Congratulations to Veronika Miskowiec, our spring 2026 Russian major marshal! 🎓🎉 Veronika is the daughter of Anna and Jaroslaw Miskowiec of Franklin Park, Illinois. She is graduating with bachelor of arts degrees in Russian, International Politics, and African Studies, and a minor in Spanish. A first-generation student, Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar, Veronika studied abroad in Kyrgyzstan for six weeks and participated in embedded programs in Georgia and Armenia, building confidence in speaking local languages and forming meaningful connections. Veronika held several roles during her academic career, including data analyst for Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation, international trade compliance intern for Uline, and virtual student federal service intern for the U.S. Department of State. She is also a recipient of the Michelle Tooley Outstanding Delegation in Committee Award and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, and she won first place in the Paterno Fellows ...