Biography

Sydney Rhodes is the Fall 2025 Special Projects Intern for the Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives. She is a senior at the University of Central Florida pursuing an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a minor in Philosophy. Rhodes was a member of Mock Trial and will be involved with CRANE (Collaborative Research And Network Exchange) this fall. Her research interests include the intersection of education, culture, and spirituality with social and ecological justice. Upon graduation, she plans on pursuing a law degree. Rhodes participated in a study abroad exchange in Athens over the past two semesters, during which she traveled throughout Greece as well as Georgia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, England, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden.