We're all excited to be on the cusp of departing for our AB experience. Here are the bios for all of our participants, in this format:
1. Year
2. UMD College
3. Favorite Hobbies
4. Why you chose this topic for your AB experience
Puja Terse
- Junior
- College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- Creating new things that others enjoy, traveling to new places/trying new food, DIY/making stuff on Pinterest
- I hope to be helpful on this trip for the community and make a meaningful change in the future.
Deborah Akande
- Junior
- Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Fitness/Going to the gym, reading, watching new shows and traveling
- I hope to become more knowledgeable about socioeconomic equity and be a part of helping the community.
Pauline Sow
- Sophomore
- Colleges: BSOS and ARHU
- Singing, dancing, cooking, reading, working out, watching documentaries, fashion
- I look forward to learning about the causes and consequences of socioeconomic inequity, and what solutions can be put in place to achieve socioeconomic equity
Josiah Bedford
- Sophomore
- James A. Clark School of Engineering
- Tromboning, Singing, Movies, Video Games, Lively Discourse
- I look forward to having a more intimate grasp of the socioeconomic issues that affect cities Chicago, as well as learning proper steps to combat them
Seble Gorfu
- Junior
- School of Public Health
- Fashion, Drawing, cooking, watching sports/tv shows
- I look forward to learning about socioeconomic inequity and interacting with the people around me to work together to help the communities that we are reaching out to
Nabila Prasetiawan
- Freshman
- ARHU
- Going to concerts, working out, traveling, and dancing
- I look forward to working with non-profits and communities affected by socioeconomic inequity and grasping a better understanding of the issue.
Cameryn Cole
- Junior
- Colleges: BSOS and ARHU
- Listening to podcasts, playing with cats, drinking coffee
- I’m looking forward to learning about Chicago and its socioeconomic issues from the people that live in the city rather than just through portrayals of Chicago in the national media.
Chung-Wei Su
- First year Master student
- Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Swimming, dancing, traveling
- I hope to gain different perspectives about socioeconomic equity and figure out the root causes of the challenges that the community are facing.
Erica Lemen
- Sophomore
- BSOS
- Collecting coins, online shopping, and volunteering
- As an econ major, I am passionate about how different environments impact poverty, and we can do to eradicate socioeconomic inequality.
Olamide (Lami) Adewole
- Junior
- School of Public Health
- Watching youtube videos and documentaries, podcasting, and all things hair and cosmetics
- As a community health student, socioeconomic equity is something that is talked about and referenced in nearly all of our classes. I want to gain a deeper understanding of something textbooks try so hard to explain. Experience, in my opinion, is the best way of learning.
Kristy Lee
- Sophomore
- BSOS
- Watching The Office, listening to music, eating noodles
- Through this experience, I hope to learn more of the social issues, especially socioeconomic status, that affect cities like Chicago and learn how to implement solutions within my community back home.
