Franklin & Marshall College

Emilia Harband, Class of 2013
Lafayette, CA

Email: eharband@fandm.edu

High School: Aclanes High School

Major:Anthropology and Government

Abroad: SIT Cape Town, South Africa fall 2011

Favorite Place on Campus: The Harris Center

Favorite Class:My foundations, Music as a political weapon

Fun Fact:I am double jointed in all of my fingers and can say all 50 states in order!

Genesis Hines, Class of 2012
Philadelphia, PA

Email: genesis.hines@fandm.edu

High School: Philadelphia High School for Girls

Major: Animal Behavior
Minor: French

Abroad: I plan to study abroad in the south of France this summer!

Favorite F&M Memory: Winning the interhouse alma mater and color wars competition with my fellow Bonchekers the week of freshman orientation! Our winning streak has yet to cease! Bonchek's the best!

Favorite Place on Campus: The second floor of Jazzman's Cafe. The campus is especially beautiful in early mornings from this view.

Favorite Class:Learning (a class on behaviorism in psychology). I have always been fascinated with the way that human behavior can be learned and manipulated. This class was a great introduction to those concepts from a psychological perspective.

Fun Fact:I LOVE to sing, but I have crippling stage fright!

Max Holtz, Class of 2013
Bethesda, MD

Email: mholtz@fandm.edu

High School: Walt Whitman High School

Major: Government

Extracurricular Activities: The Chessmen (All male a cappella), The Rumspringas (Improv comedy troupe), F&M Players, Phi Kappa Psi, Ware College House Treasurer

Favorite F&M Professor: Alexis Castor, the head of the Classics department. She taught my first year seminar on the history of ancient Rome. She was so professional and yet was always ready to provide some comic relief. She helped me understand what it means to be a student at F&M.

Fun Facts: Three years ago I climbed Mt. Fuji.

Favorite F&M Class: Doomsday. It was an English class on apocalyptic literature and was one of the first classes I took at F&M. The class was almost purely discussion-based, and I was always excited to go to class and see what everyone had to say about what we had read the night before.

Christen Dinger, Class of 2013
Hollidaysburg, PA

Email: rdinger@fandm.edu

High School: Hollidaysburg Area High School

Major: Sociology
Minor: Nutrition/Public Health Special Studies

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Women's Swim Team

Favorite F&M Professor: Professor Carey Faulkner. I took SOC100 with her and she is the reason I decided that I wanted to be a Sociology major. She is such an exciting and engaging professor and never leaves a dull moment in any of her classes.

Favorite F&M Class: Sociology of Sexuality with Professor Faulkner, because it is a very intriguing class that I never expected to experience in college, and of course, Professor Faulkner keeps all of her classes very interesting and exciting.

Moira Thompson, Class of 2014
Westminster, MD

Email: moira.thompson@fandm.edu

High School: Westminster High School

Major: English Literature
Minor: Undecided

Extracurricular Activities: The Poor Richards A Cappella, F&M Players, Chi Omega, Diplomatic Corps, Bonchek House Peer Advisor

Favorite F&M Memory: During the first snow, my best friends and I all ran outside to Buchanan Park. We found a couch cushion and went sledding on the hills and climbed trees and played on the snow covered playground. I took a break and ran inside and made a Facebook event for a giant snowball fight, and over 60 people showed up!

Favorite F&M Professor: Sands Hall in the English Lit department. When I visited F&M, I sat in on one of her Creative Writing classes and then my first semester I took Myth and Fairytale with her. She's so passionate about literature and writing, and really wants to see you excel and grow as a student and a writer.

Molly Thompson, Class of 2013
Chestertown, MD

Email: maureen.thompson@fandm.edu

High School: Kent County High School

Major: Sociology and Business

Extracurricular Activities: Alpha Phi Sorority, Blue & White Society, Schnader House Assembly of Peers, Diplomatic Corps, Public Safety Task Force

Favorite F&M Class: So far my favorite class has been Introduction to Sociology taught by my favorite Professor Carey Faulkner. As a freshman coming to F&M I had no idea what I wanted to major in but this course opened my eyes to the world of sociology and taught me to see people and society in a new way. From that class on I knew I wanted to be a sociology major! I definitely credit this class and Professor Faulkner with helping me not only plan my future but also to be a better, more understanding member of society.

Kasey Christiansen, Class of 2013

Email: katherine.christiansen@fandm.edu

High School: St. Andrew's School

Major: Public Health

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Swim Team, Siblings of Schnader, Volunteer at Lancaster General Hospital

Abroad: Honduras for Ware Institute's Alternative Spring Break

Favorite F&M Memory: When the men's and women's swim teams both won the Centennial Conference Championships. It was a close meet and truly took a team effort. Standing on the podium with all of my best friends, our coaches, and two trophies made all of the hard work and time spent in the pool so worth it!

Favorite F&M Class: Introduction to Public Health with Professor Kirk Miller. This semester was the first time the class was offered and it was very interesting and relevant to everyday life. Also, Dr. Miller brings his unique sense of humor to class everyday!

Krista Hollingsworth, Class of 2013
Oakland, MD

Email: krista.hollingsworth@fandm.edu

High School: Southern Garret High School

Major: Psychology
Minor: Sociology
Research: A project with Professor Knowles of the psychology department about the effects of social rejection and acceptance on perceived distance.

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Swim Team, work at Mayser Gymnasium

Favorite Place on Campus: The Upstairs of Jazzmans. Its the perfect place to relax and people watch or do homework between classes!

Dean Psomaras, Class of 2014
Princeton, NJ

Email: dean.psomaras@fandm.edu

High School: The Pennington School

Major: Business and Theater

Extracurricular Activities: F&M Men’s Soccer team, WFNM

Favorite Class: Acting for the Camera with Professor Mazuroski. Acting and theater were things that I didn’t think I’d get involved in. When I took Beginning Acting the first semester of my freshmen year I loved it. Now I’m planning on turning it into a major and Acting for the Camera is a class that encompasses everything that I love about acting.

Tommy Bergstrom, Class of 2013
Malvern, PA

Email: thomas.bergstrom@fandm.edu

High School: Episcopal Academy

Major: Government

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Swim Team, Chessmen A Cappella group (Secretary), F&M Diplomatic Corps

Favorite F&M Memory: My favorite F&M memories have been the two Centennial Conferences Championships I have participated in with the swim team. My freshmen year, both the men’s and women’s swimming teams used the term “double-dip’n” to describe our dual-championship status and close-knit team. Although we both placed second this past season, the championship experience is always rewarding after a challenging and fun season with your teammates!

Trevor Donnelly, Class of 2012
Natick, MA

Email: tdonnell@fandm.edu

High School: St. Mark's School

Major: Ancient Greek and Government

Extracurricular Activities: Chi Phi Fraternity, Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track & Field,  Eta Sigma Phi (National Classics Honors Society),  .08 Alcohol Awareness, Sibling of Schnader, F&M Diplomatic Corps

Favorite F&M Class: Plato’s Symposium (in Ancient Greek of course). I knew that I was going to be in for a bumpy ride when I signed up for this 3-student class, but I knew I should break free from my comfort zone.  Each class was extremely intriguing as I had the unique opportunity to read such a historically significant author in his actual language.

Argemira Florez, Class of 2013
Queens, NY

Email:  argemira.florez@fandm.edu

High School: The Baccalaureate School for Global Education

Major: Government and Religious Studies

Abroad Experience: F&M in Paris (Fall 2011)

Extracurricular Activities: The Human Rights Initiative, Hip-hop Dance Crew (treasurer), Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, BASIC, POSSE, IWOC

Favorite F&M Class:  My American Spiritualities class last semester has been my favorite class thus far. Not only was professor Lardas-Smith always passionate about his lessons, but he made sure to challenge each student individually so that he/she could get the most out of the class.

Fun Fact: I performed on Telemundo and Univision (channels that probably mean nothing to you unless you’re Hispanic) as a back up dancer for a Christian girl group and was on the Today Show for a knitting special.

John Chapman, Class of 2014
Pelham, NY 

Email: john.chapman@fandm.edu

High School: Pelham Memorial High School

Major: Undecided

Extracurricular Activities: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Intramural Soccer/Volleyball/Basketball, Ski and Snowboard Club

Favorite Place on Campus: Hartman Green, I like to be where all the energy is on campus especially in nice weather.

Fun Fact: I'm a triplet with a brother and a sister. I visited 37 schools when I was a junior and a senior in high school. I got to be on Curb Your Enthusiasm and met Wanda Sykes and Larry David. I also speak Greek fluently.

Sarah Braverman, Class of 2012
Bala Cynwyd, PA

Email: sbraverm@fandm.edu

High School: Lower Merion High School

Major: Theatre
Minor: French

Extracurricular Activities: Acting in the department of Theatre, Dance, and Film, F&M Players, Seamstress in the Costumes Shop, Hillel, Ware College House, and of course…  the Diplomat Corps!

Abroad: I spent the summer of 2010 in Paris, France.  I lived there for two months, then spent two more weeks traveling around Britain and Ireland with a friend from F&M!

Favorite Place on Campus: I love sitting out on Hartman Green in the nice weather.  It is so alive with students and you always run into friends.  Something is always going on out there and I never want to miss it!

Favorite F&M Memory: In the fall of my freshman year I decided to audition for the F&M Players musical.  A girl in my foundation’s class was also auditioning, so we decided to go together since we were both so scared.  We wound up both making the show and have been best friends ever since!

Kate Salomon, Class of 2013
East Hanover, NJ

Email: ksalomon@fandm.edu

High School: Hanover Park High School

Major: Business and Anthropology

Extracurricular Activities: President of the College Entertainment Committee, President of Anthropology Club, Code Blue Ultimate Frisbee, Relay for Life, .08

Favorite F&M Class: My favorite class so far is my foundations 1968. It was so interesting to not only study a period in time where the world was in revolution, but to also study the art and music that came out of that time and try to understand what it means. That class totally opened my to the beauty of looked beyond the initial layer and digging in deeper. 

Favorite F&M Memory: After an especially busy week, my roommates and I hold a Thursday night "relaxation" fest where the person who had the worst week gets to pick the movie and what kind of junk food they're craving. It's so great to find such a support system in college; my friends are people who motivate me in class, in my extracurricular activities, and keep me grounded at all times. 

Scott Rownd, Class of 2012
Shaker Heights, OH

Email: scott.rownd@fandm.edu

High School: Shaker Heights High School

Major: Environmental Studies and Public Policy joint major

Extracurricular Activities: PIT PA (Community Service), Varsity Swimming (Captain), SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee), Diplomatic Corps Executive Board, .08 (Alcohol Awareness), F&M Cares (Community Service), Hunger & Homelessness in the Community

Favorite F&M Professor:  Professor Pepino in the PUB/ENV department. He has an incredible knowledge base (20 years in the EPA!!) and gives hilarious and informative lectures. He also loves to discuss baseball, which I love as well.

Fun Fact: I am deathly afraid of heights, but I love roller coasters.

Andrew Masterleo, Class of 2013
Syracuse, NY

Email: andrew.masterleo@fandm.edu

High School: Jamesville Dewitt High School

Major: Business

Extracurricular Activities: Delta Sigma Phi, 1 in 4 (Sexual Assault Awareness), Peer Advisor, Bonchek House Congress, Student Representative to Community Outreach Committee

Favorite F&M Class:  Math of Art, my first year writing seminar. I love Professor Crannell. She made me the writer that I am today, and she always found a way to make the material interesting.

Kristi Thomson, Class of 2014
Malvern, PA

Email: kristina.thomson@fandm.edu

High School: Radnor High School

Major: Studio Art
Minor: Dance and Theater

Extracurricular Activities: F&M Dance Company, F&M Players, Ware in the World (Executive Board)

Favorite F&M Memory:  My very first F&M Players show this past winter, "Seussical," was a great bonding experience with students who feel passionate about acting and singing. I felt as though after that experience, I began to refer to F&M not only as my college, but as my home.

Rae Wohl, Class of 2013
Voorhees, NJ

Email: rwohl@fandm.edu

High School: Eastern Regional High School

Major: Psychology and Theater

Extracurricular Activities: Alpha Phi , F&M Theater Productions, .08 (Alcohol Awareness)

Favorite Memory:  I love the warm days in spring when everyone hangs out on Hartman Green

Favorite F&M Class:  Acting for the Camera, it was a class I took in the spring with Professor Mazuroski. Not only is he an amazing professor, but the class expanded my knowledge in film acting, which is very different from stage acting. We even professionally filmed a scene and got to edit it ourselves

Fun Fact:  I will be traveling to Barcelona for a semester and I'm a huge Phillies fan