by Hannah Yeager
When Chico State third-year student Jaclyn Soller arrives in Ukraine, she will not just help manage an event. She’ll also travel in a new country and meet other students from a total of 20 nations.
“Learning their different cultures and traditions is just so cool,” Soller said. “Especially the cultures I haven’t been able to encounter yet in my life. I mean, you’re in one place and can experience all of these cultures.”
Soller is one of 10 Chico State student mentors who will help run the World Championship event for Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship program (SAGE) in Odessa, Ukraine.
Every year, CSUC students mentor teams of high schoolers participating in SAGE, an organization that was founded by Chico State business professor Curt DeBerg. The SAGE World Championship takes place in a different host country each year, and this year will be held Aug. 10-14.