Alejandro Salazar

Activist, Connector, Event planner, Policy maker, Project manager

Alejandro Salazar is a UWC alumni and currently a Wartburg College Student with a double major in Political Science and International Relations. His passion on education, human rights and activism led him to become the first TEDx lead organizer for Wartburg College, bringing to the institution the first annual Northeast Iowa TEDx event in 2018. Alejandro Salazar achievements and awards in the last 4 years have been the following: • Davis United World College Scholar: One of four students selected from Ecuador for the Class of 2019. The Davis Scholarship Program “promotes a greater diversity of globally engaged students on campuses in the United States, with the aim of creating a richer education and a more internationally oriented undergraduate experience for everyone on campus. • Wartburg College One Community Brick: “[Alejandro’s] leadership is an act of justice creating a more well-informed, engaged and responsable community.” • Best Senator Sophomore Class-Fall term 2017, this award is given to senators that have shown dedication and collaboration throughout the term, being an active and involve member in different events and the plannification of those. In the future Alejandro Salazar wants to work for organizations or NGOs related to immigration, refugees, gender equality or human trafficking that campaign to end abuses of human rights.

Education, Intercultural Communication, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology