Ukemeabasi
Esiet

Working towards a better world

21, Boston, Massachusetts

Ukeme was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He hopes to pursue a career where he works to improve the well being of others.

Ukeme attended Loyola Jesuit College (LJC), a boarding secondary school run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. LJC provided the atmosphere for him to develop morally, intellectually, and spiritually inside and outside the classroom. At LJC, Ukeme sharpened the skills and acquired the knowledge that would enable him to succeed as an international student in the United States.

His journey continued at Assumption College where he was admitted with an Aquinas Scholarship. As an undergraduate, Ukeme participated in the Campus Ministry Mexico Mission and represented Assumption at two national conferences. He was also involved in the African, Latino, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) Network and its mission of creating a community that embraces and celebrates the diverse background of its students. He is proud to have been able to work with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and is thankful for the opportunity it gave him to mature as a student leader and represent his class as salutatorian.

Ukeme is currently involved in an internship with Second Nature’s Advancing Green Building in Higher Education Initiative. He is learning more about sustainability issues, supporting the goals of the initiative by helping to connect minority-serving colleges and universities with the resources and knowledge to construct healthy, energy efficient buildings on their campuses, and promoting the greater cause of a sustainable future.

Ukeme also plans to further his education by working towards a graduate degree program that enables him to work towards his vision of a world where all people have their basic needs met and can pursue their ideals. He acknowledges that all of this would not have been possible without God’s grace in his life, and the support he received from his mentors at Assumption College and beyond.

Currently, Ukeme is reading CK Prahalad’s The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, and managing his first Kiva portfolio. He recently finished reading Fareed Zakaria’s The Post American World and Len Marrella’s In Search of Ethics.

Ukemeabasi Esiet's Schools

Assumption College, Class of 2009

Bachelors in Management

I graduated with a major in Management and a Computer Science minor. I was an active member and executive of the African, Latino/a, Asian, and Native American (A.L.A.N.A.) Network. I was also an Academic Tutor, Resident Assistant, and ResNet Computer Consultant.

Loyola Jesuit College, Class of 2005

I completed my secondary education in the science track and competed as an athlete in track and field events. In addition I was involved in community service work and participated in student leadership training offered by the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre at the Mountain School, Shere Hills, Jos.

Ukemeabasi Esiet's Companies

Second Nature 2009 - 2010

Advancing Green Building Intern

I help to manage the content of the Campus Green Builder web portal. I also assisted with research for a collaborative strategy paper with the US Green Building Council. In addition, I completed introductory training on the Natural Step framework for sustainability.

Capital Area Food Bank 2008 - 2008

Brown Bag Intern

As part of the CAFB's Senior Brown Bag Program I helped to coordinate the distribution of food to low income seniors in the DC Metropolitan Area (DC, MD and VA). I maintained communication between the program and client site coordinators, as well as cleared brown bag menus with the director of agency relations and the warehouse managers. I also managed Bag It Up!, the program newsletter, and helped to design a customer satisfaction survey for the invoicing department.

Action Health Incorporated 2004 - 2005

Volunteer

During high school vacations, I worked on a short-term basis at AHI, a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the health of Nigerian adolescents. As a Word Processing Instructor, I instructed students and evaluated their performance in the use of Microsoft Word. As a Library Assistant, I catalogued print and media resources in the library using Microsoft Access to improve resource management. As a receptionist, I welcomed visitors to the offices and directed them to appropriate staff and resources, as well as maintained a database of youth members to help management staff with decision-making.

Ukemeabasi Esiet's Spaces