Students on the Move | January 2024
Congrats to Gia Lopez, a fourth-year Game Design student. Lopez is from Puerto Rico and did a co-op with SGR Studios Corp. in San Juan last summer. A game she helped develop is now officially loaded to streaming platforms. It’s called “Champion Shift” and just reading the official description should get your adrenaline pumping! As per SGR Studios Corp: “Unleash mythic heroes and their mighty vehicles in this thrilling co-op action roguelike. Seamlessly shift into car form, create builds with unique abilities, and battle endless enemies to stop the evil Dominion. Rev through high-octane missions, conquer epic bosses, and become an absolute legend!" Lopez returned to campus in the fall and continues to work with the gaming company.
Sisterhood! Darnae Pauley, a fourth-year criminal justice major, Alecia Hart, a fourth-year exercise science major and Ayanna Smith, a fourth-year graphic media science and technology major, are now proud members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. The three were inducted into the sorority late last year. Jazzmyn Ivery-Robinson, ’12, former assistant director, Community and Belonging, serves as their graduate advisor and is membership coordinator for the sorority.
Maddie Tlachac (Oneida) is a fourth-year environmental sustainable health and safety major with an immersion in Chinese. Tlachac has been accepted at UCLA and will pursue a master’s in legal studies with specialization in environmental law and policy. Tlachac’s future plans include working to increase indigenous sovereignty through environmental law and policy.