{"id":221,"date":"2020-01-14T17:44:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T22:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=221"},"modified":"2020-01-14T17:50:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T22:50:52","slug":"s2e01-rufus-matthew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2020\/s2e01-rufus-matthew\/","title":{"rendered":"S2:E01 | Rufus Mathew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does a young man living in Bahrain discover Cedarville University? After all, the two locations are only on opposite sides of the globe, more than 7,000 miles apart and a mere 20 hours by plane from one to the other. But that\u2019s how far Cedarville sophomore Rufus Mathew traveled to study cybersecurity at a program recognized by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Remarkable, right? Sure, but then consider where his sights are set for his career \u2014 the United Nations. Rufus just completed a very selective internship there this summer with students from top-tier programs around the world. 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