{"id":4955,"date":"2018-06-20T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:33:23","slug":"sarbast-alzebari-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/sarbast-alzebari-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarbast Alzebari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-897x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4982\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-897x1024.webp 897w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-263x300.webp 263w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-768x876.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-600x685.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245-425x485.webp 425w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/IMG_20230715_154913-scaled-e1690841713245.webp 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sarbast Alzebari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Education and Youth Project Manager, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Kurdistan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u0073\\u0061\\u0072\\u0062\\u0061\\u0073\\u0074\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u007a\\u0065\\u0062\\u0061\\u0072\\u0069\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u0073\\u0061\\u0072\\u0062\\u0061\\u0073\\u0074\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u007a\\u0065\\u0062\\u0061\\u0072\\u0069\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduated: May 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree: M.A., TESOL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best memories from your Valpo days:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My favorite memory from Valpo is the&nbsp;library, especially the ground floor, and the fireplace in such cold weather. I miss the VU fitness center and Harre Union and everyone I met there. VU\u2019s multicultural life, VISA Culture Nights, and other VU events were also some of my favorite memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days: My favorite memory from Valpo is the&nbsp;library, especially the ground floor, and the fireplace in such cold weather. 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