MEET THE ORIENTATION LEADERS
MEET THE ORIENTATION LEADERS
Orientation Leaders at the University of Georgia seek to prepare students for academic and social engagement as members of the UGA community.
Wyatt Williams | Wild One
Major: Political Science and Economics
Year: Rising 3rd Year
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Major Involvements: Student Government Association, Greek Life, PROPEL Rural Scholars
UGA Bucket List: Take a friend to the Georgia Center and try the homemade strawberry ice cream pie with coconut crust!
Cam Webb | Turnt Two
Major: Biomedical Physiology
Year: Rising 3rd Year
Hometown: Columbus, GA
Major Involvements: Dawg Camp, Greek Life, Black Male Leadership Society
UGA Bucket List: Go to other sporting events besides football games! Whether it’s basketball, gymnastics, tennis, or more, UGA has so many fun sports to watch.
Vanessa Pham | Triple Threat
Major: Public Relations
Year: Rising 3rd Year
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA
Major Involvements: Dawg Camp, Digital Dawgs, Student Government Association
UGA Bucket List: You have to go stargazing at the Iron Horse!
Julia Randall | Fantastic Four
Major: Accounting
Year: Rising 3rd Year
Hometown: Roswell, GA
Major Involvements: University Housing, Joy Mission Club, Club Swim, Campus Ministry
UGA Bucket List: You should get a group of friends to go geocaching around campus at sunset!
Ava Helton | Firework Five
- Major: Secondary English Education
- Year: Rising 4th Year
- Hometown: Cartersville, GA
- Major Involvements: Extra Special People, Campus Ministry
- UGA Bucket List: Definitely the 4th quarter of a football game, but it has to be a night game!!!
Andreas Toney | Saucy Six
Major: Health Promotion
Year: Rising 2nd Year
Hometown: Grovetown, GA
Major Involvements: Student Government Association, Xtension, University Housing
UGA Bucket List: Make sure to catch a bus to the Niche whenever you can! They have really good food!
Israh Daniel | Stellar Seven
Major: Political Science & Psychology
Year: Rising 3rd Year
Hometown: Carrollton, GA
Major Involvements: UGA Mentor Program, Bulldog Basics, Xtension
UGA Bucket List: Try everything! There are so many corners of campus waiting for you, so get involved. Join a club that interests you, try new food around Athens, go make new friends, attend every Saturday in Athens, and make the most of every experience!
Sims Alligood | Epic Eight
Major: Psychology
Year: Rising 4th Year
Hometown: Dublin, GA
Major Involvements: Digital Dawg, Dawg Camp, Transition Leader
UGA Bucket List: Everyone needs to have a hot dog with ketchup and a red Powerade in Sanford Stadium.
Katie Hollister | Fine Nine
Major: Ecology
Year: Rising 4th Year
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Major Involvements: Odum School of Ecology Student Ambassador, Ecotones A Cappella, UGarden
UGA Bucket List: During their time at UGA, students should get to know Athens by attending community-wide events, like Porchfest, Latinx Festival, Insectival, Twilight Bike Race, and the Athens Farmers Market at Bishop Park. It’s wonderful to shop locally, appreciate Athens’ diversity, and enjoy live music & good food!
Journee Jordan | Perfect Ten
Major: Public Relations
Year: Rising 4th Year
Hometown: Jesup, GA
Major Involvements: Student Government Association, Arch Society, University Housing
UGA Bucket List: Make sure to Go to as many sporting events as you can! We have a lot more than just football on campus and there’s always a possibility of free food and merch. I personally wear my free PJ pants from a women’s basketball game all the time!
Nando Arriola | Elite Eleven
- Major: Biomedical Physiology
- Year: Rising 4th Year
- Hometown: Canton, GA
- Major Involvements: Shop with a Bulldog, Dawg Camp, CURO Research
- UGA Bucket List: Lay on the grass in North Campus on a warm day and realize how far you’ve come!
Om Patel | Dynamite Dozen
- Major: Economics
- Year: Rising 3rd Year
- Hometown: Nashville, GA
- Major Involvements: Student Alumni Council
- UGA Bucket List: You have to experience the 4th quarter of a football game. You can’t beat the atmosphere, and the vibes are always there. The student body just feels so united!
Zurnia Dickerson | Thriving Thirteen
- Major: Special Education (Adapted Curriculum)
- Year: Rising 4th Year
- Hometown: Griffin, GA
- Major Involvements: Arch Society, Experience UGA, College of Education Student Ambassador
- UGA Bucket List: Finding all of the bulldog statues throughout campus AND the Athens community! Also, you have to try all five dining halls!
Jake Kinney | Fearless Fourteen
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Year: Rising 3rd Year
- Hometown: Baltimore, MD
- Major Involvements: Greek Life, UGA Miracle, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- UGA Bucket List: Experience every dining hall. Make sure to take time to go to the niche and try a calzone with a friend!
Alex Peric | Feisty Fifteen
- Major: Nutritional Sciences
- Year: Rising 3rd Year
- Hometown: Augusta, GA
- Major Involvements: Student Government Association
- UGA Bucket List: After the first day of classes there, it is a tradition for first-year students to make their way towards the fountain. It is vital that you go! It’s a great time to meet new people, make memories, and feel that sense of community within your class!
Madison Godbee | Super Sixteen
- Major: Communication Studies
- Year: Rising 3rd Year
- Hometown: Savannah, GA
- Major Involvements: Greek Life, Wesley, Extra Special People
- UGA Bucket List: Don’t forget to Snellibrate at Snelling Dining Commons at midnight after a UGA win!
Aubrey McCurdy | Striking Seventeen
- Major: Biology & Neuroscience
- Year: Rising 3rd Year
- Hometown: Northville, MI
- Major Involvements: Student Government Association, UGA Miracle, Greek Life
- UGA Bucket List: Ring the bell at least once, study at the Miller Learning Center, and meet the Tate Moms. Join clubs that aren’t only in your major but also in your interests. Take advantage of all the free merch at games!
Bub Woodson | Electric Eighteen
- Major: Management Information Systems
- Year: Rising 2nd Year
- Hometown: Cumming, GA
- Major Involvements: Student Government Association, Leadership UGA, Dawg Camp
- UGA Bucket List: Try your hardest to get shown on the jumbotron in Sanford Stadium. There are so many cameras at UGA events, so jump in front of one and get featured on social media!
Ryan Tipper | Nonstop Nineteen
- Major: Exercise and Sports Science
- Year: Rising 4th Year
- Hometown: Woodstock, GA
- Major Involvements: Wesley Foundation, Student Alumni Council, Greek Life
- UGA Bucket List: Go to Ramsey and play a random sport for the day or do a random fitness class! They have so many different equipment and courts for sports like badminton, racquetball, squash, rock climbing, volleyball, or classes like kickboxing and dancing. Everyone should just go and try one out because why not!
Eva Sardon | Timeless Twenty
- Major: Political Science and International Affairs
- Year: Rising 4th Year
- Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA
- Major Involvements: Peer Learning Assistant (OSSA), Study Abroad, Active Learning Ambassador, Greek Life
- UGA Bucket List: A few things that students should have on their bucket is visiting the UGA Botanical Gardens, attending a night football game, and attending the UGA Homecoming Carnival!