Venus Ricks

Venus Ricks, Director of Multicultural Affairs, takes a couple minutes to give us some insight about herself

What is your most marked characteristic?My dimple on my left cheek…first thing that people notice…
What do you most value in your friends?Longevity…I have been friends with the same people for 20 yrs and counting!
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Over analyzing things
What is your favorite occupation?Bartender…meet lots of people and have stories for days!
What is your idea of perfect happiness?Me, love, good food/drinks and a beach in the Caribbean
In which country would you like to live?Hmmm…not sure.  My first thought is London which is not a country but where I'd like to live outside of the US.
Who are your favorite writers?Maya Angelou
Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh (writers of Modern Family)
Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan (Chappelle Show)
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?Not so sure...
Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?Effie White
What are your favorite names?Jael (pronounced Jay-el) from the bible
Morgan
Gabriel

What is it that you most dislike?passing judgement based on hearsay or limited information/ignorance
Which talent would you most like to have? I would like to be able to sing
How would you like to die? In my sleep
What is your current state of mind?Dizzy—im congested!
What is your motto?
Be the exception not the rule.

AND

Come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me but has failed

Jen Murphy

Jen Murphy, '12, takes time away from her studies as a Business Major in order to fill this out for us.


What is your most marked characteristic?

I’m short

What do you most value in your friends? 

Trust

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? 

I’m not very spontaneous

What is your favorite occupation? 

Interior designer

What is your idea of perfect happiness? 

Being surrounded by family and friends

In which country would you like to live?

USA

Who are your favorite writers? 

Jodi Picoult

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

Harry Potter

Who is your favorite heroine of fiction? 

Lily Owens (Secret Life of Bees)

What are your favorite names?

 Lily, Christopher, Anthony

What is it that you most dislike? 

People who are think they’re better than everyone else

Which talent would you most like to have? 

 Be able to sing

How would you like to die?

I don’t fantasize about my death

What is your current state of mind? 

Content

What is your motto? 
Everything happens for a reason

Teddi Hermes

Double Majoring in English and Sociology, Teddi Hermes takes a break from her studies to give us a little bit of insight.

What is your most marked characteristic?
The ability to make friends with people of all different ages, places and beliefs.

What do you most value in your friends?
Acceptance. So much of the world excepts you to put on masks and be someone that you're not. When I am with those who I consider my true friends I want to know I am accepted for exactly who I am.

What is the trait you most deploreWhat is the trait you  in yourself?
Absent mindedness.

What is your favorite occupation?
Education.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Spending time with those I care about, preferably over a big delicious meal.

In which country would you like to live?
The United States is my home, but if I were to relocate I would most likely return to my roots in Greece.

Who are your favorite writers?
Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolfe, Don DeLillo, Christina Rossetti, Anne Lamott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickenson, Audre Lorde, Bertrand Russel.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Jack from White Noise

Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?
Astred from White Oleander

What are your favorite names?
Constance, Medea, Kathyrn, Sophia for girls and Stavros, Judah, Paul for boys.

What is it that you most dislike?
Ungratefulness, crowded spaces and narrow mindedness.

Which talent would you most like to have?
I would love to be one of those people who can easily learn other languages.

How would you like to die?
Peacefully.

What is your current state of mind?
Completely overwhelmed.

What is your motto?
"My life will be better when others lives are better."

Sharon Givler

Sharon Givler, Director of Career Services, takes moment from her duties in order to answer these questions.

What is your most marked characteristic?                  

commitment

What do you most value in your friends?                     

  faithfulness

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?         

   jealousy

What is your favorite occupation?                                 

 symphony conductor

What is your idea of perfect happiness?                      

cultivating the best in others; living out my dreams; being grateful  

In which country would you like to live?                      

U.S.

Who are your favorite writers?                                        

C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?                              

Jean Valjean

Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?                        

Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March

What are your favorite names?                                       

 Megan, Rene, John, Michael

 What is it that you most dislike?                                     

rudeness – anywhere, anytime

Which talent would you most like to have?                 

to play the piano

 How would you like to die?                                             

peacefully and in the company of those I love

 What is your current state of mind?                              

  content

What is your motto?                                                           

 I shall  pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show - let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again