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A suggestion from her Japanese sensei \u2013 her teacher, that is \u2013 has given Lauren Sroka an amazing opportunity to study for a year in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sroka, a junior majoring in global studies, was awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, funded by the U.S. government through the National Security Education Program. She is the first UWM student to receive the highly competitive national award since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Boren Awards<\/a>\u00a0(scholarship and fellowship) support study abroad programs focused on intensive language study, cultural immersion and long-term study abroad. Sroka is minoring in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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