Student Success Stories

Sara Landreth: Joins Department of State

A week after finishing the first year of her Bryan MBA coursework, Sara Landreth will be off to Spain for an internship with the Department of State. Sara will be working for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. While the majority internships with bureaus are not international, Sara’s position will have her stationed in Madrid for the entire summer.

Sara started the application process last October and was one of only four selected to work in Madrid from a pool of over 6,000 applications.

This will be the second international experience of Sara’s collegiate career. During her junior year, Sara participated in a study abroad program in Cuernavaca, Mexico that included a consulting experience.

Sara earned her bachelor’s from UNCG where she graduated magna cum laude with a dual major in international business and economics and a minor in Spanish. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and during her undergraduate studies served on the Bryan School’s Student Advisory Council and as a Study Abroad Peer Ambassador.

Sara made the Dean’s List every semester and was named to the Chancellor’s List for seven semesters. Other academic accolades include the Bryan Achievement and Leadership Award, the Bryan School Medal for Academic Excellence, the Wall Street Journal Award, and the UNCG Student Excellence Award.

Sara volunteered for eight years as a teacher at Iglesia Luz del Evangelio in Winston-Salem and she has worked as a private Spanish tutor for nearly five years. During undergraduate, Sara worked in the Undergraduate Student Services Office in the Bryan School and continued working there as a graduate assistant during the first year of her MBA.

Sara plans to pursue a career in international business after completing her Bryan MBA and is looking forward to taking several specialized elective courses in international business during her second year.

“What I like most about the Bryan MBA is that we have students from all over the world in the program. Classes are small and that allows us to engage in open discussions. I learned so much about business in other cultures during my first year because of the interaction with my international classmates.”

-May 2009