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Yasmin Yonis
When she was three years old, Yasmin Yonis and her family came to Atlanta as refugees from the civil war in Somalia. This experience has shaped her life in such a way that she plans to take all the experiences and opportunities she has had in the U.S. to make the world better for others who are suffering or disadvantaged. She works as opinions editor of the Red and Black student newspaper, and she has studied in Washington, D.C. She…
Faraz Ahmed
Senior Faraz Ahmed has many interests, but he is most passionate about broadcast news. He currently works as a broadcasting manager for UGA NewSource, a daily news show produced by students on UGA’s campus. He has also worked with an organization to set up the first private news channel in Pakistan and subsequently traveled to Dubai and Serbia as a broadcast consultant. He develops training DVDs for broadcast industry professionals and continues to work with the Gwinnett County Public Schools…
Sheena Zhang
Having grown up around UGA, Sheena Zhang is serious about taking full advantage of all that the university has to offer and using her education and experience to impact the environment on a global scale. As a junior, she has already traveled abroad extensively and interned with the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy in Shanghai. She plans on concentrating on green architecture in graduate school and applying her knowledge and enthusiasm to the Chinese construction industry, which is expected…
Bridgett Johnson
Bridgett Johnson is amazed by the number of opportunities for involvement at UGA and has been involved in everything from co-chairing the Homecoming parade, studying Shakespeare at Oxford, to tutoring students at Fowler Drive Elementary. She has been interested in all aspects of media for years and is putting that passion to work as a public relations major, a member of the Bateman Case Study Competition Team and as a communications intern in the Office of the Vice President for…
Cleveland Piggott Jr.
Cleveland Piggott Jr. got his first taste of research at the University of Georgia while he was still a senior in high school. He’s spent every year since then working to better understand the cellular mechanisms involved in Alzheimer’s disease. He’s presented his research findings in Costa Rica and traveled the world as a Foundation Fellow, doing medical and dental service work in Panama, volunteering in Brazil and visiting Egypt. Closer to home, he is vice president of the university’s…
Corbin Busby
From dancing with dislocated toes, to sharing research at the CURO Symposium and serving as a Dawg Camp Counselor, Corbin Busby has taken full advantage of all the opportunities that first drew him to a large university like UGA. Corbin has enjoyed soaking up UGA and Athens culture by wandering through the Lamar Dodd School of Art, North Campus and by reading and people watching at coffee houses around town. He mentors students in the Athens-Clarke County School District through…