Students outside the Delft

Meet Juliana Garcia, a Elementary Special Education major, Dallas, Texas. She plans to graduate in 2025.

I wanted a change of scenery and something new. And I figured moving across the country would be a good place to start.

I wanted every child to have the same opportunity in their education no matter their abilities, background, etc.

I will be working this Summer at Baycliff Health Camp. It is a camp for children with special needs and it allows them to have the full blown summer camp experience. Working here would give me more experience for my major, and I found out about the job through the Education Department.

Within campus I have been a part of the Latinx Student Union, Greek life (Alpha Gamma Delta), and Hall Government. I also volunteer to tutor children through the Student Success Project. Volunteering in the UP 200 with Alpha Gam.

Do it! You'll always have a form of community you will be a part of and resources are always available if you need help.

Being a first generation college student, a POC, and an out of state student could be hard sometimes, but I'm grateful for the people I have in my life on campus who have helped me through new experiences.

Be Northern to me means letting your inner child out and explore! Growing up in a city, I was never given the opportunity to experience nature. In Marquette and especially at Northern, I'm able to walk outside anywhere and I have new places to see and forest to hike through.