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Creating the Blueprint for my Success

My name is Chiquita Jackson and I am a student at the University of Kansas graduating in December 2019. I recently attended the 2019 PLEN…

2 min readApr 19, 2019

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Creating the Blueprint for my Success

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PLEN
in
The Plenary

Bridging Connections For Years To Come

I attended the PLEN Women in STEM Policy seminar due to the influence of my mentor Alden Landry, MD, MPH. He displayed the importance and…

5 min readApr 19, 2019

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Bridging Connections For Years To Come

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PLEN
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The Plenary

“Networking is Like Professional Flirting” & Other Advice

Washington has always been one of those places that I had always felt like I would belong. Coming from a rural North Country New York…

4 min readApr 18, 2019

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“Networking is Like Professional Flirting” & Other Advice

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PLEN
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The Plenary

From One Generation to the Next to the Next

My experience at the Public Leadership Education Network’s (PLEN) Women in Health Policy seminar was inspirational, empowering, and…

3 min readApr 18, 2019

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From One Generation to the Next to the Next

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PLEN
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The Best Part of PLEN is the People!

The night before I attended my PLEN seminar, I was nervous. But not just regular nervous; I had that excited nervous feeling that you get…

4 min readApr 18, 2019

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The Best Part of PLEN is the People!

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PLEN
in
The Plenary

Focusing on Passions, not Perfection

I learned about PLEN at my college because Smith College is one of the member institutions for PLEN. I specifically attended PLEN’s Women…

2 min readApr 18, 2019

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Focusing on Passions, not Perfection

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PLEN
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Looking Forward, the Possibilities are Endless

I learned about PLEN through an advisor at my college. I ultimately decided to attend the seminar because I felt that it was a crucial…

4 min readApr 18, 2019

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Looking Forward, the Possibilities are Endless

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PLEN
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The Plenary

A RePLENishing Experience

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.” For most of my…

5 min readApr 18, 2019

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A RePLENishing Experience

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PLEN
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PLEN Taught me That There is More I Can do for my Country

I heard about the PLEN seminar from friends who had attended the conference in the previous years, and they described the conference as a…

3 min readApr 18, 2019

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PLEN Taught me That There is More I Can do for my Country

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PLEN
in
The Plenary

PLEN Helped Me Guide My Career Search and Find Greater Community

A few weeks before the PLEN Women in Health Policy seminar, my advisor frantically emailed me about the fast-approaching scholarship…

5 min readApr 18, 2019

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PLEN Helped Me Guide My Career Search and Find Greater Community

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