Student Orientation Assistants (SOAs)

Aaron Willis

Major: Aerospace- Pro-Pilot

Hometown: Sewanee, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: SGA Senator, Fraternity President at former institution 

Hobbies & Interests: Aviation, Hiking, Reading, Driving

Abby Plucker

Major: Early Childhood Education

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: College of Education Ambassador

Hobbies & Interests: Cooking and Crafting

Alexis Katz

Major: Biology-Physiology

Hometown: Marshall, Michigan

Campus Involvement: Best Buddies-President, Biology Club, MAPS, AMSA, Pre-Scripts

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Writing, Art, Animals(Cats!)

Allison Lovett

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Hohenwald, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Blue Elite, Psi Chi

Hobbies & Interests: Hanging out with friends and family

Amaya Mayfield 

Major: Finance-Real Estate

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Blue Raider Real Estate Club

Hobbies & Interests: Trying new foods, Online shopping, Traveling

Amber Ojuade 

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Ibadan, Nigeria 

Campus Involvement: MT Unions Desk Assistant, International Student Council, Inter-Diversity & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council, Lamda Sigma National Honor Society- President, Muslim Student Association- Vice-President, African Student Organization, Student Nursing Association

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Skincare, Digital Scrapbooking, Journaling, Dancing, and Crocheting

Ashly Sacalxot 

Major: Interior Design

Hometown: Winchester, Tennessee

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Cooking

Athziry Barajas Aguirre

Major: Social Work

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Hobbies & Interests: Martial Arts, Reading, and Shopping

Charlee Baker 

Major: English Education

Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life 

Hobbies & Interests: Traveling, Reading, Spending time with friends

Denarika Hubbard

Major: Data Science- Business Intelligence

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, Data Science Club-Project Manager, Women in Stem-Secretary

Hobbies & Interests: Sports, Music, Reading, Money & Saving  

Edafe Mosheshe

Major: Theater Arts

Hometown: Delta State, Nigeria

Campus Involvement: VGCF

Hobbies & Interests: Watching Movies, Working out, Listening to music, Going on adventures

Ella Cobb

Major: Marketing- Digital Marketing

Hometown: Shelbyville, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Gamma Beta Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Watching movies, Late night drives with friends

Emmie Neagle

Major: Biochemistry- Pre-PA

Hometown: Rockvale, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life 

Hobbies & Interests: Working out

Emma Tellez 

Major: Journalism- Sports Media

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life, Panhellenic Exec

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Shopping, Being outdoors, Working out, Photography, Going to Sports events

Hannah Colson

Major: Animation

Hometown: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life, Blue Elite, SIGGRAPH, Water-Ski team, Order of Omega

Hobbies & Interests: Watching movies & TV,Rroller skating, Sports, Swimming, Art, Working out, Spending time with friends and family

Hannah Dye 

Major: Finance

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life, Gamma Beta Phi, Lamda Sigma Honors Society, Order of Omega

Hobbies & Interests: Shopping, Spending time with friends and family, and Community projects

Hannah Harris

Major: Chemistry

Hometown: Kingston, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Soroity Life, Band of Blue, Minority association of Pre-med students

Hobbies & Interests: Roller skating, Painting

Holly Steck

Major: Supply Chain Management

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Fishing, Hunting, Shopping, Cooking, Spending time with my mom

Jacob Gardner

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life, Psi Chi Honors Society

Hobbies & Interests: Weightlifting, Cooking, Gaming, Theology, Traveling, Learning about new Psychology, Disc Golf

Jadon Deaton

Major: Video and Film Production- Filmmaking

Hometown: Canton, Georgia

Campus Involvement: The Point

Hobbies & Interests: Video Games, Watching movies and TV, Hiking

Jaliyah Webb

Major: Human Development and Family Sciences

Hometown: Gallatin, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: BSU, TRIO, Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Painting, Walking in the park

Josie James

Major: Commercial Songwriting

Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia

Campus Involvement: NSAI, Omega Delta Psi, Match Records

Hobbies & Interests: Crocheting, Writing, Working Out, Listening to Music, Writing Music

Kalea Jackson

Major: Journalism

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Middle TN News, American Democracy Project, Turning Point

Hobbies & Interests: American Politics, TN Law and Legislation, Photography, Film, U.S. History

Karissa Tramel

Major: Recording Industry-Music Business

Hometown: Lebanon, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Omega Delta Psi

Hobbies & Interests: Music, Movies, Creating Art

Kimora Thompson

Major: Biology

Hometown: Savannah, Tennessee

Hobbies & Interests: Dancing, Expressing creativity with my hair, Upcycling Clothes, Watching Scary Movies

Kylie Wood

Major: Video and Film Production

Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida

Campus Involvement: Omega Delta Psi

Hobbies & Interests: Video editing, Scarpbooking, Video Games, Crafting

Lauren Parks

Major: Communication and Spanish

Hometown: Christiana, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: The Point, Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Community Service, Going to the gym, Hanging out with family and friends

Lauren Wooten

Major: Marketing

Hometown: Shelbyville, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: IGNITE, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Beta Phi

Hobbies & Interests: Hanging out with friends, Shopping, Traveling

Macy Tramel

Major: Fashion Merchandising

Hometown: Shelbyville, Tennessee

Hobbies & Interests: Shopping, Watching movies, Spending time with friends, Styling outfits

Mary Beth Bryan

Major: Agribusiness

Hometown: Rockvale, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Blue Eite, Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Hunting, Listening to music, Driving around, Painting, Anything outdoors

Michaela Sigler

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Morristown, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Crocheting, Reading

Oscar Mosheshe

Major: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Hometown: Delta State, Nigeria

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Playing video games, Watching anime, Watching soccer, Hanging with friends and family, Playing with my dog

Rosalyn Arcilla

Major: Nursing

Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hobbies & Interests: Playing Musical Instruments, Playing board and card games

Sarah Kamar

Major: Biology-Pre-Dental

Hometown: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Campus Involvement: Blue Elite, Minority Association of Pre-med Students, Pre-Dental Society, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Campus Research

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Crocheting, Spending time with family, Running, Learning new languages

Savannah Brewer

Major: Communication

Hometown: Gallatin, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Communication Studies Club-President, Lamda Pi Eta

Hobbies & Interests: Communication, Music, Legend of Zelda

Tiana Williams

Major: Recording Industry

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Hobbies & Interests: Singing, Songwriting, Being goofy

Tianna McCutcheon

Major: Exercise Science

Hometown: Paris, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: SGA, MPAC, Alpha Kappa Psi, Scholars Academy Mentor

Hobbies & Interests: Working out, Listening to music, Dancing, Trying new food

Timothy Darnell

Major: Aerospace-Pro-Pilot & Flight Dispatch

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Gaming, Baseball, Archery, Working Out

William Walker

Major: Concrete Management

Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hobbies & Interests: Pokemon, Hiking

ZanÍa Cole

Major: Animal Science

Hometown: Columbia, Tennessee

Campus Involvement: BSU, BSCC, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals

Hobbies & Interests: Listening to music, Hanging with friends, Watching Sunsets, Thrifting