Meet Olamide Olayiwola

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Senior
Women's Lacrosse

Hometown: New York City, NY

Major: Economics

Favorite Class: Senior thesis and my entire semester abroad

Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Having had the privilege to successfully finalize my senior thesis, I conducted comprehensive research on the relationship between cybersecurity expenditure and economic development. Submitting this thesis to graduate schools significantly bolstered my application and helped with getting accepted to graduate schools.

Special Talents/Skills: Sound imitation

Hobbies: Snowboarding, travelling, and tennis

Proudest Moment at CC: Successfully completing the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (R2R2R) hike in under 48 hours. My friends and I decided last minute to do a backpacking trip over block break, so we drove 11 hours from Colorado to Arizona. Despite my limited hiking experience (just 10 miles prior!), we hiked 23 miles each day. With only a 5-hour nap in between, we completed the hike. Afterwards we immediately went back to the car and made the 11-hour drive back to campus. This taught me the value of pushing myself past my comfort zone, even when being physically and mentally exhausted.

Community Service Experience: Being on Student Council and Delta Mu DEI chair along with the lacrosse team has granted me the opportunities to work with many groups on and off campus. I've worked with our team impact person by helping her sell cookies to CC students, I've planned and executed dinners catered to the BIPOC students on campus, which involved getting cuisines and performers from different cultures, and have participated in drives that help unhoused teenagers and young adults, in addition to TESSA which is an organization that advocates for the safety and protection for those who have or are currently experiencing assault and/or have been involved in human trafficking.

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