This academic year alone Lauren has served as the Saferide Director, Leadership Council Chair for International Students of OSU, and as a Co-President and founder of the Japanese American Student Association. She empowers the people around her to become even better leaders. Lauren is admired for her extraordinary leadership skills, determination, and her passion for making a difference on campus, as well as throughout the surrounding community. Lauren is graduating and leaving OSU in approximately a week, however, her imprint on our lives will last a lifetime.