My name is Neyo Adekoya. I’m a senior here at UMBC
with a major in Biology and minor in Psychology. I’m glad to be part of the
OCSS family again this semester and I am looking forward to working with all
the new student employees in their various capacities. Some of my hobbies are
Cooking, Dancing, and watching Soccer. Aside from that, I derive great pleasure
in volunteering and doing meaningful community work. After graduation, I plan
to volunteer outside the country with the Peace Corps program before pursuing
my post graduate degree.
My role as an OCSS
staff is serving as a PACC (Peer Alumni from Community Colleges) Leader. PACC is part of an initiative that caters for
the successful transition of community college students into a four year college.
I’m
glad to be part of the PACC program for the second semester running and I’m excited
for the future prospects of the program.
I transferred from CCBC last fall and transitioning was
not easy. This is why being a part of PACC excites me. As a PACC leader, I am
able to help other community college students through their transfer process
and also help them acclimate to the UMBC community quickly. In addition to that,
PACC has been a springboard to other campus involvements and leadership
opportunities for me.
In my role I work specifically with CCBC and I’m
happy to be working with my new partner Patrick, who brings with him a lot of
energy and humor. To learn more about PACC, please visit www.stemtransfer.org
I hope you all have enjoyed the first few days of
the semester more than you have enjoyed reading about me and what I do. I wish
you all a wonderful semester and remember OCSS is here to assist all commuter
and transferring students into making their UMBC experience as successful as it
can be.
