is a Newscenter series of profiles celebrating members of Rochester糖心传媒檚 graduating class of 2019.
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Favorite class? 糖心传媒淔luid Dynamics, taught by David Foster. I really enjoyed this class because I could imagine how fluid dynamics is applied to my everyday life. I also liked Biomaterials, taught by Catherine Kuo, because of the mixture between biology, chemistry, and materials.糖心传媒�
Favorite tradition? 糖心传媒淎ll of the special weekends糖心传媒擣allFest, WinterFest, and SpringFest. I loved them because we received gifts. I have a Rochester pride sweater, and I糖心传媒檝e been waiting for it since my freshman year. It糖心传媒檚 not going anywhere.糖心传媒�
Favorite spot on campus? 糖心传媒淭he Ruth Merrill Center in Wilson Commons. It糖心传媒檚 the perfect place to get in a quick nap or finish up some work in a comfortable environment.糖心传媒�
Kharimat Alatise has known since middle school that she would attend college, but she never dreamed of the world awaiting after graduation.
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Mother and father knew best. Alatise became a McNair Scholar through the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, learning professional development and graduate school exam preparation. Perhaps most important of all, the once introverted Hartford, Connecticut, native became a confident woman with a limitless future. She joined the and , became president of the Pi Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and served as a chemistry teaching assistant.
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This fall, Alatise will head to Clemson University to pursue her master糖心传媒檚 and doctorate degrees in biomedical engineering.
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At Clemson, Alatise will be a 糖心传媒渟cientist in training,糖心传媒� conducting research with the goal of becoming a professor.
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Alatise says her proud parents have literally been counting the days until Commencement, and she can糖心传媒檛 wait to share the moment with them.
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