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Riyahauna H.

Alumnus at CUNY Queens College

Class of 2022

Current: Poughkeepsie, NY

Hometown: Coram, NY

Major: Urban Studies

Minor: Honors in Social Sciences


A few of my life goals are...

short term is complete my accelerated master's program in Urban Studies/Urban Affairs so that I can learn more about the topic and figure out what I want to do career wise. I'd also love to travel before I hop back into the work force. I feel like traveling is something that's important and opens our eyes to more things in life. I'd also like to maintain my GPA and hopefully graduate with a 3.7+ GPA. Long term, I would love to find a career that allows me to do what I love the most, which is helping people, and also find a job that would allow me to travel and support/spend time with my family.

A fun fact about me is...

I'm really creative. I used to draw a lot when I was younger and now I use my creative side more on social media when creating content for myself or other organizations. I'm also very musical. When I was younger, I was always able to pick up instruments and play. However, I only started traditionally practicing violin in 3rd grade. I still play occasionally but I played violin all the way until 12th grade and miss being in orchestra.

My favorite class at Queens College is...

Urban Studies 101. Urban Studies 101 was the first Urban Studies class that I took and after taking this introductory class, I realized that I wanted to become an Urban Studies major and found myself excited to learn again.

I chose Queens College because...

I saw an opportunity for personal growth and figuring out what I truly wanted to study. I found the right major for me, Urban Studies, because I found a major that would focus on topics that are important to me and actually interest me. Queens College played an important factor in me becoming the person I am today which is a person that's more confident and involved with my community.

I'm passionate about...

Urban Studies Urban Affairs Food/Cooking health and wellness Travelling Student Advocacy Community Engagement Youth/First-Year Mentorship mentoring younger children Academic Excellence equity Racial Equity

I'm involved with...

Committee for Disabled Students Social Media Director Student Ambassador NYPIRG Secretary for Student Government First Year Experience Mentor Coordinator CUNY USS
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