Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
(High School: Little Rock, Arkansas)
Year in school: Graduating Senior – May 2015
Major/Minor/Concentration: Political Science and African and African-American Studies
Significant Involvement in 2013-14 (clubs, sports, etc.):
- I am the current president of the Kappa Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- I have now interned with the Arkansas Alumni Association for two years in the Outreach and Engagement Division
- I have acted as an ambassador for the Multicultural Center as prospective students have visited the University.
Favorite class and why?: My favorite class of my undergraduate tenure was without question an honors colloquium I took in the Fall of 2013 called Political Violence taught by Dr. Jeff Ryan. The class was intimate, 10 students total in a small conference room and though discussion topics were at times extremely difficult, I was forced to think more critically than I ever been before or since. I would add that most of the classes in the Political Science department are exceptional.
Most memorable moment: At a school as large as the U of A, and among the plethora of activities I’ve been involved with, it’s really difficult to think of only one memorable moment of my undergraduate years; there are so many smaller ones. However, I would say that finishing what’s by far been my hardest semester (Spring 2014) after taking 19 hours, with a 3.6 GPA was hugely gratifying and memorable as I submitted my last exam.
Noteworthy honors/achievements:
- In the Summer of 2013, I became a member of the Fulbright Honors program and began taking honors courses in Fall 2013
- Fall 2013: Invited to Pi Sigma Alpha – The National Political Science Honors Association
- Spring 2014: Selected as the Highlighted Student of the African and African-American Studies Department
- Spring 2014: Selected as Greek Woman of the Year by the Kappa Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
