 Dominic Brady
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Dunkirk, MD
Major(s): Neurobiology and Physiology; Minors (Intended): General Business Minor, Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minor
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: American Medical Student Association Executive Board Member; OneU Christian Ministry Member; Brain Injury and Language Development Research Lab Assistant; Permanent Tutor for Latino Student Fund Organization; Volunteer Medical Scribe at Sinclair Health Clinic
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the welcoming community that is created the moment you walk through the doors of Somerset Hall. CIVICUS provides a community where you can learn how to be a more civically engaged member of society.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? My favorite CIVICUS experience was the retreat prior to my first semester of school starting. We went up to a campsite and did many fun activities as a big group. I made my initial college friends at that college retreat. |
 Natalie Davis
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Jarrettsville, MD
Major(s): Journalism
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2024
Clubs and Activities: MEOR Jewish Organization
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the community that it has created!
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Pumpkin carving night was super fun!! :)
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 Sydney Dennis
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Elliot City, MD
Major(s): Psychology Pre Med Track
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2024
Clubs and Activities: Work at: Five Guys, Heritage Urgent and Primary Care. Volunteer with: The Myra's Angels Foundation, A Wider Circle
What do you love about CIVICUS? How everyone is so engaged in community service learning and that everyone wants to work together to make the world a better place.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Meeting some of the best people in the world, and so close to the DC area.
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 Michelle Dongmo
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Bowie, MD
Major(s): Finance
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: CSAB Exec Board Treasurer, Women Empowerment Institute member, Woman in Business Association member
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the fact that through CIVICUS I was able to experience things that I probably never would have tried. CIVICUS has opened so many doors for me and also brought me some of my closest friends.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? My favorite CIVICUS experience was probably Zoom and socially distanced paint night! I loved getting to speak to the new CIVICUS freshman and catching up with the CIVICUS students in my year while painting, making jokes, laughing, and relieving stress. It made me realize that there can still be a sense of community even in these online times. Also, I got to see Korey's horrible painting skills, it was truly a great experience.
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 Cooper Fisher
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Middletown, MD
Major(s): Public Health (Pre-Med)
Anticipated Date of Graduation: 2022
Clubs and Activities: Catholic Student Center, American Pre-med Association, Scribe (Pre-med blog), TPUSA, Tennis Club
What do you love about CIVICUS? My favorite things about CIVICUS are the amazing sense of community and the acceptance/tolerance of all types of identities.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Working with my friends on CIVICUS-sponsored service projects.
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 Seth Gussow
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Major(s): Aerospace Engineering
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: The UMD Hare Satire Newspaper, Terrapin Rockets, Order of the Arrow, CIVICUS Student Advisory Board
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love how CIVICUS is a family and the wonderful atmosphere it creates. My best friends are in CIVICUS and I wouldn’t trade them for the world.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? The CIVICUS retreat my freshman year was so much fun. I got to meet a whole lot of new people that later became my close friends!
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%20(1).png) McKenzie Horton
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: District Heights, MD
Major(s): Criminal Justice and Criminology, Psychology
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: Prison Resistance Program & Black Pre-Law Association
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the whole concept of living and learning within CIVICUS. You have classes with many of the people you live with, and it creates bonds that can be useful in both settings, inside and out of the classroom. It also allows you to see how people from different areas are diverse, exposing you to their in-class points of view and also how they interact outside of class. Even with transitioning online, after living with each other and having classes together, it still feels like a close bond.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? My favorite CIVICUS experience was the first service learning activity, the peanut butter and jelly service project. Although it seemed like a small thing, it was a team-bonding activity and fun.
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 Kaitlyn Kim
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Beltsville, MD
Major(s): Economics
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2024
Clubs and Activities: Camp Kesem
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the people! It is a great community and makes a big school like UMD feel a little smaller. It is also super cool to meet people from all types of cultures and backgrounds.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Although I started CIVICUS virtually, my favorite experience was Paint Night! It was held in-person AND over Zoom and we all painted terps.
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 Ramata Lam
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major(s): Psychology
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2024
Clubs and Activities: African Student Association, Black Student Union, Charles R Drew Minority in Medicine
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love that I am able to be surrounded by individuals whom I trust and consider family. CIVICUS has taught me the importance of speaking on topics that may not be so easy to have. I love that it helped me open my mind to individuals who may not always share similarities with me.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Meeting my closest friends.
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 Imani Mayo
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Major(s): Public Policy
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: College Mentors for Kids, Orientation Advisor, Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love the people I met, from the staff to my fellow CIVICUS peers. They have truly played a huge part in making my experience at UMD what it is. I have always been someone who was devoted to service, so I am glad that I can continue to do that through CIVICUS.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Being paired with my sophomore buddy my freshmen year because we got closer than I ever imagined, and she is still one of my closest friends to this day!
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 Rayshaun Pettit
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major(s): Microbiology; Minor: Humanities, Health and Medicine
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: College Mentors for Kids
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love how CIVICUS expresses how important it is to be engaged in the community and the need to provide service to alleviate many issues presented in society. I also love how diverse each member is and how we can all bring a unique perspective to these issues.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? The retreat (pre-covid); Online Scavenger Hunt (Post covid)
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 Noelle Ruggiero
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Camden, DE
Major(s): Public Policy
Anticipated Date of Graduation: 2024
Clubs and Activities: CIVICUS, work at five guys, Federal Fellows, Volunteer at the campus food pantry
What do you love about CIVICUS? CIVICUS challenges students to think outside of the box and tackle issues and problems they wouldn't have otherwise thought of. CIVICUS is unique in that students come from all walks of life. They have proximity to some of the country's most pressing issues and are always willing to share and educate each other on them.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Meeting my best friends through CIVICUS has been the best experience. We go into D.C. and do the paint nights. It's a lot of fun.
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 Molly Szymanski
Pronouns: She/They
Hometown: Baltimore County, MD
Major(s): Journalism
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2024
Clubs and Activities: Writer's Bloc, Young Democratic Socialists of America
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love that everyone in CIVICUS is dedicated to making change. Being able to make new connections both with the other students in the program and also with people I interact with in service is amazing.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Living in Somerset!
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 Peyton Siegel
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Major(s): Public Policy, Minors: Nonprofit Leadership & Social Innovation and Law & Society
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: College Mentors for Kids, Do Good Ambassador, Research Assistant with Director of the Do Good Institute, Phi Alpha Delta Professional Pre-Law Fraternity, Gamma Phi Beta social sorority
What do you love about CIVICUS? CIVICUS has been the main driving force in my involvement all across campus. The connections that it has built for me have given me some of my best memories and have contributed to helping me find my passion. The people in CIVICUS push me to continue to try new things.
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? My favorite CIVICUS experience so far has been my involvement with Good Neighbor Day. This experience introduced me to the community garden on UMD's campus, which I hope to be involved with in the future.
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 Camille White
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Arnold, MD
Major(s): Public Health Science
Anticipated Date of Graduation: Spring 2023
Clubs and Activities: Catholic Terps, Medical Assistant at a Pregnancy Aid Center, CIVICUS Programming Co-Chair
What do you love about CIVICUS? I love being a part of an open and accepting community. I also love BINGO night :)
What has been your favorite CIVICUS experience so far? Retreat and BINGO night!
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