Meet the ACE Student Ambassadors
Student ambassadors represent various social, academic, career, and civic engagement issues and movements affecting college students of today.
Student ambassadors develop relationships with alumni and build internship and enrichment opportunities within the surrounding community in the form of mentoring, volunteering, and other community building initiatives. Additionally, student ambassadors engage and build projects and community building opportunities around societal issues including immigrant and refugee rights, feminism and female empowerment, environmentalism, and first-generation, lower-income, & students with disabilities' needs.
Student ambassadors enrich the nationwide TRIO initiative and collaborate to develop The TRIO Student Summit - an introduction to college event hosted each spring for high school TRIO students from precollege programs in Chicago and the surrounding area.
A significant focus of pre-medical and pre-law focused activities also take place throughout the year through the ACE Medical Club (acemedicalclub@gmail.com) and through pre-law initiatives led by various student ambassadors.
Below is a brief introduction to our team of student ambassadors. If you are an ACE Scholar with questions about this initiative, please e-mail us at ace@luc.edu.
ACE Student Ambassadors
Julia Borowska
Major: Biology
Minor: Bioethics and Spanish
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: R.A.G.E. Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Tennis Club, LUC Polish Student Alliance club, Friends of MSF, AMSA, ACE medical club
Favorite part of ACE: Everyone that’s a part of ACE is so nice and helpful. We’re like a big happy family!
Paola Hernandez
Major: Nursing
Minor: Psychology, Spanish Language
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: R.A.G.E Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Mujeres en Medicina, CARE Pathway Scholar, National Student Nurses Association
Favorite part of ACE: The staff <3!
Samantha Geni
Major: Psychology
Minor: Women Studies & Gender Studies
Year: Junior
Job position within ACE: Literature, Arts, & Culture Ambassador
Involvement on campus: RISE Lab, Residence Life Desk Receptionist
Favorite Part of ACE: Creating friendships that will last a lifetime!
Heaven Thomas
Major: Forensic Science
Year: Sophomore
Job position within ACE: Literature, Arts, & Culture Ambassador
Involvement on campus: ACE Book Club, Black Cultural Center, The Forensic Science Student Organization, Rainbow Connection, and Women in Science and Math (WISAM).
Favorite part of ACE: I love the community that naturally forms between everyone and how inspiring that can be for people who are struggling to adjust to their transition to college.
Maria Burritt
Major: Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience
Minor: Shakespeare Studies
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: Community & Civic Engagement Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Rugby, Alpha Phi Omega, Ecology Lab, Chess Club, Pre-Law Society, Residence Life Desk Manager, Cudahy Library Circulation Assistant
Favorite part of ACE: Having a "home base" on campus means a place to refresh, reset, and be around people who make you smile.
Eduardo Rios-Idiaquez
Major: Finance and Entrepreneurship
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: Business Scholar Student Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Member of the Professional Business Fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, Member of Center of Diversity and Inclusion, Intramurals Sports Supervisor at Halas Recreation Center as well as a Fitness Supervisor, and a Desk Receptionist for Residence Life.
Favorite part of ACE: That everyone tries to lend a helping hand making sure nobody is left out so we can all grow here at Loyola!
Valerie Alvarez
Major: Public Health
Minor: Biology
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: Pre-Health Scholar Support Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Phi Delta Epsilon, Mujeres en Medicina, Public Health Club, Desk Receptionist at De Nobili Hall!
Favorite part of ACE: I love the people I have met through ACE! I feel connected with everyone and feel unconditional love and support from students and staff.
Rebecca Curiel
Major: Global Studies
Minor: Women and Gender Studies and Economics
Year: Junior
Job position within ACE: Second-Year Scholar Support Ambassador
Involvement on campus: UNICEF Loyola, MASA, Salsa Club, Peer Advisor
Favorite part of ACE: I love the community and support that ACE has for everyone, as well as all the events and retreats!
Elizabeth Joseph
Major: Physics
Minor: Math
Year: Senior
Job position within ACE: Community and Civic Engagement Ambassador
Involvement on campus: Physics Club and Women in Physics Club
Favorite part of ACE: The friendships that are formed between everyone.