During freshman year, I switched my major three times. I started with psychology, then I changed to sociology. Finally, I decided I wanted to work with people, not study them, so I chose strategic communication. So far one of my favorite classes has been Interpersonal Communication. It was all about how to read people through the way they talk and their body language—tone of voice, eye contact, posture. I think I liked it mostly because it was really easy to apply it to everyday situations. It was something I knew I was going to encounter in my personal career.

After I graduate, I'm going to go to graduate school for student affairs and higher education. I want to work at a college or university in the area of residence life, student activities and leadership, or first-year students. I've been a residence hall assistant for two years, and I really like working with first-year students. I love that they come in knowing absolutely nothing, and you get to help shape their experience. They're really open-minded about opinions and new ideas.

I'm involved in a lot of groups. When I was a freshman, I joined AfterDark, a programming organization for campus activities on Fridays nights as an alternative to the bar scene. I also did Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault, WAVES, which is a group of women who work to make people more aware of sexual and domestic violence through small group presentations in residence halls and sororities. They also have an event called Walk A Mile, where student can put on a pair of men's shoes or high heels and walk around Cook Field while other students read facts to them about sexual assault.

This year, I'm also an adviser to Community Council, which is sort of like student council for the residence halls. They plan social programming for their fellow residents. I'm also on the Charter Day Ball Executive Committee. Every three years, Miami holds a ball to honor the day the University got its charter. My job is to reach out to alumni to get people to come and to give donations.

I'm also co-teaching an educational leadership class called The Nature of Group Leadership. My class is geared toward students who are members of student organizations to help them become better leaders on campus. We teach them about leadership theories, values, diversity, and they do a community service project. I took the class last year, and I loved it. When they asked me to teach it, I thought it would be a great way to gain leadership experience and teaching skills. Getting involved in all these activities has really shaped my Miami experience. I never would have met so many people if I hadn't, and it's really increased my knowledge of campus life. My dream is that when I leave here, my work will be remembered by somebody—whether that's one person, 10, or 50. I want someone to know what I did and be inspired by it.