{"id":18910,"date":"2024-02-15T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?page_id=18910"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:26:15","slug":"black-history-month-spotlight-uchechukwu-orji","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/spotlights\/black-history-month-spotlight-uchechukwu-orji\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Spotlight: Uchechukwu Orji"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Class of 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uche.jpg\" alt=\"Uchechukwu Orji\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Major<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-natural-sciences-and-mathematics\/undergraduate-programs\/biology-b-s-b-a\/\">Biology<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Why did you choose to attend Marymount?<\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I chose Marymount University because of the many opportunities I could gain here. I had a friend who told me about the required internship in your related field that every student has to take, the ability to work with your professors on research works as they are very friendly, and having that one-on-one time with your professor to aid in learning better.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What is your desired career path?<\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I am aspiring to become a medical doctor and am currently on the <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-natural-sciences-and-mathematics\/pre-medicine\/\">pre-med track<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What does Black History Month mean to you?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Black History Month means a lot to me as the celebration of this month means that we are appreciated and that we matter in the country. 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