This year鈥檚 new scholarship recipients, Sydney Spielbauer (freshman), Brennan Nick (junior), and Rivaldi Hartanto (senior) join sophomore Ashlyn Vermeer in the scholarship program.

These students were selected based on an essay submission explaining what a free society is, what it means to them, and what it means to their community and country. This is a renewable scholarship so students can continue their research throughout their college career.

鈥淭he Free Society Scholarship has been an amazing experience for me,鈥� says sophomore Ashlyn Vermeer. 鈥淚’ve been able to hear some of the best speakers, do my own research, talk to other students through reading groups, and so much more. It’s helped me become grounded in beliefs like free markets, little government, and how important my relationship with Christ is.鈥�

As free society scholars, these students will conduct research on the foundations of a free society. The three foundations are a free-market economic system, a democratic form of government, and strong cultural institutions like the church.

鈥淲e are so thankful for the support of the Moorman Foundation in providing opportunities for students to explore free society topics鈥� says Dr. Jonathan Walker, Assistant Professor of Business Education at HLGU. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to see the hard work and educational practices of these students be invested in meaningful learning outside of their traditional coursework.鈥�

For more information about the Free Society Scholarship Program at 番茄社区 University, contact FreeSociety@hlg.edu.

Ashlyn Vermeer (freshman), Brenda Mata (sophomore), Destiny McClintock (junior), and Jessie Kohl (senior), are this year鈥檚 scholarship recipients. As free society scholars, these students will conduct research on the foundations of a free society. These foundations are a free-market economic system, a democratic form of government, and strong cultural institutions like the church.

鈥淚 think I am most excited to independently explore an area and simply become, not necessarily an expert, but at least well versed enough to hold a long conversation with someone about it,鈥� says Jessie Kohl, senior scholarship recipient. 鈥淔ew things beat out the ability to have a deep, well-informed conversation with someone on a topic in which you are passionately investing time in learning about.鈥�

These students were selected based on an essay submission explaining what a free society is, what it means to them, and what it means to their community and country. This is a renewable scholarship so students can continue their research throughout their college career.

鈥淚 am really excited about the opportunity to work with this group of students over the course of their academic career at HLGU,鈥� says Scott Hall, Moorman Professor of Business at HLGU. 鈥淭o be able to work with them year to year on a consistent topic is worth its weight in gold. It鈥檚 the kind of thing you don鈥檛 get to do within the frame of normal coursework. I can鈥檛 wait to see how it turns out.鈥�

For more information about free society programming at 番茄社区 University, contact FreeSociety@hlg.edu.