Real People Profiles: Yvette Pappoe
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.
Hometown: Randallstown, MD
Major: Sociology
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: Spring '12 - Spring '13
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Director of Outreach and Engagement in the Department of Institutional Development (SGA)
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I am a student, a teacher, a role model, and a volunteer.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy UMBC's atmosphere of student leadership, scholarship and agency. I have never felt like my voice mattered at any institution until I came to UMBC. Plus the students and faculty are incredibly smart.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The power rests in my hands.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Discourse.
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 don't know about men, but the Monthly InSTALLments in the women's bathrooms are so informative.
BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.
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Posted: May 19, 2013, 9:31 PM