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LIU/Brooklyn Campus Student Elected to National
Honors Council |
| Brooklyn, N.Y. – Sophia Ortiz, a junior at Long Island University’s
Brooklyn Campus, has been honored by being elected to the Executive
Committee of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). Following
an arduous and highly competitive nomination and application process,
Ortiz was one of three students elected to represent a national membership
comprised of students from more than 800 colleges and universities.
She looks forward to exercising her new responsibilities at an upcoming
NCHC conference in Jackson, Mississippi. "The conference will
give us a wonderful chance to exchange ideas and learn from one another’s
programs," she explains.
Ortiz emigrated from Ecuador with her family at the age of one and a half and for many years has resided in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. She is majoring in English and is pursuing a minor in finance. After graduating from Long Island University, she plans to attend law school and then work in corporate law. Asked about the recent spate of corporate scandals, she asserts, "Nothing is perfect. All of these problems show people the areas where they need to become better. I believe that we can learn from our mistakes." Reflecting on her overall experience in the Brooklyn Campus Honors program, Ortiz says that "Honors has given me a sense of belonging and a home. It has challenged my way of thinking and expanded my views." According to Bernice Braid, director of the University honors program and dean of academic and instructional resources, "Sophia has proven herself to be a leader here at the Brooklyn Campus, and now will speak for student interests in a new arena. We’re all very proud of her."
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