Gregory Blair -WCAS, 2009
My name is Greg Blair and I am a senior Human Communication Sciences major applying to medical school this year…yikes! While not on the tennis court, exploring Chicago or fighting crime, I am the rush chair for my fraternity, a senator on ASG for the Interfraternity Council and have been a GSW tutor for Chemistry, Academic Chair for Willard, Academic Chair for my fraternity and participated in research with professors on campus. The FELP experience taught me about my leadership style and how to communicate and connect with people from diverse backgrounds. I hope to share my view with 2009's FELPers, but also to learn and discuss what works for others and to get the class of 2012 fired up about the many opportunities for leadership Northwestern offers.
Kaitlyn Carter – WCAS, 2010
My name is Kate Carter and I'm a junior Economics major/African Studies minor from Los Angeles. I've been involved in many organizations at Northwestern including Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity, SHAPE - Sexual Health and Assault Peer Education, Take Back The Night, UHAS and SAHAS, the Residential Housing and Dining Committee, and the Northwestern Debate Society. I'm excited to help FELP participants discover the broad range of leadership opportunities on campus.
Hasan Haq -WCAS, 2010
My name is Hasan Haq and I am a junior majoring in Economics. As a freshman at Northwestern, I quickly became engulfed in the many organizations our campus has to offer. After working with culture clubs, student government, and business organizations, I managed to become the head of the largest finance club at Northwestern by the end of my sophomore year. Now, I am dedicated to running the Financial Services Group while looking forward to get involved in mentorship and volunteerism. FELP was a valuable experience for me that came at a crucial time in my development as a campus leader, and I hope to pass along what I've learned to stand-out freshmen this year.
Tatiana Rostovtseva – SESP/WCAS, 2009
Hi! I'm Tatiana, a double major in Learning and Organizational Change and Slavic Languages and Literature. I love Northwestern and all of the great opportunities it has afforded me! During my time here, I have received several grants to work in Ghana for a summer, developing a nursery school and conducting research about voluntourism. Ghana had awakened my love for travel, and since, I've been to Ireland (for study abroad), Italy, Spain, and Morocco (for travel), and Russia for a summer internship. Ultimately, I want to do education reform in the Third World. While at Northwestern, I have worked at an elementary school in Evanston for four years and at Chicago Public Schools for my Practicum. On campus, I dedicate most of my time to Russian Student Association, Sex Week and Dance Marathon. As a freshman, I greatly enjoyed FELP and hope to give back to the organization by helping freshmen better use their resources on campus.
Heidi Schroeder – WCAS, 2010
Hi! My name is Heidi and I’m a junior in Weinberg. I’m from Oregon and I’m a pre-med Anthropology major/Global Health minor. Right now I’m Co-Philanthropy Chair for my sorority, a member of the Dancer Relations committee for DM, and a Health Educator for Peer Health Exchange. I’m happy to be back with FELP this year because I had an amazing experience when I was a freshman, and I still use several concepts and ideas I learned in the program in my commitments today.
Dana Shabeeb – WCAS, 2010
Hi! My name is Dana Shabeeb. I'm a Junior double majoring in Political Science and International Studies, and I'm also pre-dental. I am currently co-President of the Muslim-cultural Students Association (McSA) and previously was Administrative Vice President. I was born and raised in Northwest Indiana (a suburb of Chicago, kind of) and am a huge Chicago sports fan. After graduation, I hope to do volunteer work for a year before going to dental school.
Rachael Suffrin - SESP, 2010
I'm a SESP junior double majoring in Human Development and Psychological Services, and Psychology and also in the Certificate for Service Learning Program. Most of my leadership experience comes from being involved in Camp Kesem. I was programming and administrative coordinator the past two years, and this year I'm co-chair. I completed Greek Emerging Leaders, and am now a facilitator for Bridging the Gap. I was on the Freshman Fest planning committee as well. I'm extremely excited to be a FELP facilitator because I had such a wonderful experience when I went through the program as a freshman.
Jacob Wertz – SESP, 2009
In the spring of my Junior Year, I co-founded a student group, The Northwestern Political Union, which now has over 100 members and brings at least one politician or public intellectual to campus per month to meet with small groups of undergraduates. Currently, I am co-teaching a course with NU President Henry Bienen on the role of the CIA and intelligence community in US foreign policy. Prior to all that, I was in a fraternity (DU) but never involved in it its formal leadership. |
