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