Hometown: Hanover Park, Illinois
Major: Biology with a Pre-Medical Concentration
Future Plans: Apply to medical school

Lizette Zavala chose the University of Illinois Springfield because of the “beautiful campus” and the Capital Scholars Honors Program. She is president of the UIS chapter of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, president of Students Helping Detention Centers (SHDC), vice president of the UIS Organization for Latin American Students, a student representative for the immigration committee at UIS, as well as the student representative for the Anti-Racism & Social Justice Task Force. She is also a tutor for Organic Chemistry through the Chemistry Club and a member of Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority Inc., in addition to being a resident assistant on campus. “I like the family aspect of UIS,” she said. “I get to know more students and faculty and feel comfortable approaching others when I am on a walk to the union or heading to the library. It feels like a second home!” Following graduation, she plans to further her education by applying to a medical school.

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