Sanket Deshpande

Driven honors student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities passionate about public policy, learning, and relationship building. Committed to building on prior experience in Politics and Economics.

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South Asia Section Director for Cultural, Entertainment and Fashion Show, West High School, Iowa City, IA, 10/22 - 04/23

• Prepared and delivered the opening speech for the South Asia group to the student body, faculty, staff, and other audience members.
• Organized food operations, and performances for South Asia group in the show.

Iowa Rotary Youth Leadership Conference, Iowa Rotary, Cedar Rapids, IA, 07/21

• Engaged in civil discourse over societal and mental health issues and networking with other high school students in Iowa.
• 1 of 3 selected members from my high school.

Borlaugh Scholar, World Food Prize, Iowa Youth Institute, Iowa City, IA, 03/21 - 05/21

• Conducted extensive research regarding climate change and its impact on world hunger.
• Presented policy solutions to addressing global food insecurity.
• Submitted a paper on global food insecurity and received $500 in scholarship.

High School Curriculum Course Creator, Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City, IA, 02/23 - 06/23

• Developed a 'Music Literacy and Appreciation' Course Proposal in collaboration with teacher sponsors.
• Submitted extensive trimester-long course curriculum, description, and demo assignment to the school district.

• University of Minnesota “National Scholarship” Recipient
• Hills Bank Youth Salute Leadership Scholarship
• Iowa World Food Prize Youth Institute Borlaug Scholar
• Iowa Rotary Youth Leadership Award
• Mississippi Valley Conference All Academic Honors in Varsity Baseball Award