Real People Profiles: Jermeiah Brickey
I’m 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: Jermeiah Brickey
Hometown: Seabrook, MD
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: I’ve been at UMBC since Fall 2007.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A:Inter-Fraternity Council President
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity President
UMBC Rugby Social Chair
UMBC Choice Program Volunteer
UMBC Ambassador Program
UMBC Woolie
Telecommunications Systems Intern (UMBC BWTech)
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Most prominently, I am a huge advocate for Greek Life.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I love creating and coordinating events for student life. I’ve put together some events in the past few years, such as the Miss Minerva Talent Pageant and Dance-a-Thon, that have brought a lot of fun to campus and spotlight some of our amazing talent.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: More than anything I’ve learned that college, and life as a whole, is just what you make it. Every bad day I’ve ever had in or out of class has been of my own making. College is a maturing experience that helps you to realize that every day is a chance to be awesome—you just have to decide that’s exactly what you’re going to do.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Smiling, regardless of the thousands of reasons not to. Shake it off brother, there are kids out there with no water.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: Not enough people stop to enjoy the rock garden. Slow down and check it out next time on the way to the RAC. I met my future wife on the fifth of December some years ago. I was sitting with a friend and colleague in the lobby of The Priory, a Pittsburgh hotel. We had flown in from San Diego for a staff meeting. Ten feet away sat an adorable woman about our age, looking a little nervous. We thought she might be Sharon, one of the staff members hired since the last quarterly meeting, but we weren’t sure and, being shy and a little awkward, didn’t ask. Only when somebody who knew all three of us walked into the lobby did we finally meet.
Exactly a year and a day later, I waited anxiously for Sharon at the San Diego airport. We had gotten to know each as we worked together, mainly by phone and email. In the previous couple of weeks, we had acknowledged our feelings for each other across the miles. Now here she was at last, walking into my arms.
I gave her a small gift that day, a sign of hope for the new relationship we were building together. It was a musical Christmas ornament: a little angel. We spoke of it as an anniversary present, commemorating the day we had met. And every year since, I have given Sharon another musical ornament to mark the day.
There are many privileges that come with being alive and free and able to make choices. One of the best is the opportunity to create traditions that help give outward shape to our inward experiences. My relationship with Sharon now lives not just in our daily interactions but in our touchstones and customs, in the special symbols we have created to hold meanings more profound than words alone could ever convey. “Happy anniversary” only scratches the surface, but a happy anniversary it is.
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Real People Profiles: Matthew McNey
I’m 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.
Hometown: Columbia
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: This will be my third year, fifth semester at UMBC and still loving every minute of it!
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A:SGA Senator (this will be my third year in this position) and President of College Democrats.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Why 12 Words? Argh... ok: Supportive of change, loyal student advocate (not actually a Student Advocate) and political pragmatist.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: In the past the SGA was in a role, not dissimilar from High School, positions were important and we were the loyal opposition to the administration. It has been a good transition from a competitive atmosphere when I entered SGA to a more equitable atmosphere and the organization becoming a shareholder in making decisions with the administration. I guess, the best aspect with my role would have to be participating in this change and continuing these philosophical discussions about where the campus should continue going, its always given me a certain feeling of place and purpose. I do hope to leave a meaningful impact on UMBC before I leave and in some big way.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: Focusing on what the problem actually is to find solutions, not the other way around.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Speaking Truth to Power.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: I should say the SGA office, because I'm always there! Get involved! Otherwise College is boring, especially at UMBC where everyone takes studying way to seriously (me included), but there is never anything to do you just have to look, ask and investigate!Collin Wojciechowski has been selected as UMBC's nominee for Student Regent. Collin is a sophomore majoring in Political Science and pursuing a minor in History. He is Director of SGA's Office of Governmental and Community Affairs, Opinion Editor of The Retriever Weekly and a Sondheim Scholar. When he was in high school, Collin served as the student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
The Student Regent is the sole student member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, which governs a state public higher education system that includes the UMBC, the University of Maryland College Park, Towson University and eight other campuses, along with the Center for Environmental Science and two regional higher education centers (at Shady Grove and Hagerstown). As UMBC's nominee for the position for 2011-2012, Collin will be interviewed (along with the other campus nominees) in the next few weeks by the University System of Maryland Student Council, which will forward the names of three finalists for consideration by the Governor. Early next year Governor O'Malley will make the final choice.
UMBC nominees have had great success in recent years. The past 8 nominees all have been selected as finalists, and two have been appointed Student Regent: Phil Shockley (2003-2004) and Josh Michael (2008-2009). Last year's UMBC nominee, doctoral student Alexia Van Orden, now serves as the sole student member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Good luck, Collin!
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Real People Profiles: Lindsey Barclay
I’m 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.
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK/ Clinton, MD
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: This is my fifth year at UMBC.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A:I am the Assistant Community Director in Harbor Hall.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Assistant Community Director and graduate student.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I love interacting with students! I get so much energy from the conversations that I have with them. They are intelligent, witty, passionate, and hilarious! They teach me something new each day. I get inspired by them all the time.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The most important thing I've learned at UMBC is to stay encouraged. Sometimes life gets overwhelming. But when I slow down and take it one step at a time, I remember that every day is a new opportunity to excel.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Delicious food! At the end of a long day, a big plate of something delectable always makes me smile :)
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: My favorite spot on campus is the Harbor Hall desk. There is always something going on there! The desk staff are friendly and helpful. And sometimes, there's delicious baked goodies for everyone to enjoy. I get a boost of energy every time I walk by.
According to today's edition of the Diamondback, the University of Maryland College Park's SGA has just launched its own free DVD program modeled after the UMBC program. Read about it here.
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Real People Profiles: Andrea L. Kalfoglou, Ph.D.
I’m 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: Andrea L. Kalfoglou, Ph.D.
Hometown: Potomac, MD
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: Just over 3 years.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A:Assistant Professor, Faculty Advisor to the Bioethics Student Association.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I teach undergraduate public health courses and conduct research on reproductive ethics.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: Motivating smart students to see the kind of impact they can make on the world by investing in careers in public health.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: Integrity matters more than grades.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Being creative with my hands - quilting, jewelry making, scrapbooking.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: I think UMBC is one year older than I am.
In college I spent a single summer day at a children’s camp affiliated with my university. As with everyone at the camp, I left my given name behind at the front entrance. For the duration of my brief stay, I assumed a new name: “Winter.”
The beauty of being Winter in that place was that I got to choose what being Winter meant. Unlike in everyday life, I felt no pressure to live up or down to other people’s expectations of me. I was neither confused nor constrained by the reflections of my past in others’ eyes. As Winter I felt free to be truly me. It was a lesson I brought back to the “real” world at the end of the day, along with the wooden name badge I have never thrown away.
I wish I could remember whether I chose the name Winter or it was given to me by the people who ran the camp. Either way, it suits me. Winter is dark and deep. It is the season of cold days and warm hearths, of contemplation and the renewal of acquaintances. It is a time to look back before leaping forward anew. And so Winter is one of my real names. Have you discovered yours?
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Real People Profiles: Stevo Karolenko
I’m 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: Stevo Karolenko
Hometown: Finksburg, MD
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: I am currently a junior.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A:I am a designer for both the Student Events Board and Commonvision.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I design posters and act ridiculous in front of crowds.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: This semester I've had the honor of MC-ing all of the Open Mic nights, Karaoke nights, and the Homecoming Talent Show (among other random things) which I really love doing. It's pretty much just me pretending to be a comedian for a couple hours each week, but I get to hang out with some really talented kids.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: It took me a while to reconcile, but I've found out you can't make a change in this world with just witty comments and timely punchlines. You've got to be willing to put in the hours and brain juice to really make an impact on your environment.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Back flips. I know it's getting pretty cliché, but there's something magical about back flips. It's like you're an astronaut swimming through hyperspace towards the sunrise for a brief moment.
Also, cake. I freakin love cake.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: Before I came to UMBC, my high school, middle school, and even elementary school all had dress codes. So when I started here, it was a small culture-shock getting used to not putting on a tie and slacks every morning. It's funny though, I'd been dressing up for school for so many years I still feel like I learn better in the tie. Three years out, you can still find me wearing a tie and button-up shirt whenever I have a test.
Name: Jermeiah Brickey
