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"No matter what I was doing on campus, I wanted it to benefit the University..."

"No matter what I was doing on campus, I wanted it to benefit the University..."

“My goal is to make a lasting impact at United Way of the Greater Triangle so that we’re able to continue helping our community.”

At Carolina, Zareen Farooqui studies business and computer science. Through the Carolina Center for Public Service’s APPLES Service-Learning program, she spent her summer using knowledge from classes to revamp United Way of the Greater Triangle’s Teaming for Technology Program, refurbishing used computer equipment and making it available to underserved communities.

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