Regina Sarpong is taking giant strides toward achieving her career goal of creating movies for children at Pixar. She is combining classes in computer science, film, theatre and communication studies with the aim of making engaging, heartwarming and inspirational animated films.

But that’s only one side of Regina’s activities at URI. She is also committed to serving the University community and building a family among her fellow students. She is in her second year of serving on the Student Senate, first representing students in the College of Arts and Sciences and now representing those who live on campus. She says the Senate is mostly made up of people who are not afraid to express their opinions about how to improve the University, and that’s what she likes about it.

For the full Big Thinkers article featuring Regina, click here.