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Undergraduate Orientation

Orientation Peer Advisors

	Lola Abdulai Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Major(s): Sociology and Anthropology Years: Senior Favorite Quotation: “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” GK Chesterton Favorite Part About UMBC: Midnight Breakfast
	Max Barnhart Hometown: Bethesda, MD Majors(s): Political Science and Philosophy Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Favorite Part About UMBC: Creating Rebuilding Manhood, a 10-week discussion series for men in my capacity as a Women’s Center staff member.
	Katie Cano Hometown: Calvert County, MD Major(s): Political Science Year: Sophomore Favorite Quotation: “I love deadlines. I love the wooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams Favorite Part About UMBC: How quiet the PUP building gets around 9 p.m. It’s the only time and place I can work without being completely distracted.
	Lisa Dang Hometown: Pasadena, MD Major(s): Biology Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Learn to love yourself and everything else will fall into place.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Walking down academic row and saying hi to people I know.
	Cara Dekelbaum Hometown: Olney, MD Major(s): Music (Jazz Performance) Year: Sophomore Favorite Quotation: “If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.” Billy Joel Favorite Part About UMBC: Performing at basketball games in the pep band.
	Maggie Dier Hometown: Lutherville, MD Major(s): Theatre and Media and Communications Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god.” Kurt Vonnegut Favorite Part About UMBC: I love working for Undergraduate Admissions, giving tours and helping new students always brightens my day!
	Patricia Dubyoski Hometown: Baltimore, MD Major(s): Chemical Engineering Year: Sophomore Favorite Quotation: “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Suess Favorite Part About UMBC: Dance Parties in the Commons and UC Ballroom.
	Zach Engleman Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major(s): Financial Economics Year: Senior Favorite Quotation: “What you do has a far greater impact than what you say.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Macklemore will never be topped – Quadmania 2013.
	Michael Fell Hometown: Blacksburg, VA Major(s): Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies Year: Senior Favorite Quotation: “A dream you dream alone is only a dream; a dream we dream together is reality.” Yoko Ono Favorite Part About UMBC: Women’s Center – great place to hang out, meet people, and take a nap!
	Autumn Harmon Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Major(s): Social Work Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “You can’t be doomed as long as you can see the faint outline of hope on the opposite shore.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Hang up and being an OPA last year.
	Erin Helms Hometown: Reisterstown, MD Major(s): Chemistry and Psychology Year: Senior Favorite Quotation: “Fish are friends, not food.” Favorite Part About UMBC: My most recent favorite memory is performing a Filipino cultural dance at FASA’s annual event.
	Aastha Jain Hometown: Laurel, MD Major(s): Interdisciplinary Studies Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Favorite Memory: The annual concert.
	Anlara McKenzie Hometown: Parkville, MD Major(s): Psychology Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Favorite Part About UMBC: The atmosphere. Everyone is so diverse and interesting. I love that everything is inside the loop; it’s like its own island. I loved being an OPA last year.
	Austin Nam Hometown: Columbia, MD Major(s): Economics and Music Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Salsaritas, duh…
	Gaby Romero Hometown: El Salvador/Laurel, MD Major(s): Psychology and Economics Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Remember today, for it is the beginning of always.” Favorite Part About UMBC: The Macklemore concert at Quadmania 2013
	Kaitlyn Snyder Hometown: Horsham, PA Major(s): Political Science and Social Work Year: Senior Favorite Quotation: "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Favorite Part About UMBC: STRiVE-- A leadership retreat during the winter open to all students.
	Daniel Stonko Hometown: Manchester, MD Major(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Year: Sophomore Favorite Quotation: “Live life deliberately.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Great professors, tons of student organization.
	Bryant Villavicencio Hometown: Bethesda, MD Major(s): Health Administration and Policy and Biology Year: Junior Favorite Quotation: “Success is never final.” Favorite Part About UMBC: Welcome Week, Convocation, and Involvement Fest!

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