Niya Torres

Athletics

Education

Careers

Community Involvement and Service

Family and Friends

Character

GOAL: Earn a degree in bioengineering from the University of Maryland

GOAL: Enter an innovative grad school program

GOAL: Upon graduating, work in a hospital setting helping patients 👩🏼‍⚕️

GOAL: Find internships that allow me to find particular interests

UMD Cross Country and Track

GOAL: Learn to enjoy pushing myself and overcome my nerves

Health and Enjoyment

Part of the track and cross country team

Rock climbing

Yoga

DREAM: Open a bakery 🍰

INTERCONNECTION: GOAL: Volunteer at the Library 📚

Volunteer at the Anne Arundel Medical Center

Arundel High Running Group

Supportive mentors! 👴🏻

Peers who push me to improve!

UMD Friends

Garrett Hall roomates

Family

Mom

Dad

Nevan (brother)

Teddy and Chase (dogs) 🐶

Service focused

Fun!

Kindness 😃

My awesome boyfriend Jack! 💑

Arundel Running Group

NEEDS:Chris: Advice for careers in finance ⭐

NEEDS: Mr. Nichols: NRL Engineering, career and school advice ⭐

UNKNOWNS: ALTERNATIVELY: Help patients by selling medical devices, and educating doctors and patients on the ways to improve quality of life ⭐

STEPS: Develop experience in sales and make connections with people in the industry ⭐

INTERCONNECTION/ NEEDS: Schedule times to speak with different students and professors regarding their passions. Gather what advice they have ⭐

INTERCONNECTION: Search the database of internships and jobs that are with companies who work with UMD athletes ⭐

INTERCONNECTION/ NEEDS: Reach out to UMD Athletics alumni ⭐

INTERCONNECTION: Return to help coach and mentor younger athletes over my school breaks ⭐

NEEDS: Speak with people in different graduate programs ⭐

NEEDS: Use connections to educate myself on options for financing grad school. Overcome the barrier of cost. ⭐

UNKNOWNS: ALTERNATIVELY: Pursue my passion of real estate and finance. ⭐

STEPS: Take a real estate class over the summer and get certified ⭐

INTERCONNECTION: Use my Clifton Strengths skills of positivity and empathy to better patients lives. ⭐

UNKNOWNS: ALTERNATIVELY: Attend nursing school and become a nurse practitioner ⭐

INTERCONNECTION: Use Clifton Strengths theme of consistency to establish a routine and persist even when it's difficult ⭐

NEEDS: Speak to professors for classes that I find interesting ⭐

BMGT professor

BSCI professor

INTERCONNECTION: GOAL: Join a club and become involved in the UH community to find like-minded people ⭐

GOAL: Join a service related club at UMD ⭐

NEEDS: Conquer the gender disparity of scientific professions by creating a supportive community ⭐

Society of Women Engineers