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    Mark Molinaro

    What’s the secret to collaborating with peers at conferences across the country, becoming president of your favorite club, and trying out everything that interests you? Mark Molinaro, ’16, will tell you it’s about getting to know your classmates and professors.

    “I’ve had so many things start by having that one-on-one with professors—the research I’ve done, going to conferences,” Molinaro said. “You get to know your professors better, and they get to know what interests you.”

    Molinaro imagined his research idea — testing bacteria in a nearby recreational stream — during a microbiology class, where his professor introduced him to the different bacteria properties that cause antibiotic resistance.

    “I wondered if antibiotic-resistant bacteria were occurring in the stream nearby,” Molinaro said. “And we found that biofilm samples taken from different locations in the stream had resistance to antibiotics.”

    As an honors student, he presented his research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, the Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference and the Southern Regional Honors Council Conference.

    As the Student Government Association president, he made sure others could pursue what interested them. He worked with faculty and staff to increase mini-grants to help students who can’t afford travel attend leadership workshops and research forums.

    “Being able to have these different experiences is fulfilling,” Molinaro said. “It’s a shame if you can’t do them because of funds. Finances should be your last worry when it comes to experiencing something that will improve your character and leadership in the long run.”

    Molinaro started out as a nursing major, but after volunteering with a local emergency department, he switched gears. At the hospital, he checked in patients, greeted family members and visitors, and made sure patients were comfortable. Then he decided to go premed.

    “I’m interested in health care because I love helping people,” Molinaro said. “I’ll go out of my way just to support others. It’s where I belong.”

    Courtney Hall

    Courtney Hall

    Courtney Hall helped new students love UNG through orientation and now assists them through her work in Academic Advising.
    Katayoun  Mobasher

    Katayoun Mobasher

    Dr. Katayoun Mobasher enjoys interdisciplinary studies where she can combine her background and knowledge of geology, GIS, and remote sensing technologies in health-related fields.
    Clay Rowell

    Clay Rowell

    Dr. Clay Rowell is humbled by clients when they allow him to help them navigate through some of life's most difficult situations. As a counselor educator, he also loves preparing people to make huge impacts on society starting with one person at a time.
    Dan Emmett

    Dan Emmett

    UNG alumnus Dan Emmett, '78, said UNG re-emphasized his parents' teachings of honor, discipline, service to one's country, and trying to do your best at everything you attempt.
    Phil O'Donnell

    Phil O'Donnell

    Before he launched a career with his degree in criminal justice, Phil O'Donnell of Suwanee, Georgia, tested himself against the best cyclists in the world.
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