My name is Tiwana Walton and I am from Gates County, North Carolina. I am currently a sophomore at Elizabeth City State University. My major is Mathematics with a concentration in Education and my expected graduation date is May, 2010.

Elizabeth City State University has various opportunities that I have found very interesting. The professors here at Elizabeth City State University are close to their students and are there to assist and advise them in any way possible. I have become well accustomed to the University by being a member of the Center of Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) program under the direction of Dr. Linda Hayden. The program allows you the opportunity to learn more about science and the research involved. I have had the opportunity to attend conferences with CERSER that were very informative about science careers and graduate school opportunities.

During my time here at Elizabeth City State University I have I have been involved in both academic year and summer research projects. Throughout the academic year I was on the 2006-2007 Undergraduate Research Experience Multimedia Team (URE MMT) under the advisement of Jeff Wood. Our team’s objective was to developing standards and practices for digitizing and archiving multimedia material from within the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program and other associated programs. In the summer of 2007 I interned at the University of Kansas, where I aided in planning and researching the mission for the Meridian UAV in Greenland, beginning in 2008. My mentors were Dr. Shah Keshrimi and Rylan Jager who assisted in the development of my research project.

Upon completion of my Bachelors Degree here at Elizabeth City State University, I plan to get accepted into the best graduate school possible to further my studies in Mathematics Education. These goals will help me to then pursue a doctorate degree with the aspiration of employment as a future educator.