We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Virginia Byrne
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: Since Summer 2012
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Coordinator for Leadership Development and Education in the Office of Student Life.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Supporting self-discovery, community responsibility, and general world-changing for all of UMBC!
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I love the conversations, ideas and visions that come from people willing to commit to the great person they can be tomorrow. I believe leadership development inspires courage - courage to be unique, to take action and to make a difference.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: To live where my feet are right now and to stop over-planning and scheduling my time but instead to learn to play life like basketball - with fast reflexes on the balls of my feet. STRiVE taught me that.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Saturday Night Live (all seasons, always).
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
: I got my Bachelors at the University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign where I first met Pres Freeman Hrabowski III ---- because his photo hung in the alumni hall near my Student Life office. Maybe he was whispering to me to find my way to UMBC??
BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.
BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.
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