Editor’s be aware: This story is a part of a sequence of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
A small-town woman from Parker, Arizona, Jurni Anderson has at all times wished to discover the world. Naturally, she match proper in on the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State College, from the place she’s going to graduate with a Master of Global Management this Might.
Jurni Anderson will graduate with a Grasp of World Administration from the Thunderbird College of World Administration at ASU.
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“Thunderbird is really a neighborhood of multinational individuals with world concepts that get all the way down to native impacts,” the recipient of each the Thunderbird Alumni Scholarship and Large River Backyard Membership Scholarship stated. “I resonate with Thunderbird due to my love for journey and new experiences, know-how and concepts.”
As for her plans after commencement, Anderson should do what a T-bird does finest: journey.
“I’m accepting a job provide as a product proprietor for Werner Enterprises, a place I’ve additionally negotiated to be distant,” Anderson stated. “By the tip of summer season, I will probably be in France for a pair weeks to go to household and associates earlier than descending to Spain for a few months, then I will probably be off to Australia for at the least the following yr!”
Query: What’s one thing you discovered whereas at Thunderbird — within the classroom or in any other case — that stunned you or modified your perspective?
Reply: This final semester, I used to be instructing assistant for a professor, and as part of grading I used to be pleasantly stunned on the plethora of social-impact enterprises that Thunderbirds present curiosity in beginning, spreading and sharing! It gave me reassurance to this era of leaders which might be about to enter the workforce that we are able to and certain will make a significant optimistic distinction on the earth! That’s one thing I’m tremendous happy with, as effectively.
Q: With regard to our current grand opening and seventy fifth anniversary world reunion, what does it imply to you to have been a part of this historic second in Thunderbird’s historical past?
A: I’m very proud and grateful to be right here for the launch of this new journey Thunderbird is embarking on! The occasion was about recognizing and celebrating numerous areas and cultures, sharing concepts and visions to create the longer term for the world; it was a real world reunion. I believe that ASU is offering the grounds for Thunderbird to unfold these progressive, inclusive, optimistic, future-thinking concepts to many extra minds all through the world, and that is an thrilling chapter for Thunderbird!
Q: For what in your life do you are feeling most grateful?
A: I’m past grateful for the quantity of touring that I’ve accomplished. Touring, by far, has been essentially the most impactful in serving to me understand the world and all of the people in it. Touring earlier than and through my time at Thunderbird has concretely contextualized most of the issues I’ve discovered at Thunderbird, significantly about cultures and folks.
Q: What recommendation would you give to a pupil simply beginning a program at Thunderbird?
A: Get to know the professors! They need you to succeed; in the event you’re keen to place within the work, they may join you with anybody they know (and so they know lots of people!). You will even discover a mentor that means.
