{"id":24430,"date":"2023-02-08T01:05:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T06:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=24430"},"modified":"2023-02-09T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:37:14","slug":"ssbs-student-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences\/school-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences-research\/ssbs-student-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"SSBS Student Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

DAVID MORENO<\/h2>\n

I was born in Virginia, but I grew up most of my life in Honduras. I moved back here to the United States in 2016, graduated high school and enrolled at Marymount. It\u2019s been the best choice I\u2019ve ever made by far regarding academics. I didn\u2019t expect to be at a private Catholic institution ever in my life, so I\u2019m really thankful that Marymount gave me this opportunity to study Communications. It\u2019s something that I\u2019m passionate about, so I\u2019m really grateful for the people, the staff and my friends who made me feel comfortable as I was coming in into college.<\/p>\n

Meet David<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

TYLAR ABRAMS<\/h2>\n

Tylar Abrams, \u201916, has wanted to be on television since she was five. \u201cBack then I was determined to be a Disney star like Hannah Montana,\u201d she says with a laugh. These days she\u2019s focused on the news end of things, an interest that blossomed while studying communication at Marymount.<\/p>\n

Meet Tylar<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

STEPHANIE DOWNING<\/h2>\n

After graduating this May with a Bachelor\u2019s of Science degree in Criminal Justice, Stephanie Downing was selected to receive a prestigious, fully-funded Critical Language Scholarship to study Hindi in Jaipur, India this summer.<\/p>\n

Meet Stephanie<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

VICTOR KIRBY<\/h2>\n

The transition from star Marymount point guard to successful harness racing driver came naturally for Victor Kirby. Both involve competition, require physical fitness and depend on great hand-eye coordination.<\/p>\n

Meet Victor<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

CONNIE DEFRANCO<\/h2>\n

A dedication to lifelong learning has brought Connie DeFranco to the front of the classroom. <\/p>\n

Once a non-traditional adult student working full-time while pursuing a college degree, in spring 2017 she began teaching forensic psychology to undergraduates as an adjunct faculty member at Marymount.<\/p>\n

Meet Connie<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

LEORA LIHACH<\/h2>\n

In high school, Leora Lihach did a little acting but never imagined she\u2019d ever write a play. But thanks to Marymount University, she\u2019s done that and much more. Her first work, \u201cMadres de la Revolucion\u201d (Mothers of the Revolution) is based on the real-life testimonioof Commander Nidia D\u00edaz, a mother and revolutionary who endured prison and human rights violations during the Salvadoran Civil War. It grew out of Leora\u2019s honors thesis and was written while she studied abroad at Oxford University in England through the honors program and Marymount\u2019s Center for Global Education.
\nMeet Leora<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

JABRIEL HASAN<\/h2>\n

Serving as SGA president, carrying a full academic load, and balancing other campus activities and a busy social calendar, Jabriel Hasan had found little time for volunteer work \u2013 until the first Saturday he served at the D.C.- area Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa\u2019s international organization. \u201cWe started at 6:30 with morning Mass preceding breakfast, followed by the day\u2019s work of wiping down beds. I saw women who had given their whole lives to service. The nuns had chosen to marry Christ and to see Him in the people who the world so often abandons: the old, the sick and people living in poverty. That morning, my heart changed. What had started as a small volunteer service experience became a foundation for my future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meet Jabriel<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth\"<\/p>\n

KELLY SMIGEN<\/h2>\n

Serving as SGA president, carrying a full academic load, and balancing other campus activities and a busy social calendar, Jabriel Hasan had found little time for volunteer work \u2013 until the first Saturday he served at the D.C.- area Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa\u2019s international organization. \u201cWe started at 6:30 with morning Mass preceding breakfast, followed by the day\u2019s work of wiping down beds. I saw women who had given their whole lives to service. The nuns had chosen to marry Christ and to see Him in the people who the world so often abandons: the old, the sick and people living in poverty. That morning, my heart changed. What had started as a small volunteer service experience became a foundation for my future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meet Kelly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DAVID MORENO I was born in Virginia, but I grew up most of my life in Honduras. I moved back here to the United States in 2016, graduated high school and enrolled at Marymount. It\u2019s been the best choice I\u2019ve ever made by far regarding academics. I didn\u2019t expect to be at a private Catholic […]<\/p>\n

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