Esraa Ahmed is a junior majoring in global studies at the University of Illinois. Working as a Website Content Strategist for the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP), Esraa regularly utilizes Drupal and Webtools to complete her internship's tasks. She also edits and updates the website to show highlighted events, alumni, and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, she composes the weekly WGGP newsletter to be sent out every Monday to include upcoming events and opportunities. Currently, she is designing posters and display materials for the program, which allows her to incorporate media pertaining to International Women's Day into content existing outside the bounds of the website. Esraa's favorite aspect of her internship is the routine practice it grants her in working with technology and developing newly obtained skills. 

In engaging with academia, Esraa loves the interdisciplinary nature of global studies. With a concentration in Governance and Conflict Resolution, she consistently engages with elements of political science, history, and other areas of study. So far, her favorite class taken at the University of Illinois would have to be "History of Modern Egypt." Outside of her studies and ATLAS internship, Esraa volunteers with Avicenna, a free health clininc in the Champaign-Urbana area that aids under- and uninsured individuals, and leads the Interpretation Team, in which she translates Arabic. Finally, Esraa's favorite movie is Dead Poets Society!