{"id":23011,"date":"2021-03-15T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=23011"},"modified":"2021-03-15T14:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:56:49","slug":"dominique-dispirito-named-as-finalist-for-truman-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2021\/03\/15\/dominique-dispirito-named-as-finalist-for-truman-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominique DiSpirito named as finalist for Truman Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dominique DiSpirito, a political science major and Honors College student at 91¸£Àû who joined the Mitchell Center\u2019s food waste solutions team in October, was recently named as a finalist for the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truman.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry S. Truman Scholarship<\/a>. The scholarship is awarded to juniors pursuing public service careers and based on their community service, leadership experience and potential, and academic abilities.<\/p>\n<p>The food waste solutions team is led by <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/susanne-lee\/\">Susanne Lee <\/a>and is part of the Mitchell Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/\">Materials Management research<\/a> efforts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/food-waste-management-empowering-maine-businesses-toward-sustainability\/\">team\u2019s work<\/a> focuses on developing \u201ctriple bottom line\u201d solutions to food waste challenges that have economic, environmental, and social benefits. Student interns on the team\u2014all undergraduates\u2014actively work with faculty and community stakeholders to identify problems and pursue solutions. \u00a0Dominique has helped launch two of the team\u2019s food waste pilot projects.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Dominique and her work, and the Truman Scholarship, at <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2021\/02\/22\/dispirito-named-finalist-for-prestigious-truman-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91¸£Àû News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Dominique on this achievement!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominique DiSpirito, a political science major and Honors College student at 91¸£Àû who joined the Mitchell Center\u2019s food waste solutions team in October, was recently named as a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. 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