Irene Morse is a junior at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in International Political Economy with an emphasis in the Middle East. She is a recipient of the Eugene McDermott Scholarship and a member of the Collegium V honors program. Irene is a writer and editor for UTD’s campus opinion paper A Modest Proposal. She has also competed with the moot court team, placing among the top ten percent of mooters in the nation at the 2011 Championship Tournament. She volunteers regularly at the Richardson Public Library and has received the Bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award for her over 100 hours of service. Irene also speaks Spanish and Arabic and was selected as an alternate for the Boren Scholarship in Arabic. She plans to intern in Washington, D.C., this fall with a think tank specializing in Middle Eastern politics.