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Alana

Peer Mentor

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Pronouns

She/Her

 

Major(s)

Sports Media Communications and Advertising and Public Relations

 

Minor(s)

Woman and Gender Studies, LGBTQIA+ Sexuality Studies, Sociology, and English

 

Hometown 

Houston, Texas

 

Of all the jobs you could have on campus, what made you want to be a Peer Mentor?

I wanted to help students find their voice and way on campus.

 

If you could learn any skill or craft instantly, what would it be?

Paragliding

 

What’s one thing on your bucket list you know you’ll cross off some day?

Showing the world of sports media and all it offers to younger students in the Houston area.

 

What's your favorite way to de-stress or relax during busy times?

I love to read and write.

 

If your life had a soundtrack, what is your theme song?

Chaos & Coffee

 

You just won an all-expenses paid vacation. Where would you go?

I would go to Singapore.

 

What’s your favorite place on campus—and why? 

The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. It feels like home and the staff always talk to me.

 

What's your go-to comfort food or guilty pleasure snack?

Seafood boils.

 

What's one thing you wish you had known before starting college?

It's okay to not have your life mapped out.