{"id":5733,"date":"2020-12-22T13:13:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2020-12-22T13:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:13:05","slug":"rising-to-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2020\/rising-to-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising to the challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sumeya Mohamed
Bachelor of Science in <\/strong>
Interior Design <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sumeya Mohamed has never let challenges get in the way of achieving her\ngoals. And she learned from an early age to turn obstacles into opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Minneapolis, Mohamed is a first-generation American. Her parents\nimmigrated to the United States from Somalia before she and her sister were\nborn. After her parents divorced, she watched her mom struggle to provide for\nthem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents divorced growing up and my mom struggles a lot,\u201d she said.\nBut one thing was clear, education was a top priority in her home and Mohamed\nalways knew she was expected to earn a college degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mom made that very clear, that the one way to move up in this world\nis to go to school,\u201d Mohamed said. \u201cEducation is very important to her. She knew\nshe wanted that for her kids and she regrets that she didn\u2019t have that\nopportunity. I want to eventually support her with the education I have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed\u2019s sister is currently pursuing her Associate\u2019s degree, and\nMohamed will be the first in her family to get a Bachelor\u2019s degree. But not\nbeing able to discuss college with her mom since she doesn\u2019t have that\nexperience and isn\u2019t able to relate can be a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople get help from parents at home and I don\u2019t get that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focused on her future<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

She began planning for her future when she first started attending\nSouthwest High School in Minneapolis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI knew I wanted a career in Interior Design,\u201d she said. \u201cI think I have\ndesign in my blood. My dad is a tailor of handbags. He is really good at\nsewing. From him, I learned how things come together. Art is cool and nice, but\nI really enjoy the technical part of Interior Design. I truly love building\ncodes. It\u2019s challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Interior<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was with that career goal in mind that she started exploring her options. Mohamed knew the University of Minnesota was out because she wanted a hands-on experience, and then when she learned that Dunwoody was the only other option in Minnesota with Council for Interior Design Accreditation<\/a> (CIDA), the decision was made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides touring the campus and meeting with an admissions counselor,\nMohamed had visited Dunwoody with Project Success, a program through\nMinneapolis Pubic Schools that motivates and inspires young people to dream\nabout the future while giving them the tools they need to achieve their goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding her place<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love the hands-on stuff here,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons I\nchose Dunwoody.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed also likes the one-on-one interactions with the faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be a part of a small community, and I feel like I\nam recognized,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a person of color and a Muslim woman, that level of support has been\nimportant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all have such different outlooks and to have those different\nexperiences collide in class can be challenging,\u201d Mohamed said. \u201cAs a Muslim\nwoman, you\u2019re expected to do things like work in healthcare. It\u2019s really hard\nto prove that you can do something else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Dunwoody, I\u2019ve been able to find my voice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing her interest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For Mohamed, her point of view and life experience has also given her a keen interest in the commercial side of Interior Design<\/a>, especially healthcare and multi-residential. And she has taken on leadership roles within her class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her Freshman year, Mohamed was selected to be her Studio Rep, and\nalso chose to get involved with other Interior Design activities on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving that one-on-one connection with my teachers has been important,\u201d\nshe said. \u201cThey believe I am capable of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stepping out of her comfort zone has also made Mohamed a better designer\nas. The group projects have been beneficial because she likes hearing different\nopinions and seeing how they can push each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to work on bigger projects,\u201d she said. \u201cl like sharing the load,\nthat\u2019s why I like group projects.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This semester she has been working on a design for the Domestic Abuse\nProject, and focuses on creating a space for people who have been through\nabuse. That blend of healthcare and commercial is something Mohamed really\nenjoys and plans to pursue after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like getting up in the morning knowing I\u2019m working toward something,\u201d\nMohamed said. \u201cI love just being here and fulfilling a goal that will make me\nhappy. I like working toward an accomplishment — and it\u2019s fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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