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Profile of an <strong>Acton</strong> UniversityAttendee: Adam VallusFor Detroit-area high school economics teacher,Adam Vallus, teaching is more than just testingand information regurgitation, but fostering theyoung adults who will soon become membersof the familial, social and economic spheres/marketplaces. In order to continue to foster sucha learning environment, Mr. Vallus is committedto furthering his own education as a life-long student.His mentor and University of Detroit MercyProfessor, Harry Veryser, who recognized Mr.Vallus’ commitment to his students, recommended<strong>Acton</strong> University as an intellectual investment inhimself and his students.The <strong>Acton</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s four-day conference impressedand challenged Mr. Vallus in his own understandingof free market economics and connected himto a greater community of like-minded thinkers.After his experience, Mr. Vallus hopes to continueparticipating as a student at <strong>Acton</strong> University inthe future. Just as <strong>Acton</strong> University has equippedMr. Vallus with knowledge, so may Lamphere HighNew Hampshire, Allan yearned to defend hiscountry and had his eyes set on being a pilot inthe United States Air Force. However, Allan wassoon informed that he did not qualify to becomea member of the military due to a medical condition.With his aspirations of defending his countryunmet, Allan met Veryser who prescribed a differentmeans to defending his country, by pursuinghis master in economics. Allan could still hearthe words of his professor and mentor ringingtrue during our interview: “If you really want todefend liberty, become an Austrian economist.”As Allan was recommended by Veryser to attend<strong>Acton</strong> University, he discovered PovertyCure andbegan to learn more about the <strong>Acton</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>and its mission of “connecting good intentionswith sound economics.” One thing Allan hopedto achieve at <strong>Acton</strong> University was to meetother like-minded individuals his age. By theend of the week, Allan had exceeded his hopesand expectations, stating that as an attendee ofevents hosted by the Philadelphia Society, theMises <strong>Institute</strong> and the Intercollegiate Studies<strong>Institute</strong>, <strong>Acton</strong> University was by far the mostSchool’s economics class in Madison Heights equipstudents with that very knowledge.Profile of an <strong>Acton</strong> UniversityAttendee: Allan MendellProfessor Harry Veryser of University of DetroitMercy was responsible for yet another <strong>Acton</strong>University freshman attendee—Allan Mendell.However, this story begins much earlier than theopening night of <strong>Acton</strong> University. As a graduatefresh out of his bachelor of economics programat the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts incomprehensive and best experience he has had.Allan explained that <strong>Acton</strong> Unversity’s religiousaspect, its emphasis on the morality of free personsand markets and its ability to bring a young,diverse demographic was unmatched by anyother organization. Allan plans on being a lifelongstudent of <strong>Acton</strong> University in his effort todefend America’s principles of ordered liberty asan economist.If you are interested in attending June of 2014,you can start the registration process Nov 15 of 2013.university.acton.org