UROP END OF THE YEAR - Florida State University · 2020. 4. 28. · year. She has always been on top of everything related to our UROP colloquium and she truly cares about the students

UROPEND OF THEYEAR

CELEBRATION

1st Day Photos!

And now, some special recognition of the UROP

leaders without whom this program wouldn’t be nearly

as successful!

Let’s start with the leaders who will graduate this spring, summer, or fall!

The Florida State University In Recognition of

Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Florida State University Community

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

and the Division of Undergraduate Studies

Confers Upon

Alexander Adams

This Certificate of Appreciation

Awarded this Twentieth of April, Two Thousand and Twenty

For Your Leadership in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program 2019-2020

Congrats, Alex!

"Alex demonstrates that he is always there for his students and is committed to helping them achieve their dreams. Thanks Alex, and good luck at grad school this coming year!"





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Aquesha Addison




Congrats, Aquesha!

"Aquesha Addison has been really good at making it to class on time and handling any situations that I was unsure about. She is also more involved than me in certain clubs at FSU so she was able to answer many students' questions about them."





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Cara Axelrod




Congrats, Cara!

"Cara is always smiling and has a great energy. She knows about so many resources on campus and is very approachable!"





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Caitlin Baird




Congrats, Caitlin!

"My co-leader Caitlin Baird has been an inspiration to me this year. She has always been on top of everything related to our UROP colloquium and she truly cares about the students and wants to see them succeed. This year has had its fair share of ups and downs, but she has remained constant through it all. She has honestly been the best co-leader I could have asked for. I really feel that we have good teamwork and friendship and I couldn't have completed this year as a UROP Leader without her."





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Jessica Bissey




Congrats, Jessica!

"Jessica cares a lot about her students. We are lucky to have her as a UROP Leader!"





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Elizabeth Campos




Congrats, Elizabeth!

"It is awesome that Elizabeth brings a perspective to her UROP students from both STEM (Environmental Science) and Creative (Creative Writing) majors. She has a great bubbly personality!"

The Florida State University

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Sergio Carlos Tamez




Congrats, Sergio!

"Sergio graduated in Fall of 2019. Despite that, he stayed in touch with his UROP students and encouraged them through the Spring semester! It is clear he cares about his students!"





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Shayna Cohen




Congrats, Shayna!

"Shayna is completing her 2nd year as a UROP Leader. She is always willing to help her students and works hard to support them!"





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Caroline Deyoe




Congrats, Caroline!

"Caroline works to help her students find research resources. She has been a great peer mentor of these past 2 years!"





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Valerie Ely




Congrats, Valerie!

"This has been Valerie's first year as a UROP Leader. She has stepped up to the challenge and worked closely with her students throughout the year!"





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Jessica Folsom




Congrats, Jessica!

"Jessica Folsom is great. She was a pleasure to work with. Jessica and I have been co-leaders for two years now and I couldn't have asked for a better partner. She is on top of things and very organized. On top of that, she is extremely knowledgeable and really wants to make things easiest for the students."





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Morgan Gibson




Congrats, Morgan!

"Morgan has been an awesome UROP Leader over the past two years! She is so helpful to her students and takes extra time to chat with them about their research goals."





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Kiersten Goetz




Congrats, Kiersten!

"Kiersten has worked hard this semester to support her UROP students and juggle school and all of her extracurricular activities. She has been a great addition to the UROP Leader team this year!"





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Kemp Gonzalez-Xu




Congrats, Kemp!

"Kemp brings a fun, relaxed energy to the classroom, putting his students at ease. Great job, Kemp!"





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Emma Graumlich




Congrats, Emma!

"It is clear Emma cares about her students. She helps them work through some of the difficulties they faced this semester. Thank you, Emma!"





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Anna Hale




Congrats, Anna!

"She's done a great job keeping on top of grades and paperwork, dealing with student questions, and leading the class."





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Arria Hauldin




Congrats, Arria!

"Arria Hauldin is amazing! Throughout her time at FSU she has participated in so many programs (Honors in the Major, IDEA Grant, Global Scholars, Resident Assistant, Garnet and Gold Scholars, Peace Jam, and others that would take too long to list). Her experience and enthusiasm is a fantastic resource for the students in our colloquium. She knows the answer to almost any question they could ask and encourages them to pursue their interests through these opportunities."





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Payton Howarth




Congrats, Payton!

"Payton always encouraged her students throughout this semester. She is here for them if they need some cheering up! Great job, Payton!"





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Anna Jara




Congrats, Anna!

"Anna had been an awesome UROP Leader the past 2 years. She even taught 3 different colloquia! She has worked hard to support her students. We will miss her!"





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Kelly Kaps




Congrats, Kelly!

"Kelly makes sure her students have the resources they need to succeed! Thank you for your dedication and support!"





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Martina Kvitkovicova




Congrats, Martina!

"Martina never shows up late and we are in constant communication! If I ever have a problem, she is always there to help me and I am so appreciative and grateful to have her as both a co-leader and a friend."





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Elias Larralde




Congrats, Elias!

"Elias truly cares for his students and encourages them to pursue their creative passions."





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Marissa Latouche




Congrats, Marissa!

"Marissa worked hard this year to help all of her UROP students. It's been great to see her grow as a UROP Leader!"





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Paige Levanti




Congrats, Paige!

"Paige loves teaching transfer students. She specifically worked to create a close-knit community in her UROP colloquium. Great job, Paige!"


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Jose Martinez




Congrats, Jose!

"Jose really knew each of his students and worked to help them through adjusting to the research culture at FSU. He was able to relate to the transfer student experience."





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Morgan Morrow




Congrats, Morgan!

"Morgan brings an easy-going and fun attitude to the classroom. You can also see the passion she has for research and the environment."





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Ashley Moses




Congrats, Ashley!

“She has always been kind, understanding, flexible, and hilarious.”





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Selina Nevin




Congrats, Selina!

"Selina has always been so helpful and understanding, encouraging her students to ask the thought-provoking questions needed to spark change."





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Adaeze Nwigwe




Congrats, Adaeze!

“Isis and Adaeze were amazing. Not only did they help with the UROP class, I feel like they provided me with lots of information about other opportunities to get involved on campus. I am very thankful I had them as my UROP leaders.”





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Isis Porta




Congrats, Isis!“My co-leader Isis Porta has helped me by serving as a reliable and hardworking partner as well as a great friend through this journey. She has helped keep me focus during the busier times of the year, and has contributed her own unique ideas to aid our UROP colloquium to be as beneficial to our students as possible.”





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Caleb Stephens




Congrats, Caleb!

“Caleb Stephens kept us all on our toes! We never knew when he would share an intriguing factoid or get people moving on a slow Monday night. Thanks for always making class more interesting, Caleb!”





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Anastasia Stichter




Congrats, Anastasia!

"Anya is always helpful when students need it. Thanks for being a wonderful UROP leader!"





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Justin Stow




Congrats, Justin!

"Justin brings his quirky and funny personality to the classroom. He is always able to answer questions. Thanks, Justin!"





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Sarah Sullivan




Congrats, Sarah!

"Sarah has a great attitude and is always available to help. Thank you, Sarah!"





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Zoe White




Congrats, Zoë!

“Zoë White is so on top of the game! She really made sure our students poster sections were amazing. We were in constant communication and spoke to each other on the phone at least once a week (which is rare to feel comfortable doing now-a-days!) I had a lot of things going on when the quarantine orders starting hitting and FSU went online, and she was so supportive of me and simply asked what she could do to help. Zoë was constantly offering support, and that goes a long way."





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Anna Wuest




Congrats, Anna!“Anna Wuest has been a tremendously ambitious, accountable, and supportive teaching partner. She is willing to be there for our students at all hours of the day and night in order to help them be successful. She is willing to share her knowledge, yet she is willing to be honest and authentic and admit things she doesn't know. I admire her tenacity and know she will be an phenomenal mentor throughout the rest of her life.”

And now for the leaders who aren’t graduating, yet, but still made a wonderful impact on this program! Thanks for all you have done this year! We look

forward to next year with you all.


In Recognition of




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Autumn Aniello




Thanks, Autumn!

"Autumn always follows through. She worked hard to support her students in whatever way she could. It's been awesome see her leadership grow this year."


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Grace Castillo




Thanks, Grace!

"Grace exhibits the fortitude and charisma needed to set a wonderful example for future UROP Leaders. Congratulations, Grace!"


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Emma Chapman




Thanks, Emma!

“My co-leader, Emma Chapman, has been an absolute gem. She's always prepared for everything, and I always feel comfortable asking her for advice or offering my own suggestions to her. I think she balances my energy well in the classroom, and I just generally feel overall that when it came to leading discussions, lectures, or classroom sessions, we meshed well as a team.”


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Casey Copeland




Thanks, Casey!

"Casey is always prepared, on-time, and committed to helping her students grow not only as researchers but as human beings. Congratulations, Casey!"


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Lauren Daley




Thanks, Lauren!

"My UROP leaders have been very attentive and supportive during my research experience. From the start, they helped us all find research mentors to work with. Every meeting, they checked up on us, gave us valuable advice, and were always cheerful and supportive. Any time any of us needed more personalized advice or help, they were always there to help and quick to reply to emails. Because of this, I feel my UROP leaders were great and deserve recognition.”


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Spencer Dechert




Thanks, Spencer!

"Spencer works hard to support his students and makes sure they have everything they need. Awesome job!"


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Brittany Ernst




Thanks, Brittany!

"Brittany really brings a fun attitude to being a UROP Leader. She really cares about her students."


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Marjorie Fitzsimmons




Thanks, Maggie!

"Maggie is always prepared and dedicated to UROP's main cause: to promote an enriching academic learning environment for students."


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Hana Grubb




Thanks, Hana!

“My UROP leaders have been very helpful by understanding our problems and helping us find ways to solve them. They also recognize that we are students and although their purpose is to help us with UROP, they had us talk about our lives outside of UROP at the beginning of each class. This helped to make us all more connected and it was always nice to know that they cared.”


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Christina Hayworth




Thanks, Christina!

"Christina is empathetic, understanding, and always there to help her students."


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Emma Masters




Thanks, Emma!

"Emma sets a wonderful example for her students to model, both professionally and academically. As a UROP Leader Mentor, she has helped shape the incoming class of UROP Leaders."


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Meagan McLaughlin




Thanks, Meagan!

"Meagan pushes her students to thrive and is always there to help whenever her students need her."


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Maegan Nation




Thanks, Maegan!

“They were super understanding, kind, and willing to teach us or help us in any way. Both were knowledgeable about anything we asked and made sure they checked in on us and how we were doing outside the research every time we met.”


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Grace Nystrom




Thanks, Grace!

"Grace Nystrom has been an incredible co-leader. She is very reliable, hardworking, and has a great passion for UROP and our students. We have worked extremely well together throughout this year. Our personalities blend nicely, making class engaging and fun."


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Adrian Othon




Thanks, Adrian!

"Adrian is committed to helping his students push past conventional modes of thinking and encourages them to consistently pursue their dreams."


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Jon Peterson




Thanks, Jon!

"Jon really cares about his students and works hard to support them. Awesome job, Jon!"


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Jennifer Poggio




Thanks, Jennifer!

"They were super understanding, kind, and willing to teach us or help us in any way. Both were knowledgeable about anything we asked and made sure they checked in on us and how we were doing outside the research every time we met."


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Hannah Primozic




Thanks, Hannah!

"Hannah really grew as a UROP Leader this year, I know her students were lucky to have her mentorship!"


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Maria Quintana




Thanks, Carla!

“My UROP leaders have been very helpful by understanding our problems and helping us find ways to solve them. They also recognize that we are students and although their purpose is to help us with UROP, they had us talk about our lives outside of UROP at the beginning of each class. This helped to make us all more connected and it was always nice to know that they cared.”


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Jason Raiti




Thanks, Jason!

“Jordan and Jason were really good, they were engaging and informative. Great leaders.”


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Jordan Rundle




Thanks, Jordan!

“Jordan and Jason they were engaging and informative. Great leaders.”


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Raechel Sanger




Thanks, Raechel!

"Raechel constantly pushes her students to ask new questions about the world around them."


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Mannat Thakur




Thanks, Mannat!

“Mannat is so wonderfully relatable. It has been so great to watch her connect with the students, making them laugh and giving great personal advice through her own experiences. She has a lot of knowledge and advice to give and it has been awesome.”


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Caitlin Violette




Thanks, Caitlin!

"Caitlin really supported her students throughout this year and especially through the transition to virtual classes. Great job!"


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Kaleigh Young




Thanks, Kaleigh!

"Kaleigh is always prepared, on time, and thorough with her lesson plans, helping her students come to a better understanding of their undergraduate research journey at FSU."

Thanks, Alex!

Thanks, Morgan!

Thank you for coming!

We are looking forward to UROP 2020-2021!

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UROP END OF THE YEAR - Florida State University · 2020. 4. 28. · year. She has always been on top of everything related to our UROP colloquium and she truly cares about the students