Meet the Campus Life Student Staff

Andy (Tu) Vu

Gator Activities Board Member

What year at GRC are you?
I am inmy Second year at Green River College.

Which program(s) are you studying?
I am on my way earning my AA in Business and BA in Marketing and Entrepreneur.

Where is your home town?
My hometown is Hai Phong, located in the Northen Vietnam.

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
Getting involved on campus gives me a chance to meet and socialize with people and have a deeper understanding about people, cultures, from such a diverse and inclusive environment. I also believe that it would make my journey in GRC more meaningful, memorable and bring me a sense of community.

What do you like to do for fun?
Eating out and have a chat/ gathering with my friend are my simple joys.

What is a fun fact about you?
That I am homosexual.

Simon Njoroge

Gator Activities Board Member

What year at GRC are you?

I am in my second year in Green River.

Which program(s) are you studying?
Engineering (Mechanical)

Where is your home town?
Kiambu, in Kenya

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I got involved so that I can provide services to my fellow students and connect them with various resources on campus. Helping out is the most fulfilling thing one can do in life.

What is a Fun Fact about you?
I like taking pictures on the beach, but I cannot swim

Catherine Njenga

Gator Activities Board Member

What year at GRC are you?
Second Year.

Which program(s) are you studying?
Mechanical Engineering

Where is your home town?
Kitengela, Kenya

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I want to help other students fulfill their college life experience as well as I get to meet and interact with different people and thus it is a never-ending learning process for me given how diverse everyone is..

What do you like to do for fun?
I love reading books, learning new things, and traveling especially going for road trips.

What is a fun fact about you?
I like watching movies that are set in different languages just for me to read the subtitles .

Annie Song

Gator Activities Board Member

What year at GRC are you?
I am a Returning Student

Which program(s) are you studying?
I am studying Language

Where is your home town?
My home town is in south of China.

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I want to expand college students experience.

What do you like to do for fun?
I love to read books, and to paint.

Nurma Noor-Khan

Gator Activities Board Member

What year at GRC are you?
Second Year

Which program(s) are you studying?
Associate In Arts Degree.

Where is your home town?
I am from Myanmar and I lived in Malaysia for 8 years before I came United State

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I like to meet with new students from different countries and different cultures and I want to create a lot of good memory as a college student.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to take a pictures.

What is a fun fact about you?
One fun fact about me is, I  don't know how to draw but I want to become a Graphic Designer.

Isabeel Kartawinata

Gator Activities Board Member

Which year are you at GRC and Which program(s) are you studying?
I'm in my second year at GRC studying computer science.

Where is your home town?
I am from Jakarta, Indonesia, and I am really missing home!.

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I want to leave a good impact on the people around me and creating activities for everyone to enjoy is perfect for that! Being involved is also an avenue to meet new people and to have a big project to collaborate on -- seeing something that you helped creating make a difference is one of the most satisfying feelings.

What do you like to do for fun?
I'm a big linguistics and languages (both human and programming) enthusiast, so I spend most of my free time learning them. I also love to run, to read non-fiction books on my Kindle (mostly on the environment or psychology), to take videos of my friends, and to have meaningful conversations about anything to anyone!

What is a fun fact about you?
I am a triple fire sign -- make of that what you will :)

Nhi Nguyen

International Student Ambassador

What year at GRC are you?
This is my fourth quarter in Green River College

Which program(s) are you studying?
My major is Computer Science

Where is your home town?
I'm from in Bien Hoa city, Vietnam

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I love to expand my social circle. I can learn a lot of things from everyone. They have their own unique traits, their experience, their cultural and customs..., and that's so amazing, I can also discover my strengths. That's all the reason why I want to get involved on campus.

What do you like to do for fun?
I usually watch movies, listen to music, or hang out with my friends.

What is a fun fact about you?
I'm considering myself as a bland person when I tell everyone any jokes just only me laugh and everyone face is like "Oh is it done? Hahaha- That's is your charity smile." But I still like telling jokes stories.

Faith Njeri Kibe

International Student Ambassador

What year at GRC are you?
Second Year

Which program(s) are you studying?
Associate in Pre-nursing degree

Where is your home town?
Kenya 

Why did you want to get involved on campu?
I love meeting new people from all walks of life, and being able to help out other fellow students is one of the best things I enjoy getting involved in campus

What do you like to do for fun?
I love singing, dancing, cooking and traveling.

What is a fun fact about you?
I’m left handed but I still use my right hand for just writing..

Jerry Chen

International Student Ambassador

What year at GRC are you?
This is my second year at GRC.

Which program(s) are you studying?
I’m studying Computer/Electrical Engineering, and I plan to transfer to a four-year university.

Where is your home town?
I’m from China. My hometown is Shihezi, Xinjiang, located in the northwest of China.

Why should students get involved on campus?
Getting involved on campus is a huge part of the college life that I have always wanted. I love meeting and getting to know people from different cultures and backgrounds, and Green River College is a perfect place for me. There are so many things that we can learn outside of the classroom, and one of the best ways to do so is by interacting with others. I believe that we can create more fun and help each other out by getting involved on campus.

What do you like to do for fun?
I’m a huge basketball fan, so I love playing basketball. I also love playing drums, and my favorite band is Green Day. Just chilling with music also takes a big portion of my free time. Last but not least, I love playing League of Legends!

Janet (Tsun Chin) Chang

International Student Ambassador

What year at GRC are you?
This is my second quarter at GRC.

Which program(s) are you studying?
My major is computer science.

Where is your home town?
Taiwan.

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I want my time in GRC colorful and full of adventures and I want to make friends with people from all around the world, so I'm trying my best to get involved on campus.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to paint, read, and watching movies when I have free time.

What is a fun fact about you?
I love to eat!!! Eating is my motivation.

Emmanual Mordi

Resident Assistant

What year at GRC are you?
This is my second year at GRC.

Which program(s) are you studying?
My major is Engineering.

Where is your home town?
My hometown is Nigeria

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
The reason I wanted to get involved on campus is to meet new people and make new connections. Unfortunately before I got involved on campus, the pandemic made it difficult to socialize and interact but ever since I got involved I have met so many new people that I am proud to call friends..

What do you like to do for fun?
I like jogging and swimming

What is a fun fact about you?
I am afraid of spiders

Mia (Li-yen) Yang

Resident Assistant

What year at GRC are you?
This is my second year at GRC.

Which program(s) are you studying?
I am majoring in Business.

Where is your hometown?
I am from Taiwan. 

Why did you want to get involved on campus?
I want to get involved on campus to meet new people and gain some work experience.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to hang out with my friends, watching YouTube videos, and playing games.