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Mediation Team Leads to Law School
June 28, 2016
Abby Strub (C’16)
Law student, Michigan State University Law School
“I joined Principia’s mediation team in order to build my résumé, quite honestly,” says Abby Strub, a political science and English double major. “Little did I know how much I’d like it!”
Abby earned All-American status after the International Intercollegiate Mediation Championship Tournament at Drake University last November, where she helped her “firm”—“Douglas, Fiddler & Strub”—win the semifinal and final rounds. That success also helped her secure a spot this fall at Michigan State University College of Law. “I truly value Principia’s approach to mediation,” Abby says. “We consider each case from a spiritual standpoint in addition to looking at the legal issues.”
Abby attended an international baccalaureate high school in her native Michigan. As she explains, “It was all about academics, which was excellent. But while considering colleges, I realized I wanted to round out my experience. Prin was perfect for me because I was definitely challenged academically but was able to get involved in acting, music, house government, and campus life as well. Also, I felt like a valued student in every class I took. I don’t think this would have been the case at a large university.”
Abby sang in the choir, soloed in the Christian Science Organization’s Sunday services, took voice, piano, and organ lessons, co-hosted an Internet radio show, and sang at Starbrooks open mic nights. She also represented Principia on the fine arts tour this past spring, singing for Principia Club audiences in Southern California.
During her junior year, Abby traveled farther away with Principia, delving into the study of Shakespeare on the England Abroad. Interests developed on that trip led her to research father-daughter relationships in the Bard’s works for her senior capstone.
“I’m very grateful for the scholarship and financial aid Principia offered me,” Abby says. “This made it possible for me to continue to law school with no undergraduate debt.”