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Name:
James Martin

Year:
Senior

Major:
Theater Arts

Hometown:
Fairfield, California

High school:
Vanden High School

Plans after graduation:
Graduate school certificate program at UC Santa Cruz in theater arts while serving as Artistic Director of Barnstorm student-run theater company; afterwards, graduate school at NYU, pursuing a degree in theater in education or higher education student affairs

 

Activities/Interests:
Summer Orientation Staff, Porter Residential Advisor (RA), Porter Core Instructional Assistant (IA), Porter Summit (student government), Porter Tour Guide, directing and performing in numerous Theater Arts Department productions, Queer Fashion Show, Haluan Hip Hop Dance Troupe, Assistant Artistic Director of Barnstorm, writing tutor

Favorite UC Santa Cruz moments:
Being an RA and an IA. “Helping with the core course was a wonderful opportunity to help my peers develop their writing skills as freshmen and to watch them develop as analytical thinkers. And as an RA in the residence halls, I was there to support the students and help them with whatever issues came up for them. I really enjoyed engaging and working with the Porter College community.”

How UC Santa Cruz has changed him:
“I am definitely not the same person that I was when I came here four years ago. My goals are different, and I’ve figured out how I want to use theater and education in my life. The classes that I have attended and conversations that I’ve had with friends have been so enlightening for me. Now it’s time to take all the information that I’ve gathered both inside and outside the classroom and bring it out into the world.”