Honor Society® member
Mikkel Chynoweth
sales clerk at USCG Kodiak Base Exchange
- University of Alaska
- Japanese Studies
- Class of 2025
- USA
Member since December 2022
About
I am Mikkel Chynoweth, a fourth year college student working my way towards a Bachelor's Degree in Japanese Studies. I studied abroad for a year in Nagoya, Japan, but have just gotten back to the US.
Education
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Japanese Studies
2020 – 2025
Honors and awards
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UA Scholars Award
The UA Scholars Award is a $12,000 scholarship awarded to students in the top ten percent of their Alaska high school class at the end of the junior year. https://www.alaska.edu/scholars/program-overview/index.php
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Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
This is an award given for meritorious service as a member of the USCG Base Kodiak MWR Team during the pandemic in 2020.
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UAF Spring 2021 Chancellor's List
The Chancellor's List is a list of students receiving a GPA of 3.9 or higher.
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UAF Fall 2022 Chancellor's List
The Chancellor's List is a list of students receiving a GPA of 3.9 or higher.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
After graduation, I intend to join the military, most likely as a linguist in the USMC. I am also interested in IT and digital art, which I am considering as post-military service career options.
- Graduate school interests
I am not currently taking grad school into serious consideration.
- Outside the classroom
Fencing, hiking, foreign languages, music, art
Experience
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sales clerk
USCG Kodiak Base Exchange
Nov 2021 – May 2022
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lifeguard and swim instructor
USCG Base Kodiak Northern Lights Aquatic Facility
Jul 2018 – Nov 2021
Volunteering
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My basic role was to help with the preparation and distribution of tracts and flyers. I also played a part in the translation of instructional pamphlets from Japanese to English, along with acting as graphic designer for the church's banner used to promote one of the children's activity events.
Narashino Baptist Church
Aug 2023 – Sep 2023
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- Japanese Intermediate
- Korean Beginner
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