Alumni News and Notes

Arindom Saha (India) and Cristina Iorga (Romania)

Arindom Saha and Cristina Iorga

Arindom Saha and Cristina Iorga were married in Calcutta, India, on July 29, 2007. Saha is a past vice president of OASIS – the Organization for the Active Support of International Students at the UI. He received his Master of Science in chemistry in India and is currently pursuing a doctorate in inorganic chemistry. Iorga is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking at the UI. The couple resides in Iowa City.

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Betsy Bryant (Fort Dodge, Iowa)

Betsy Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts in international studies and political science from the UI in 2006. Bryant recently started a job as Program Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations Washington Program in Washington, D.C. “I give my international studies B.A. much credit for making this possible,” Bryant said.

Serina Brekke (Mankato, Minnesota)

Serina Brekke is a graphic design instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Brekke received her Master of Arts in graphic design from the UI in May 2006 and her Master of Fine Arts in graphic design from the UI in May 2007. She worked for International Programs as a graphic designer from 2005-2007.