Andrea Hooper

Home Town:

    

Lake View, NY (Buffalo, NY)

Graduation Year:

    

2007

Major / Minor:

    

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Extracurricular Activities:

    

Varsity Fencing, Alpha Phi Omega, Presidential Ambassadors, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Delta Epsilon Iota, and Engineering and Science Student Council

Favorite Class:

    

Engineering Surveying

Research/Internship/Coop/Study Abroad Experience:

    

Currently on Co-op in Hawaii for Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd., a design-build general contractor. My project is the renovation of a shopping center in Waikiki.

I chose UDM because:

    

Excellent programs, wonderful teachers, small class sizes, religious affiliation, and financial aid program.

Best Advice to give prospective college students:

    

Determine what is important for your college education and experience. If it is great professors, personal attention, awesome friends, chances to make a difference, and career opportunities, then UDM is for you.

My biggest college surprise was:

    

The wonderful friends I have made and the numerous opportunities at UDM.

Career Goal:

    

Work in Construction Management.

Name one great thing about UDM:

    

The opportunity to make a difference in the community and across the world.