Dylan Bates, S-CAR Undergraduate Student

Dylan Bates has been an enthusiatic member and heavily involved with the S-CAR community since joining the program two years ago. Having learned about S-CAR from his hometown of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he moved to Fairfax in order to join the program.    
    
Since his acceptance at George Mason University, he has become a founding officer of the undergraduate student organization Agora sponsored by S-CAR, which emphasizes discussion, community, and student-led initiatives. He has also volunteered for the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), has received training from Peer Mediation Partners (PMP), and works as the Program Assistant for the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University.

Dylan has a concentration in international conflict with particular interest in Latin America and hopes to be able to apply what he has learned in the program as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America following his graduation this upcoming spring.  As someone who is always excited to be involved and try new things, Dylan has completed multiple marathons, enjoys swimming, and has recently taken up rock-climbing.         
He is looking forward to these next semesters and seeing just how much Agora will be able to accomplish. He credits much of his drive and passion to his family who practice values of working hard and aiming high to achieve goals. He is excited to continue his conflict education through practice after graduation and to pursue a graduate degree after the Peace Corps.