Student Ambassador

Age: 19

Hometown: Delta State, Nigeria

Current residence: West Saint Paul

High school and year graduated: Uniben Demonstration Secondary School, 2016

Freshman or sophomore: Sophomore

Extracurricular activities at Inver: Black Student Union

Major and degree at Inver Hills: Major: Engineering, Minor: Theater

Transfer plans: Plan on transferring to Metropolitan State University

Career plans: To be a successful engineer

Three words that describe you as a college student: Active, Studious, and Hard working

Pastimes and hobbies: Dancing, Singing, Swimming, and Watching movies

Why did you become a student ambassador? I have always wanted to be of help to students and to meet new people.

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Basketball
2. Place you would most like to visit: South Korea, Paris, and Dubai
3. The most exciting thing you've ever done: Moving to the US
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one: Never stop believing in yourself
5. Favorite all-time TV show: The Vampire Dairies, The Originals, Pretty Little Liars, and Charmed
6. Favorite all-time movie: Can't decide
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: To be successful in whatever I do
8. Most precious material possession: My phone
9. Dream occupation: Acting
10. Person you would most like to meet: Jeon Jungkook
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: Playing the guitar
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind: Inequality amongst people in the society.

Student Ambassador

Age: 23

Hometown: West St. Paul

Current residence: West St. Paul

High school and year graduated: Henry Sibley, class of 2013

Freshman or sophomore: Sophomore

Extracurricular activities at Inver: Student Ambassador, Nursing Club, Student Senate

Major and degree at Inver Hills: Nursing

Transfer plans: I would like to stay at Inver for the MANE program

Career plans: Once I get my BSN I plan on working in a hospital in the pediatric area. Eventually I would like to go back to school so that I can get my Nurse Practitioner degree and open my own pediatric clinic.

Three words that describe you as a college student: Dedicated, Excited, Organized

Pastimes and hobbies: Playing with my two-year-old son, Wyatt. Coaching volleyball, hanging out with my younger siblings, and fishing.

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Volleyball, hockey, dance
2. Place you would most like to visit: Germany
3. The most exciting thing you’ve ever done: Traveled all over France and parts of Spain
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one: Have Courage, Be Kind
5. Favorite all-time TV show: Gilmore Girls
6. Favorite all-time movie: Toy Story
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: Opening my own clinic
8. Most precious material possession: My late grandma’s cross necklace
9. Dream occupation: Movie star
10. Person you would most like to meet: Adam Sandler
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: How to play the guitar
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind: Besides global warming, I would say the need to create issues or over exaggerate to the point of conflict with small matters: Being uneducated and not doing your own research. Just believing the title of an article you found online without looking into it. Social media as well because it allows people to share their hateful, nasty thoughts everywhere.

Student Ambassador

Age: 19

Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Current residence: West St. Paul

High school and year graduated: School of Tomorrow, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Graduated in June 2017

Freshman or sophomore: Sophomore

Extracurricular activities at Inver: Student Ambassador, Treasurer at Psychology Club, Interim Vice President of Student Senate

Major and degree at Inver Hills: AA in Liberal Arts

Transfer plans: Plan to transfer to a four year college to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Public Health

Career plans: Social worker

Three words that describe you as a college student: Joyful, Hard-working, and Outgoing

Pastimes and hobbies: Going to church

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Swimming
2. Place you would most like to visit: Jerusalem
3. The most exciting thing you’ve ever done:
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one: "EXCPECT THE UNEXCPECTED"
5. Favorite all-time TV show:
6. Favorite all-time movie:
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: Form a nonprofit organization in my hometown that supports children, women, and old people
8. Most precious material possession: Bible
9. Dream occupation:
10. Person you would most like to meet: Oprah Winfrey
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: Counselling skill
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind:

Student Ambassador

Age: 40

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

Current residence: Cottage Grove, Minnesota

High school and year graduated: Park Senior High School, Class of 1998

Freshman or sophomore: Sophomore

Extracurricular activities at Inver: VIBE Club, Student Senate

Major and degree at Inver Hills: Business/Marketing

Transfer plans: Metropolitan State University for bachelor's degree in marketing

Career plans: Open my own haunted attraction

Three words that describe you as a college student: PROCRASTINATOR. EXCITED. HOPEFUL.

Pastimes and hobbies: Videogames, haunting, listening to music, tabletop RPGs, watching Parks and Recreation and The Office, reading books, graphic novels and comics, fishing, target shooting

Why did you become a student ambassador? I like helping people and being involved in the college.

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Sleeping
2. Place you would most like to visit: Japan
3. The most exciting thing you've ever done: Going to New Orleans for the Disaster Relief Trip
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one: "Color me fancy, but you really put the pants in panting!"
5. Favorite all-time TV show: Firefly
6. Favorite all-time movie: Army of Darkness
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: A successful haunted house
8. Most precious material possession: My TV
9. Dream occupation: Franchise movie serial killer
10. Person you would most like to meet: Bruce Campbell
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: Being a ninja
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind: Flat Earthers

Student Ambassador

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Student Ambassador

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Student Ambassador

Age: 19

Hometown: Osogbo, Nigeria

Current residence: Farmington, MN

High school and year graduated: Good Tidings Secondary school, 2016

Freshman or sophomore: Freshman

Extracurricular activities at Inver: Members of Black Student Union and CRU

Major and degree at Inver Hills: Planning to get into the nursing program

Transfer plans: Metropolitan State University through the MANE program

Career plans: Nursing

Three words that describe you as a college student: Dedicated, Busy Hardworking

Pastimes and hobbies: Watching K-drama, listening to music, reading.

Why did you become a student ambassador? To get involved with college activities, and meet new people.

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Track and field
2. Place you would most like to visit: South Korea, India, Australia, South Africa
3. The most exciting thing you’ve ever done:
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one:
5. Favorite all-time TV show: Undecided
6. Favorite all-time movie: The Incredibles
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: Master degree and PhD
8. Most precious material possession: Traditional clothes from Nigeria
9. Dream occupation: Pharmacist
10. Person you would most like to meet: Undecided
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: Master the piano
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind: Inequality and acceptance among gender, race, religion, and color.

Student Senate Vice President

Age: 19

Hometown: Eagan, MN

Current residence: Inver Grove Heights, MN

High school and year graduated: Simley High School, class of 2018

Freshman or sophomore: Freshman

Extracurricular activities at Inver: Student Senate Vice President, choir club President, Student Ambassador

Major and degree at Inver Hills: Music Education, Associates of Fine Arts degree

Transfer plans: Plan to transfer to Augsburg University in the Fall of 2020

Career plans: Become a choral director at a high school or college, be involved in the theater scene in the Twin Cities, possibly pursue music composition and music therapy

Three words that describe you as a college student: Zestful, Passionate, Motivational

Pastimes and hobbies: Singing, reading/writing stories, watching Netflix and YouTube

Why did you become a Student Ambassador? I became a student ambassador because it allowed me to be more involved on campus. I struggled making connections with other students until I joined a club and became involved in Student Life and Student Senate. Becoming an Ambassador served as a stepping stone for me being more involved and has been the place I've made the most friendships and feel most myself!

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1. Favorite sport or physical activity: Dancing!
2. Place you would most like to visit: Greece
3. The most exciting thing you've ever done: Went to Hawaii with my mom
4. Your personal motto if you had to have one: "I'd rather love myself too much than not enough."
5. Favorite all-time TV show: The Boondocks
6. Favorite all-time movie: Rent
7. One thing you most want to accomplish in life: To be happy!
8. Most precious material possession: My phone
9. Dream occupation: Choral director
10. Person you would most like to meet: Jordan Peele
11. Skill you would most like to learn and master: Playing guitar
12. Most important issue or problem facing humankind: A lack of empathy. Not understanding the needs and wants of others, and not respecting those regardless of your personal beliefs, is what leads to ignorance and hate, and results in the deaths of cultures and people.