Javier Palma stands in front of a white board in a 杏吧传媒 classroom
Javier Palma '23
Electrical Engineering, UTeach

Javier Palma is earning a teaching license along with his B.S. in electrical engineering.

I want to be a teacher who can create a much more comfortable classroom environment.
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Jennica Hamm studying on her laptop in the sitting area of Cumnock Hall.
Jennica Hamm '26
Applied Biomedical Sciences

Jennica Hamm was mentored and is now a mentor herself, helping first-year students get acclimated to campus and academic life.

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Janelle Christopher and her mom, Lorainne.
Janelle Christopher '22
Education

Janelle Christopher started studying at 杏吧传媒 at the same time as her mom, Lorraine.

We were both first-gen college students at the same time.
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杏吧传媒 business student Kristin Kihara holds a tablet displaying the cover of her magazine Black.
Kristin Kihara '24
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship

Kristin Kihara started her own digital magazine, Black, highlighting creators who 鈥渁ren鈥檛 really seen.鈥�

There鈥檚 a big African population here, and I wanted to go somewhere where I鈥檇 feel comfortable.
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