Biosketch
- Name: Derek Garcia Rodriguez
- College: Kennedy College of Sciences
- Major: Computer Science (General)
- Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts
- Favorite hobbies: Soccer, Video games (PC), Biking
- What is your favorite thing about UMass Lowell (UML)? The professors and the UML bike shop.
- What are your future goals? Complete my degree in Computer Science
- What has having been involved with the RHSA meant to you? Creating helpful opportunities between students and peer leaders
- Looking back, what advice would you give to yourself in your first year of college? Spend more time focusing on classwork, take the time to study days before exams, be more organized
- What advice would you give fellow students? Stay on top of your work because there will still be time left to enjoy college once you finish your studies
- Why did you choose to attend UMass Lowell? I chose to attend UMass Lowell for their computer science program as well as for the campus they have to offer.
- What does it mean to you to be a first-generation college student? To be proud of all my success and take every opportunity that life has to offer because I know that one day I will repay my parents for everything they have done for me to make it here.
- What inspires you to want to help first-generation students in the RHSA? Being able to guide them to better opportunities as my parents always provided me many opportunities for me to take and sometime, I never took those opportunities, so I want the people around me to realize that these opportunities we are offer are once in a lifetime chance.