{"id":2384,"date":"2025-07-23T18:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:50:38","slug":"a-sense-of-purpose-and-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/a-sense-of-purpose-and-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"A sense of purpose and direction \u2022 Lauren Clark, France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sense of purpose and direction \u2022 Lauren Clark, France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A sense of purpose and direction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauren Clark \u201919 spent her Junior year living in and around Paris, France. During her spring semester, she studied at the L\u2019universit\u00e9 de Cergy-Pontoise, located just outside Paris. Lauren\u2019s independent study course was key in sparking a brand new passion for French politics, one that led her to multiple internships, rallies of French presidential candidates, and a new academic and professional path. Listen to Lauren\u2019s story. <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_laurenclark.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_laurenclark.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/world-languages-and-cultures\/files\/2018\/08\/SA_Lauren.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2394\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_03_650-623x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_03_650-623x350-1.webp 623w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_03_650-623x350-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_03_650-623x350-1-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2395\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_04_650-623x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_04_650-623x350-1.webp 623w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_04_650-623x350-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_04_650-623x350-1-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2391\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_01_650-623x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_01_650-623x350-1.webp 623w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_01_650-623x350-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_Lauren_01_650-623x350-1-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sense of purpose and direction \u2022 Lauren Clark, France A sense of purpose and direction Lauren Clark \u201919 spent her Junior year living in and around Paris, France. 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