Rebecca Beardsley is a senior at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in Global Business with a minor in Political Science. While at UT Dallas, Rebecca has been involved with the Spanish Club as one of its founding members, and served as the Speaker on the Collegium V Honors Program Executive Council. Rebecca is also a part of the Management Honors program and will serve as the President of the Spanish Club in the Spring following her Archer Fellowship. During her Junior year, Rebecca traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to study Turkish for a year and attended Ozyegin University in Anadolu. During her summers Rebecca has had a variety of Internships including teaching a business program to at-risk high school students through the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program and working at the Department of State in Washington, DC. This summer Rebecca is participating in her second State Dept. internship. In the fall, Rebecca hopes to work for a think tank in a Turkish program, researching and writing on Turkish political issues.