Spirit of Maryland 2022

Bachelor's/Master's Program — BA in Criminology, Master's in Public Policy

Alyssa Cobb (Uh-liss-uh Cawb) is majoring in a BA/Master's Program (Criminology/Public Policy) from Baltimore, Md. Activities she is involved in include The Humble Walk Campus Ministry, Student Alumni Leadership Council, Resident Assistant.

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Government & Politics and Criminology & Criminal Justice

Kassidy Jacobs (Bree-ah-nuh Mur-cah-dough) is a Government & Politics and Criminology & Criminal Justice double-major from Baltimore, Md. She is the Vice-Chair of Student Services for the BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council. She is also the Chair of the Student Affairs Committee in the UMD Senate and also serve on the Senate Executive Committee. She has been involved with Terps for Change for four years, volunteering in the College Park community.

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Bachelor's/Master's Program — BA in Criminology, Master's in Public Policy

Briana Mercado (Bree-ah-nuh Mur-cah-dough) is a Biochemistry from Aspen Hill, Md. Activities she is involved in include Multicultural Greek Council- President as part of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Incorporada Latinx Student Union- Community Service Chair On-campus Research- Dr. Stephanie Lansing’s Bioenergy and Bioprocessing Technology Lab.

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Government and Politics (B.A.) and Information Science (B.S.)

Renee Paulraj (Rehnay Paul-raj) is a Government and Politics (B.A.) and Information Science (B.S.) double major from Ellicott City, Md. She is the Founder and President of the American Civil Liberties Union at the University of Maryland; Chair and Presiding Officer of the University Student Judiciary; and President of GirlUp UMD

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Bioengineering (major), Spanish Language, Culture, and Professional Contexts (minor)

Angela Sun (An-juh-luh Sun) is a Bioengineering major from Rockville, Md. Activities she is involved in include The Every Child Project, research in Dr. Alisa Clyne's lab, ambassador for the health professions advising office.

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Dual Degree in Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiology (BS); Economics (BS)

Kevin J. Tu (Kevin Two) is majoring in a dual degree program in Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiolgy; and in Economics from Columbia, Md. Activities he is involved in include: Founding CORA (Combating Overdoses in Rural Areas); Running the GreenLabs program at UMD; Starting The Hare (UMD's Satirical Newspaper).

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Government and Politics

Raj Ukondwa (rah-shj) is a Government and Politics major from Glenwood, Md . Activities he is involved in include President of the Black-Pre Law Association, Vice-President of the OMSE College Success Scholars, and Chair of the College of Behavioral and Social Science Dean's Student Advisory Council.

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Public Policy and Chinese double major

Josie Urrea (Joe-zee You-ray-uh) is a Public Policy and Chinese double major. Activities she is involved in include Sexual Misconduct Prevention Director for the Student Government Association, Chair of the Title IX Advisory Board, lives in the on-campus immersion Language House program as a member of the Mandarin Chinese cluster.

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Neurobiology and Physiology / Psychology

Noam Yanay (Noh-ahm) is majoring in Neurobiology and Physiology / Psychology from North Bethesda, MD and Tel Aviv, Israel . Activities she's been involved with include Resident Assistant, EMT, Researcher at the NIH.

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Public Health Science

Isha Yardi (Ee-shah Yard-ee) is a Public Health Science major from Gaithersburg, Md. She is the Co-founder of Terrapin Think Tank, Co-Director of The Student Government Association's Health and Wellness Committee, Research Assistant in the School of Public Health's Neighborhood Health Lab.

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