Real People Profiles: Brandon Cottom

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:24:00 -0500
real-people-profiles

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.

Name: Brandon Cottom

Hometown: Montgomery Village, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: 3 years.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?

A: I make events happen with SEB, and am vice president of SEA.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: The part of my role here I enjoy most is being able to improve my home (UMBC) by changing our gym into a huge party three times or more a year with Comedy, Concerts and Quadmania. Also by building the trashmonster with trash from around campus.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: Here at college I learned you have to make all of your decisions for yourself. no one is here to tell you what is best for you or how to go about doing it. Which at times can be frustrating but its the kind of thing that really makes you grow.

Q: Complete this sentence: “I am a big fan of __________”

A: Quadmania.

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: While working as an OPA (Orientation Peer Advisor) I heard from an old student that Erickson field didn't used to have that steep hills it has on three sides, but they were dug out to make way for some project that never went through. Also through the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology center I was able to take advantage of UMBC being second in the nation in funding from NASA.