of a very diverse student population. Not only would I belong to a university that holds a wide spectrum of qualities, I also knew I would be involved in one of the greatest research universities in the nation. This\u00a0would greatly benefit me since I belong in the College\u00a0of Science– an area that expects quite a bit of research! As I study farther into the semester, I realize that I didn\u2019t make a mistake coming to SIU– I really do belong here.<\/p>\n

How did you feel when you received notification that you received the scholarship?\u00a0<\/strong>When I was notified about being awarded the scholarship, I was ecstatic. Alongside benefiting me financially, the scholarship award itself really ignites motivation to be great.<\/p>\n

What does the scholarship mean to you and how has it enabled you to pursue your goals?<\/strong> The scholarship is an opportunity to thrive in reaching my goals.\u00a0My ideal future is to become a medical professional without borders or a physician assistant\u00a0specializing in emergency medicine.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to choose your area of study?\u00a0<\/strong>Ever since I was a child, I\u2019ve been passionate about helping others and volunteering in any way possible. To have my career be all about helping people, especially at a dire time, fulfills my vision of being able to give back to the community in the greatest way possible\u2014 having a solution to a problem.<\/p>\n

What achievement in your life are you most proud of?\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m most proud of the business I was able to run as a young entrepreneur. I ran a business called \u201cAreaj\u2019s Cool Jewelz\u201d, selling hand-crafted jewelry, recycled art, and an assortment of hand-painted fridge magnets. Although the business rooted from an AT project in my 4th grade year, I was able to make it more than what it was. I made business cards, I promoted my business to my teachers, friends, and family, and I sold my products every Saturday at the Farmer\u2019s Market. A little while later, I was invited to be a part of a Biz-Kids episode, where I was able to promote my small business even more, and learn so much more about running a business, and being smart with money.<\/p>\n

Do you have a message you would like shared with your donor?<\/strong>
\nI am beyond grateful for the scholarship. Due to your generosity, I am able to focus on what\u2019s most important\u2014learning. I promise to work to my greatest potential and eventually give back in the future; both as a medical professional, and maybe even a donor!<\/p>\n

Hear more from scholarship donors and recipients from our SIU Academic Scholarship Brunch in this video.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Areaj Mubarak\u00a0received the Jackson County Alumni Scholarship. Mubarak\u00a0is a freshman\u00a0specializing in biomedical science with plans of becoming a physician assistant. Why did you choose SIU?\u00a0I chose to go to SIU because I wanted to be a part of a very diverse student population. Not only would I belong to a university that holds a wide … Continue reading Meet SIU Scholarship Recipient \u2013 Areaj Mubarak<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,9,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-higher-education","category-illinois-higher-education","category-scholarship-recipient","category-siu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}