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Innovation <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Leadership<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-564067357eb74c20cdd60b282c9b50bd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>This Story is featured on Giving at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgr6x50j-01b59e3a32948f7ec0b2775c3fbcbe24 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Small University<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Maisie Bandel-Ramirez, an Economics and Political Science student at Â鶹´«Ã½, had a very clear plan for her future. She narrowed her college search to four-year schools in Oregon that offered both an economics program and a wrestling team. Her criteria were specific, but during an athletic visit to Â鶹´«Ã½, she discovered the campus, and it felt like her home in the Columbia River Gorge. \u201cIt all clicked for me when I visited campus,\u201d she says. \u201cI could see myself here, studying and building something real.\u201d The familiarity of the landscape solidified her decision, making Â鶹´«Ã½ feel like the right choice.<\/p>\n<p>For Maisie, she credits an AP History teacher in high school for sparking her interest in economics by teaching her to look at issues from all different perspectives. Maisie says, \u201cI love looking at big questions from all angles. 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