Hometown: Memphis, TN
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: I started working at commonvision in January 2014.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: I am the Coordinator of commonvision, UMBC's Design and Print Center, and oversee the iNet Digital Media studio.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I oversee all management of commonvision and iNet projects.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy that I, as well as my student staff, get to interact with every department and student group on campus. We get to meet all these great students/staff/faculty at UMBC without ever really having to leave the office!!
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: It is not so much as a learning experience or memorable moment, but it has been so refreshing to be able to work with and within such a passionate, diverse, encouraging, and committed community. I can not imagine a better environment in which our students can learn, grow, and prosper. Oh, there are also awesome cupcakes in Flat Tuesday's.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: Most people on campus may not be aware, but my part-time staff is made up of entirely of full-time students. Everything that comes out of commonvision and iNet is created by a student. On top of everything we do on campus, our office just completed a project for Substance Use Disorders in Maryland, a state run government initiative providing information for substance use for Marylanders. My student staff created all the marketing and branding materials for their office. The work was even previewed at an event at the Whitehouse this summer and is now installed in numerous clinics around the state and will soon be seen on hundreds and hundreds of public buses in Maryland!!
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Most people on campus may not be aware, but my part-time staff is made up of entirely of full-time students. Everything that comes out of commonvision and iNet is created by a student. On top of everything we do on campus, our office just completed a project for Substance Use Disorders in Maryland, a state run government initiative providing information for substance use for Marylanders. My student staff created all the marketing and branding materials for their office. The work was even previewed at an event at the Whitehouse this summer and is now installed in numerous clinics around the state and will soon be seen on hundreds and hundreds of public buses in Maryland!!
A: The Memphis Grizzlies, hot wings, the board game Risk, experimental short films, and now, as a "new" Baltimorean, Old Bay.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.