Real People Profiles: Nitya Kumaran
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: Nitya Kumaran
Hometown: Fairfax
Major: Psychology and Biology
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: One year
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: That we have different problems and yet are not that different. We want our pain understood and our beauty appreciated.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: In my english and public policy class, my fellow Sondheim Scholars and I discussed how we can do meaningful public service. Our exchange of ideas shaped the way we supported people in our individual service sites, the ideas we spread to UMBC members about service and our own visions of how to impact the community.
I now know we do not save people but instead empower them.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: I like sitting next to Walter Sondheim's statue. ( Hi Sondheims 🙂 )
We have a shared love of public service. He's a great man; you should get to know him.
Hometown: Fairfax
Major: Psychology and Biology
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: One year
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Chair of the Reach Initiative's GWST/ Psych Committee
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Friend, mentor, student, writer, uniter , lover of all beauty and life.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: Being able to hear stories from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds. Noticing how valuable each person is for the creation of a diverse and open community.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: That we have different problems and yet are not that different. We want our pain understood and our beauty appreciated.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: In my english and public policy class, my fellow Sondheim Scholars and I discussed how we can do meaningful public service. Our exchange of ideas shaped the way we supported people in our individual service sites, the ideas we spread to UMBC members about service and our own visions of how to impact the community.
I now know we do not save people but instead empower them.
A: Love.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
We have a shared love of public service. He's a great man; you should get to know him.
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Posted: August 26, 2015, 8:51 AM