Real People Profiles: Sue Plitt

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:44:00 -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: Sue Plitt

Hometown: Catonsville, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: 8+ years.

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

A: Guide students to help them achieve their professional goals.

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

A: I most enjoy working one-on-one with our students, helping them to identify their strengths and value so that they become more comfortable (and successful) with the job search process.

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

A: Persevere…you can do it! I completed my bachelor’s degree two years ago and just finished my MBA…not admitting to my age but I’m definitely a non-traditional student. It is much more difficult to complete a degree when you are raising a family and working full time, but well worth it.

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

A: U.S. Civil War history, especially the role women played in the war efforts...particularly espionage.

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: Did you know our campus is connected to the Chesapeake Bay by water? The UMBC campus contains four branches of the Herbert Run stream which connect near the southern border of campus. Herbert Run then flows about three miles through Arbutus and Halethorpe before joining the Patapsco River. The Patapsco River forms Baltimore's harbor and then enters the Chesapeake Bay…think about that before dropping trash into one of our campus waterways!