APUG Class of 2021 Department of Applied Psychology | NYU Steinhardt
To Th e A PUG C l ass o f 2021: We could not be more proud of the hard work and dedication you put in toward earning this degree. Being part of your NYU experience has been a blast, and we are so excited to see the positive ways you all continue to impact our local + global communities. Congratulations on this exciting new adventure, and we hope you enjoy this celebration of your time in APUG. Thank you for making our community the fabulous home it is--we are so, so proud of you. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU DID THE THING!!
Welcome Week + Orientation
Thank you to every single professor and peer I’ve had the pleasure of meeting these last four years! Every single APUG professor has been exceedingly knowledgeable and kind. They have always encouraged us to continue pushing beyond the current limitations of research and implanted an incessant desire to continue questioning the status quo. All my friends and peers within APUG have been some of the most inspiring and ambitious people I’ve ever met. Thank you for making every class a pleasure to have been part of and creating such a welcoming and supportive community! - Ancelma Vazquez Montano
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I’m so very thankful for all the APUG advisors and faculty who did their best for us to have an awesome and manageable college experience. Everything I’ve learned and all the fond memories I’ve made here will forever be a part of me. - Jane Kim
Thank you for making my undergraduate years some of the most memorable years of my life. And shoutout to my advisor Amanda! :) - Ma Kaiia Fuller
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I have really enjoyed my time in APUG and am grateful for those who have helped me along the way! Thank you! - Riley Smith
The journey through Applied Psychology is not an easy one, starting with Intro and ending with Seminar. However, the people you meet along the way, the faculty, friends, and advisors, make it all worth it. Thank you, APUG, for making my journey at NYU special. - Janean Cuffee
Thank you all so much for giving me such an amazing experience at APUG! I really learn how to apply the psychology knowledge that I learn to the real life to solve problems, help others, and to learn to change the world! - Nanying Li
It’s been an honor and absolute pleasure to learn and work alongside every one of you at APUG! Thank you for the new perspectives, the support and the laughs. Wishing all of you happiness and success in every thing you want to accomplish! - Julia Leschi
Amanda Holda, she is truly the best advisor at NYU!!! - Daniel Sooyoung Chung Special thanks to Ramy, Laura, and Dr. Tsai for all the significant help during my academic journey at NYU! - Chloe Yang
Kudos to Seminar Survivors! - Joyce Cheung
Congratulations to the Class of 2021 on this amazing achievement! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way and helped me get to where I am today! - Alana Applebaum
thank you Amanda for all of your hard work and time spent guiding us on our journey. - Chloe Chan
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU FABULOUS HUMANS! It has been so much fun getting to be part of your APUG & NYU experience. Thank you for the MANY laughs--I am so excited to see where this next journey takes you. I hope you keep challenging the system (FIGHT THE MAN, ALWAYS!) and showing up in meaningful ways for the communities you’re part of and those you stand in solidarity with. I’m so, forvever, endlessly proud of you all. As always, if there is ever anything I can do to support you as you begin this next adventure, do not hesitate to reach out. CONGRATS, Y’ALL--YA DID IT!!! -Amanda Holda
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The scavenger hunt in New Student Seminar feels like a not so distant memory. All of us, bright and optimistic freshman, running around campus. It is so crazy how fast the time has flown but how much we learned and experienced. I learned so much from all the amazing minds I’ve been surrounded by and I know this group of APUG of students will do great things. I am thankful for sharing my undergraduate experience with you all and thank you for making APUG a warmer place in NYU.. - Ariana Jailall
Shout out to all the amazing APUG professors and peers <3 - Chris Hung
To APUG Advisor Amanda Holda - there are no words that can describe just how much of a beacon of light you are for the entire APUG major. Thank you for always believing in us and for constantly advocating for a better student experience. Truly it has been a blessing to know you and a privilege to work with you! Thank you, thank you, thank you. - Sarah Gouriche
Program Events Amna and Jasmine, I already miss APUG classes with you guys. I miss our inside jokes and the facial expressions that we made, usually at Jasmine comments. You guys just made class lit and we will forever remember us panickily studying for an exam a couple minutes before it. You guys are, wait for it, legendary! - Halimatou Diallo
Thanks APUG! - Kathryn Metro
Club Events
Global Experiences Amanda, WE did it!! Could not have done this without you. And I know you’ll say it was all me but no girl, this is a win for us. Thanks for everything!! - Valeria Diaz
Thank you for making APUG such a welcoming community, both in person and remote! :) - Sarah Geiz
Thank you Amanda for always responding to my chaotic emails during registration week and for all the support you show to your APUG advisees <3 - Zion Epperson
Congratulations APUG Graduates! Wishing you nothing but success in your future endeavors. Please come back to visit! - Erica Rodriguez
Amanda, Thanks so much for all your help during my years in APUG! From the moment I decided to transfer, you gave me an amazing welcome and have given me such great advice this entire time. Thanks for being awesome!! :) - Abby Rusnak
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Zoom School
Thank you Dr.Green and Raquel for facilitating a safe, brave space for us APUG seniors to meet every week and build community while supporting each other through a challenging (to say the least) final year at NYU. - Zion Epperson
& THE MEMORIES YOU ALL MADE ALONG THE WAY Thank you so much to my professors, friends, and peers for being a part of the most amazing memories that I have made in these past four years. A special shoutout to Kaitlyn, Tenzin and Eliza who made my experience at NYU even better. I am so lucky and grateful that I met you on the first day of APUG orientation because my NYU experience would not have been the same without you all :) -Sukriti Thomas
Obedience is better than sacrifice. Hali don’t forget to paint your blue #asu #embrass #dreams #silence - Jasmine Agyei
Niobe, I will never be able to thank you enough for changing my NYU experience and my life in general. You have been an incredible mentor and I will continue to do the work you have shown me for the rest of my life. I now see the hand in front of my face and will never forget that. Please stay in touch! - Abby Rusnak
Congratulations on completing your degree! Celebrate this AWESOME milestone!
I dressed up extra special to celebrate with you all! Huge hug and many hur-
rahs, Gigliana (AKA as just MELZI).
- Dr. Gigliana Melzi
It is an incredible feeling to be part of the graduating class of 2021! These past few years have been quite the journey, and I thank all of you for the tremendous support I got during my time at NYU. I couldn’t have done it without y’all! APUG fam FOREVER! - Sergio Ozoria I may not have met most of y’all in person, but you’re a hoot online :) be breezy y’all - Courtney Pretlow
Attending NYU’s Applied Psychology Program has been an amazing experience beyond my wildest dreams. When I applied to this program, I knew it was right for me, and I am sure of that even more now. I am infinitely grateful for four years of APUG -- thank you to all my advisors, professors, peers, and friends for making my time here exceptional. I will carry this experience with me forever in my heart. Love always, Elizabeth Mulvihill
Elizabeth, Congrats on graduating and for finishing that honors thesis! I’m so lucky to have found a friend like you through APUG. I can’t wait to see the amazing things you do and spend more time together living our best lives!! - Abby Rusnak
Didn’t know where I was going with APUG freshman year, but glad I stuck with it :) Thank you to all APUG faculty and advisors for your help throughout - thank you to all my fellow APUG friends for getting through four years together. - Mena Sin
APUG is one of the best communities I’m a part of. Thank you to all my faculty, advisors and peers that have made my NYU experience the sweetest. All my best! - Alisha
Shoutout to my NYU Psi Chi APUG gals: Abby, Alisha, and Riley! This past year threw us for a loop, but I wouldn’t want to have gone through it with anyone else. You’re amazing and it was a pleasure working alongside you and getting to know you!! Shoutout to my GSARC buddies Ana, Olivia, and Nicole <3 (and to Sarah, Hank, and Hiro for being amazing supervisors!!) Y’all are the best and it was a blast working with you on this team. Shoutout to Callie Hilgendorf, Ana Warner, and Annabell Adames for being my go-to study buddies and APUG pals <3 Thank you Sergio & Michael for always keeping our “Cultures” convos engaging, lively, and powerful <3 - Zion Epperson
“Sitting next to my friends in class” -Rashida Najmudeen
Thank you so much to the APUG advisors and amazing faculty!! Good luck to my peers on their future endeavors!! - Dubby Sasson
It is what it is, and be the best you can be! - Eva (Xinxian) Dong
Shoutout to Ariana, Ivy, Peter, and Nancy! I wouldn’t have made it here without y’all! - Connor Schell Congratulations everyone! I am super proud of each of you, for all that you have accomplished over the last four years. But remember, just because you are graduating does not mean that you need to have all of the answers. Continue to ask questions, especially the difficult ones! And don’t forget that there is no one right path that you have to take. Give yourself time to figure out what it is that YOU want to do. If you don’t know what that is right now, that’s okay. You’re going to get there. I have no doubt that each and every one of you has a very bright future ahead! After all, you are SEMINAR SURVIVORS!!!! - Dr. Adina Schick
Be at your happy place :) - Joy Yang
Congratulations to you all! You all have worked hard and earned this major accomplishment! I hope each of you celebrate the milestone as you prepare for this next phase in your lives. Then get out there and do great things! And keep in touch! - Dr. Linnie Green
Thank you to the APUG community for giving me the best undergraduate experience that I could’ve asked for! I have so much love for this department :) - Karren Cao Dear APUG friends, we made it! It has been a pleasure to meet all of you! Dear professors, thank you so much for your constant support and for all the knowledge you shared with us. Dear Dr. Melzi, thank you for helping me to become a better version of myself. Dear Amanda and Erica, thank you for always being there with a big smile :) - Macarena Kruger
Dr. Skiba, Thank you for giving me such an amazing introduction into clinical psychology and helping me figure out what career path to take. You changed my experience at NYU and I am forever grateful!! - Abby Rusnak
& Because We All Miss Campus A Little Extra These Days
THANK YOU!!