Caitlin Megongial: You Name It She Has Done It!

   

          Caitlin Megongial: You Name It She Has Done It!

By Katie Newlin, Engl 336.002

 

            Caitlin is a 19 year old Junior at Frostburg State University.  She comes from Dunkirk, Maryland where she returns to at the end of every semester. At home she lives with her small but quaint family which consists of her mother, father and younger brother. Her family is very important to her and she loves them very much. Her mother is a High School chemistry teacher and her father works at the Smithsonian. Caitlin took this science upbringing and applied it to her own schooling by starting out her college career as Biology major. She soon realized that even though she has been spoon fed science her entire life that a career in it was not for her. Caitlin took it upon herself to change majors into a field that interested her even more than science which was Mass Communication, while in this field Caitlin plans to explore her love of audio and video documentaries. Caitlin knows that she has the love and support of her family but said, “Though he denied it, I know my dad was a little disappointed but he will still support me.”

           Caitlin Megonigal is a very interesting person who has achieved so much in her short adult life. She had managed to graduate a year early from High School and was immediately accepted into Frostburg State University. Caitlin is taking the opportunities that college life offers and running with them. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha which is a recognized on campus sorority. She enjoys the benefits that being in a sorority brings like the friendships and relationships she is gaining, all of the volunteer work she takes part in and of course all the new people she gets to meet along the way. She is also taking advantage of the location of FSU and is applying it to her love of sports and outdoors. She loves the warm weather and being outside and with that she loves to travel. She has been in a number of different countries, she said, “It is cool seeing all of the different cultures and different ways of life.” With all of Caitlin’s travels and experiences she is still a young adult with much to learn and she is excited to see what life is going to bring. Caitlin was last quoted as saying, “I don’t know where I want to end up but can’t wait to get there.”

Here is a link that demonstrates the importance of science in her upbringing.

http://www.si.edu/ResearchCenters