Scholar loves learning why world works as it does

Neelah Ali

Six questions for Neelah Ali, University of Colorado student and recipient of a Buffalo Bicycle Classic Scholarship.

1. What are you studying, and what drew you to this discipline?

I major in ecology and evolutionary biology with a minor in ethnic studies. I was drawn to biology because it has always been a subject that I was drawn to because I love finding out how and why the world and the things in the world work the way they do. I was drawn to ethnic studies because as much as biology, I love people, and ethnic studies provides me with the history of all people.

2. What do you hope to be doing in a decade?

I will hopefully have finished grad school with either my master’s or doctorate, depending on the path I choose. After that I hopefully will have found a job that answers my calling for people interaction in a biological sense.

3. If you could tell a prospective college student only one thing about higher education, what would it be?

Go for it! You lose nothing but gain so much in learning knowledge.

4. What have you found most memorable or meaningful about your time at CU?

The interactions and knowledge that I have gained. In an academic setting, you learn so much in class but outside of class as well.

5. What activities or extracurricular activities do you participate in on campus?

I am the historian of National Society of Black Engineers. I am a scholar in Academic Excellence Program. I am in CU-Unity. I am a peer mentor in my dorm and will be vice-president of my dorm in fall 2011.

6. What does it mean to you that you were selected as a Buffalo Bicycle Classic scholar?

It means to me that I was able to have the opportunity to become a part of a community of scholars who choose to excel. It was an achievement and a honor to be noticed and chosen based off of what I did in high school but now it serves as a motivator to continue the excelling at a higher level and to set higher goals to achieve.

The Elevations Buffalo Bicycle Classic, which raises funds for scholarships, includes ride distances of 14, 35, 50, 70 and 100 miles. To learn more about the Sept. 11 event or to register, click here.

August 2011

 

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