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OS STUDENT LEADERS
As the program welcomed our new 2019-20 Student
Leadership Team members at the start of the year, the
students quickly showed their remarkable leadership
and tenacity as they immediately began planning
their individual events and tasks they wanted to
accomplish.
The OS Recruitment team, Na’kia Channey and
Charlotte Hoppen, assisted with our informational
and invaluable recruitment events like Info Night
and Festifall. Na’kia and Charlotte worked together
with faculty, staff, student-led organizations and
residential staff to help run these events, where
they spoke with prospective students and helped to
answer any questions they had.
OS OUTING TO U-M
BASKETBALL GAME
Our Social Media Coordinator, Melanie McKenna,
quickly set out to help increase our visibilty to
prospective students and the larger community
by growing our social media presence. Melanie
connected with students and faculty to showcase
all the unique opportunities OS offers and used
our digital platforms to give an inside look into our
program . She also worked alongside our Event
Committee leads, Mitchell Hoffman and Loriann
Hom, to help promote their events.
Mitch and Loriann worked tirelessly throughout the
year to host both fun and educational events for
their fellow students, including weekly study nights
complete with snacks, a trip to a U-M basketball
game, and even virtual tournaments and meet-ups
after campus closed.
2019 FESTIFALL
Christiana Cromer and Abbey Ufkes, this year’s Peer Mentors, also showed their
incredible determination and leadership even through moments of uncertainty. Not
only did they help lead our normal in-person OS orientation where we welcomed
and met with our new admits, but in the wake of campus activities being cancelled,
these two students constructed a detailed and organized virtual orientation to
continue to connect and advise our newest students.
We are extremely grateful for the hard-working and dedicated students in our
program, and especially thankful for the 2019-2020 Student Leadership Team!