Wiktoria Pedryc
Richter Project
“The effects of abstractness and concreteness on causal judgments” – Wiktoria Pedryc ’24 with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Paul Henne
Academic Interests
Psychology, Philosophy, Economics, Health Professions
Hometown
Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland
High School
United World College, Robert Bosch College, Freiburg, Germany
Co-curricular
I started my experience with extracurricular activities at Lake Forest College by running for Student Government. I was one of the International Student Senator for Class of 2024 in Fall 2020, now I am one of the Residential Student Senators. I am a Founder and Vice President of the Slavic Ancestry Organization. I used to be the Programming Chair of It's On Us and recently got elected President. I am a Title IX Volunteer. I am a member of Women in STEM, League for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP), To Write Love On Her Arms, First Aid Organisation, Student Programming Board, and Club Council. I am a Student Worker at the Gates Center for Leadership and Personal Growth, Student Manager at Mail Service, and a Peer Note Taker at the Center for Academic Success. I am a First Connection Mentor and have been nominated to serve on the Conduct and Academic Honesty Judicial Boards. Because of my engagement and leadership on campus, as well as academic performance, I am a recipient of a Foster G. McGaw Scholarship. In May 2021, my fellow students at Lake Forest College elected me Student Government Vice-President for the 2021-22 academic year.
My Dream Job
Even though I remain undecided on my future academic pathway, one of the jobs I am interested in is working at the Polish Ministry of Education. I aspire to restructure the Polish educational system to make it less theoretical and promote the importance of non-academic education, including social and psychological self-development. I want to conduct research and participate in the policy-making process.