Civil Engineering

Anchorage, AK

Senior

I love telling stories, reading and traveling. I am a civil engineering student in honors. I'm always full of ideas and perpetually busy - it's just the way I am. I love my family and Alaska. I like stargazing, fall and crafting.

It was a fiscally sound choice, a beautiful campus and close enough to be able to visit home while still having a fresh start. I fell in love with the campus after a tour, and the strong academic programs cemented my choice.

I love the people - we are a real community. My professors have invited me over to their houses for movie night and to weddings. I know many students by name, and we rally around each other when there's trouble.

I am heavily involved in the Honors Program. Some engineering activities I have been involved with are Institute of Transport Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, the Steel Bridge project and the Ice Arch Project. I enjoy playing broomball and learning and practicing foreign languages. I read a lot, several thousand books per year.

Go into it with an open mind. UAF is an awesome place, and I would hate for you to miss its little joys in your preconceptions.

I've gone on fieldtrips, from the USGS Chena Station to surveying the campus to the Denali Fault. I also got an internship in my field.

I would like to get my professional engineering license, then find some place I can make a difference. I would love to travel too - there is so much of the world still to see.

Somewhere in Galicia, Spain. I walked the Carnino de Santiago there in 2010, and the region was spectacular.