THE PROMISE:
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS

Rhodes scholar and New Jersey native Rujuta Bhatt Srivastava, now a fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, chose Michigan state University over Princeton for her undergraduate education. Graduating with high honors in international relations from James Madison College and in biochemistry from the College of Natural Science in 1993, Bhatt Srivastava added to her distinctions an M. Phil. in international relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1995. Today, her goal is to combine her dual interests in health care and public policy by working for an institution like the World Health Organization. Within the realm of health care, Bhatt Srivastava is particularly interested in issues that affect women and children, especially in developing countries.

"MSU provided a unique environment that, on the one hand, offered a vast range of resources and, on the other hand, provided the individualized attention and support that I needed to pursue my distinctive interests," says Bhatt Srivastava. "I thoroughly enjoyed my time at MSU. I'm very grateful for the solid preparation and fundamental skills I acquired there. They have helped me tremendously as I've moved through subsequent stages of my career."

Bhatt Srivastava believes that the addition of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building will increase opportunities for MSU students to have unique educational experiences like hers. "This new state-of-the-art facility will allow students and faculty to pursue innovative research and teaching that cross disciplinary boundaries."