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Real People Profiles: Jennifer Chin

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

Name: Jennifer Chin

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: My fourth year, SENIOR!

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: I am a Residential Life Desk Staffer at Chesapeake Hall. 
I am in Phi Mu Fraternity for Women. 
I am an Environmental Science Major focusing on the study of Hurricanes & Meteorology.

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

A: I give outfit suggestions that go along with the weather I forecast.

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

A: Everywhere I go on campus, I always know someone. It is nice being able to walk to class with peers and meeting more people in the UMBC community.

Also since I forecast the weather and give suggestions on what to wear the next day, I enjoy that my friends on facebook actually listen to me and bother me if I have not yet posted a weather status. 🙂

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

A: All of the professors in the Geography & Environmental Systems department are the nicest people I know. They have been so helpful to me through out the years I have been at UMBC. They are greatly appreciated!

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

A: Smart biochem men.

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: I discovered during my freshman year that the Administration Building serves breakfast and lunch. BEST DISCOVERY EVER!

Also whenever I walk to class and it is cold outside, I walk through all of the buildings on academic row.

BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.



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Posted: November 6, 2012, 1:45 PM