Vari Patel （BBA '25）充分利用了她在威尼斯人娱乐城的时间，平衡了学术卓越、领导力和与堪萨斯城的深厚联系。 在她卓越成就的背后，有一个捐助者网络，他们的远见和慷慨使这一切成为可能。
威尼斯人娱乐城 Trustees and philanthropic partners created the Trustees’ Scholars Program through a shared commitment to education and leadership to attract the best and the brightest students and to help guide future leaders. 他们的支持不仅限于学费，还为学生提供指导、专业发展和终身的变革者网络。 受托人和社区领袖从第一天起就与学者配对，在他们的威尼斯人娱乐城旅程中以及毕业后的一整年里提供指导。
“Watching Vari grow into such a confident, capable leader has been one of the true joys of our Trustees’ Scholars Program,” said Leigh Anne Taylor Knight, chair of Trustees’ Scholars Committee. “Her drive, her heart for service and her commitment to excellence are exactly why we invest in students like her. Vari didn’t just take advantage of the opportunities at 威尼斯人娱乐城—she elevated them, and in doing so, she’s inspired all of us.”
Patel最近完成了她的本科教育，获得了工商管理学士学位，主修金融，并获得了政治学文学学士学位。 Patel’s 威尼斯人娱乐城 journey has prepared her for a career that blends corporate law and public service, and she did it all in just three years.
Patel在如此短的时间内完成了两个本科学位，这要归功于她在高中时通过威尼斯人娱乐城学习的双学分课程，这使她能够完成大多数通识教育要求，并在她到达校园时直接开始专业课程。
帕特尔毕业于蓝泉南高中（Blue Springs South High School），是在社区美国信用合作社（CommunityAmerica Credit Union）提供的一门大学规划课程上对威尼斯人娱乐城产生兴趣的。 That connection led her to the prestigious merit-based Trustees’ Scholarship program the deciding factor in choosing 威尼斯人娱乐城.
"I chose 威尼斯人娱乐城 because I was awarded the Trustees’ Scholarship, and I think that was the biggest factor," she said. “除了支付学费，奖学金还提供了很多宝贵的机会，比如网络、专业充实课程和建立联系。 That’s especially important to me because I know I want to be a lawyer and a politician when I’m older."
As a Trustees’ Scholar, Patel was paired with mentor Suzanne Shank, a former lawyer and executive who has played a pivotal role in guiding her career path.
帕特尔说：“从第一天起，苏珊娜就是一个了不起的榜样和导师。 她给我介绍了兰登&埃米森公司，我在那里实习，担任法律助理。 这个机会直接来自我与校董的接触。”
指导和支持是Patel在威尼斯人娱乐城的经历的核心。 She credits staff and faculty at the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Henry W. Bloch管理学院 to help her manage her rigorous academic and extracurricular schedule.
除了她的学者，帕特尔还担任过威尼斯人娱乐城 FBLA（美国未来商业领袖）的主席和创始人，以及布洛赫学院学生协会主席。 她还是堪萨斯城查克拉斯队的舞者，发射台学者和学生会一年级委员会的前成员。
“你可以从你的大学经历中得到你想要的，”她说。 “我知道我想在本科期间完成很多事情，但也要玩得开心，体验大学是什么样的。 威尼斯人娱乐城在课堂内外都提供了很多机会。”
Patel’s professional ambitions are clear: she wants to become a corporate lawyer focusing on mergers and acquisitions, with hopes of transitioning into politics.
“我的理想工作是成为密苏里州的参议员，”她说。 "I’d also love to be an ambassador, working in international relations and helping bring political and economic stability to developing countries."
凭借令人印象深刻的简历，清晰的愿景和强大的支持系统，Patel体现了威尼斯人娱乐城学生为他们的教育和社区带来的动力和奉献精神。 她目前是一名法律作家，计划就读法学院，并在华盛顿特区工作