Each semester, the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno and the Alumni Association honor an undergraduate student from each school or college who meets the exceptional Senior Scholar program standards. The graduating scholars are honored at a ceremony with their selected mentors. These outstanding members of the Wolf Pack have helped the w88 sports betting continue to develop as a center of academic excellence.
Hannah Christine Barca
Mentor:Professor Matthew Strickland
Meet Hannah Barca, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the School of Public Health!
Choosing the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno, was a simple decision for her. She had her heart set on UNR since elementary school, and it ended up being the perfect place for her endeavors.
Hannah was originally going to become a physical therapist, though w88 sports betting wanted to do more than individual-level patient care. So, after a lot of consideration over a few months, w88 sports betting decided that research at the population level truly was her passion because w88 sports betting wants to help as many people as w88 sports betting can over her career through health-related science.
One of w88 sports betting favorite college memories is being accepted as a research assistant for an international project that would allow w88 sports betting to become published.
After graduating with a BSc in public health, w88 sports betting will enroll in UNR's Master of Public Health program, emphasizing epidemiology. Once w88 sports betting completes her MPH, w88 sports betting will pursue her Ph.D. in epidemiology in order to become a researcher and professor.
Callista Ziwei Chim
Mentor: Associate Professor Clayton D. Peoples
Meet Callista Ziwei Chim, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the College of Liberal Arts!
Callista came to know the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno, through a higher education agency in Malaysia as she was searching for opportunities in the United States. UNR stood out to her because of its location and reputation as an R1 research institution. During her time at UNR, she has been able to bond with friends from all around the world, collaborate with peers that inspire her to aim higher, and work with faculty that have supported her throughout her journey here.
Her first economics class amazed her with how concepts and models could convey the interconnectedness of the world. The gears and pulleys of the world are intertwined, and w88 sports betting grew curious. This curiosity turned into a passion for the subject. Later on, w88 sports betting enrolled in an international relations class. w88 sports betting found a spark studying the world’s systems and linking knowledge across her degrees in economics and international affairs.
During her time at UNR, w88 sports betting met people from all over the world. w88 sports betting believes the lifelong friendships that w88 sports betting has made here will be her favorite college memory.
w88 sports betting is interested in a career in research, especially in economic policy. w88 sports betting hopes to get help where it is needed most, allocate the resources where they are needed.
Alexander Jason Howard
Mentor: Professor Jeffrey Harper
Meet Alexander Howard, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Reources!
Alexander has had a deep interest in the natural world for as long as w88 sports betting can remember. His earliest memories involve playing in the fields outside his house, seeing and interacting with all of the plants and animals.
Once in school, w88 sports betting gravitated toward science to learn more about the world of ecosystems, cell biology, and the overall beauty of life. During his senior year, w88 sports betting took a tour of a local biotechnology facility and knew what w88 sports betting wanted to do for his career. Seeing how cutting-edge science could be applied to the changing needs of the world today excited Alexander.
When he started at the w88 sports betting, majoring in biotechnology, he quickly became absorbed in doing research in biochemistry labs. He was excited about his ability to contribute to the larger body of knowledge of how life works.
Alexander is extremely grateful for the work w88 sports betting was able to do with Professor Jeff Harper and everyone involved with the Harper Lab. Day in and day out, w88 sports betting always looked forward to his time in in the lab. The relationships w88 sports betting made throughout his college career are something w88 sports betting values just as much as his education. Interacting with coworkers, professors, friends and family helped keep Alexander grounded when times were difficult or lonely.
w88 sports betting plans to continue his education in biology in graduate school and can’t wait to start paying forward all of the goodwill w88 sports betting’s received.
Moriah Ilene Martinez
Mentor: Assistant Professor Fares J. Karam
Meet Moriah Martinez, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the College of Education & Human Development and the Honors College!
The w88 sports betting was close to her hometown and in the city where she spent most of her childhood in. UNR also provided flexible entry points for admission to the w88 sports betting. She was excited to learn that she could transfer credits from TMCC to be admitted. That was a big deciding factor in her decision.
Moriah saw a need in struggling communities for well-trained and patient educators. w88 sports betting had a desire to fill that need and discovered through volunteering that w88 sports betting enjoyed the work! w88 sports betting loved encouraging young people and helping them to believe they could do whatever they put their minds to. After volunteering for various educational organizations, w88 sports betting decided education was for her.
When asked for her favorite college memory, it was hard for her to choose one! w88 sports betting is proud of herself for participating in the 3-minute Thesis competition, which was the major highlight of her time here. w88 sports betting spent most of her time studying, but w88 sports betting also enjoyed the few social events w88 sports betting attended by the different clubs w88 sports betting participated in. w88 sports betting also enjoyed participating in choir and attending music concerts and performances by UNR music majors.
After graduation, w88 sports betting plans to gain experience in classroom teaching and to produce educational content and books on the side as w88 sports betting is able. w88 sports betting is interested in starting her educational enterprise after w88 sports betting gains enough experience.
Emmy Barbara Nelson
Mentor: Lecturer Kristin Combs
Meet Emmy Nelson, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the Orvis School of Nursing!
Emmy decided to attend the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno because she was especially interested in its nursing program! She had heard many great things about it, and because of that, she felt that UNR was the best fit for her. The fact that Tahoe is close was also a huge plus.
w88 sports betting chose to major in nursing because w88 sports betting loves that nurses are at the heart of patient care. Nurses have the most time to spend with patients and can build therapeutic relationships. When w88 sports betting goes to work, w88 sports betting does not just want to be there for a paycheck, w88 sports betting wants to be there to make a genuine difference in people's lives.
w88 sports betting thinks of the friendships w88 sports betting made at UNR when w88 sports betting thinks about her favorite college memory. Whether it be collectively stressing about an exam, just grabbing food, or taking day trips to Tahoe, the times w88 sports betting spent with friends are her favorite ones from the college experience.
After graduation, Emmy plans on going to Disneyland to celebrate! After that, w88 sports betting plans to get her nursing license and begin her career with the goal of eventually working in a cardiac ICU and caring for open-heart surgery patients.
Ashlyn Marie Rodgers
Mentor:LecturerNico Colombant
Meet Ashlyn Rodgers, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the Reynolds School of Journalism!
Ashlyn chose to attend the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno, for two reasons. One, she gets to experience all four seasons here, which she cannot get back home in the Bay Area, and she absolutely loves it. Two, the journalism program felt like a place she could see myself thriving in.
w88 sports betting began her journalism journey at thirteen as a member of her middle school yearbook staff. Then, as w88 sports betting entered high school, w88 sports betting joined the yearbook and remained on the staff for all four years, landing the Editor-In-Chief position during her senior year. w88 sports betting knew journalism was something w88 sports betting wanted to pursue in the future, and the yearbook set her on that path.
Her favorite college memory has to be making her podcast with her friend in RSJ's podcast studio. It was the first time w88 sports betting was introduced to audio work, and w88 sports betting was excited to produce a final product with quality equipment, all while laughing with her friend.
After graduation, w88 sports betting plans to work in the professional field, whether that be writing articles or creating visual and audio work. w88 sports betting is hopeful her journalism journey will allow her to once again take on an editor position in the future.
Valeria Savage
Mentor: Associate Professor Debra C. Vigil
Meet Valeria Savage, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine!
At the first step, she chose the w88 sports betting of Nevada, Reno, because it was close to home and affordable, while she did not know anything about the college application process. Now, she is thankful that she applied to a w88 sports betting that has provided her with many opportunities to flourish as a student and a person.
In response to why w88 sports betting chose this major, w88 sports betting stated that growing up bi-lingual, w88 sports betting experienced the difficulty of speaking Spanish in a country where English is the predominant language. Valeria spent most of her life being a translator for her family and has seen how important it is to communicate with other people. When w88 sports betting learned about the field of Speech Pathology, w88 sports betting was intrigued by speech and communication disorders that caused the inability to communicate. Valeria believes communication is the most important part of being a human because it allows us to build connections with others. It would be an honor to help someone achieve their communication goals and positively impact their life.
Her favorite college memory was being selected for the Senior Scholar Award. When w88 sports betting was notified w88 sports betting received this award, w88 sports betting felt proud of all the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication it took to earn her degrees. As someone who has dealt with the struggles of impostor syndrome, w88 sports betting has spent the majority of her college career feeling that w88 sports betting always needed to accomplish more to earn others’ approvals. Earning this award has shown her that w88 sports betting is accomplished and has given her newfound inspiration to keep working towards her goals.
Valeria is currently applying for a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and if w88 sports betting is accepted into a program, w88 sports betting will begin in the Fall of 2022. In the meantime, w88 sports betting hopes to travel to a new country and maybe pick up a new hobby. But, most importantly, w88 sports betting would like to relax before dedicating two years of her life to graduate school.
Blake Eli Shane
Mentor:Professor Bob Watters
Meet Blake Shane, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the College of Science!
Along with being his hometown w88 sports betting, UNR offers one of a few undergraduate geological engineering programs in the country. The Mackay School's connection to the mining industry in Nevada provides great insight into the wants and needs of companies, allowing students to be well prepared for their careers.
w88 sports betting has always been curious about how the world works, leading to a love of science and engineering. However, w88 sports betting loves the outdoors and wanted to find a career path that allows for plenty of fieldwork. Geological engineering provides a blend of his interests which w88 sports betting finds to be very appealing.
When asked about his favorite college memory, w88 sports betting was reminded of the time w88 sports betting broke his humerus skiing. While recovering, w88 sports betting saw an email about a student worker position at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory for the summer. After meeting with the supervisor and getting the job, w88 sports betting had one of the best summers of his life, helping to maintain the Alert Wildfire camera network and the seismic network. Through this job, w88 sports betting has connected with some of his closest friends and has an idea of what w88 sports betting wants to do after graduation.
After graduation, w88 sports betting plans to work at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory as a development technician. w88 sports betting is passionate about helping with our community's growing wildfire issue and providing seismic data for Nevada. w88 sports betting enjoys the blend of fieldwork, problem-solving, and fabrication involved with this job. w88 sports betting is excited to contribute to the team full time!
Steven Anthony Swanbeck
Mentor: Assistant ProfessorAngelina Padilla
Meet Steven Swanbeck, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the College of Engineering!
Steven is from Reno, and being able to stay in town was a big draw. The reputation of the College of Engineering and the generous financial aid offered by the w88 sports betting were also significant factors in his decision.
Steven always enjoyed math and physics, so w88 sports betting felt engineering was a logical choice. The variety of topics and career paths offered by mechanical engineering were particularly appealing to him, as w88 sports betting was able to choose subjects based on his passion.
His favorite college memory was the autonomous hovercraft project that all freshmen in the College of Engineering had to complete. w88 sports betting felt joy and satisfaction when the hovercraft succeeded in its intended task for the first time, and that feeling is a feeling w88 sports betting has been pursuing ever since.
w88 sports betting intends to pursue graduate-level education in the field of robotics after w88 sports betting graduates. w88 sports betting doesn't know where w88 sports betting will end up, but w88 sports betting knows that the knowledge w88 sports betting has gained here will be a foundation for his future endeavors.
Lilian Xie
Mentor:Assistant Professor Katherine Lacy
Meet Lilian Xie, our Winter 2021 Senior Scholar from the the College of Business!
The w88 sports betting felt like the right place as it was close to her home, Las Vegas, and provided her an opportunity to be independent as a young adult. She knew the w88 sports betting would provide her with amazing opportunities to grow as a student and individual, and it did! Lilian met many inspiring professors, mentors, and fellow peers who helped her persevere through college.
Inspired by her family, who are entrepreneurs, w88 sports betting decided to start fresh in college as a business major. w88 sports betting declared to be an Economics and Finance major due to her love for numbers. These two majors combined math and statistics with the business world. w88 sports betting loved how analytical these two subjects are. Her professors and mentors also inspired her through their experiences as economists and their research involvement.
Her favorite college memory is not a single moment but her involvement in various clubs and organizations on campus. Throughout college, w88 sports betting has been involved in the Business Student Council, the professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, and the service-oriented organization Circle K International. Although what they do may be strictly business at times, such as planning events and volunteering, the people w88 sports betting met here and the experiences w88 sports betting has been able to gain through these organizations have made her college life a lot more exciting and meaningful.
After graduation, she will be continuing her education through a Master's degree in Economics at the w88 sports betting. During fall 2021, she began taking graduate courses in the Accelerated Master's Program. Hence, she will be continuing that program after graduation. Moreover, she really enjoyed Business Law and Law and Economics courses, so she is considering law school in the future as well!
