President of CU Political Science Club
At Denver鈥檚 George Washington High School, knowing politics is just part of fitting in. Sarah Papich, a graduate from GWHS and second-year student at CU Boulder, recalls her high school career as a rather politics-oriented time in her life.
鈥淎ll of the kids at George Washington were unusually politically engaged for high schoolers,鈥� said Papich. 鈥淲hen events like the State of the Union or political debates came up, everybody would watch and talk about it at school the next day. I started keeping up with things so I could be a part of that.鈥�
Papich discovered a newfound interest in political science and continually sought out other ways she could learn about the subject. She volunteered for Barack Obama鈥檚 reelection campaign, declared a major in political science, and joined CU鈥檚 political science club the first semester of her freshman year.
鈥淭he polisci club existed at CU a few years ago, but then people graduated and no one took it over,鈥� she said. 鈥淟ast year, Anna Eissenberg and I restarted it. The two of us started meeting about it first semester and held actual club meetings second semester.鈥�
Papich took on the role of president in the fall of 2016. 鈥淲e鈥檝e taken big steps towards improving the sense of community in the major,鈥� she said. 鈥淨uite a few people have contacted me saying they want to join the club so they can be more involved, and it鈥檚 been really exciting to see that interest.鈥�
Papich is also a member of CU鈥檚 Political Science Honor Society. She plans to graduate from CU with degrees in both political science and economics, after which she hopes to enroll in graduate school.
鈥淚deally, I鈥檇 like to work in economic policy advising,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 definitely interested in the government side of economics.鈥� Papich looks forward to a job that combines her fields of study so she can continue to do what she loves.
鈥淲hen I thought about what I should major in in college,鈥� she said, 鈥淚 thought about the thing I鈥檓 most passionate about 鈥� and that鈥檚 definitely politics.鈥�