Real People Profiles: Ahmad Saad
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: Ahmad Saad
Hometown: Columbia MD
Major: Economics
A: The UMBC community is unlike anything else I have ever seen. You will not find a community that allows you to truly be yourself without feeling odd or out of place. UMBC is the only place where you can walk to class and find so many people smiling at you. For someone who struggles to go one more day, It means a lot.
Hometown: Columbia MD
Major: Economics
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: This is my 5th year at UMBC.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: I work as a student manager and desk staff worker at the RAC. I am also the Vice president of Comics and Other Media.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: A facilitator of interfaith activities and a source of support for people.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy helping build connections with various faith groups so that the UMBC community is more connected as a whole.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The most important thing I learned at UMBC was how supportive the UMBC community is regardless of issues you may be going through. I learned that no matter what I was going through I could talk to someone about it. I learned that they would be there for me even at my darkest times.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: I worked with leaders of many faith groups at the Interfaith Center to develop a community between our organizations. The impact was that we could become closer friends regardless of the religions we follow. It helped facilitate discussions between members of our organizations that allowed for a better understanding of our various religions. Finally it allowed people to find commonalities with each other that they otherwise would not have seen.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"A: Living in the moment.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
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Posted: October 26, 2014, 8:21 PM