Meet the 2023 Advisory Board
Jessica Aaron
Jessica is a third-year from Los Altos, California majoring in Philosophy and History. She is on the board of two performing arts groups on campus, the Dean's Men Shakespeare group and a dance RSO called Rhythmic Bodies in Motion. Outside dance and theater, Jessica is a research assistant in the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, where she is working on a project about intersectional feminism in early science fiction literature. When she's not performing or researching, Jessica likes to bake, play video games (her favorites are Hollow Knight and Breath of the Wild), and play DnD.
Ariel Barnea
Ariel is a third-year in the College pursuing a Joint BS/MS in Astrophysics and Computer Science.This is Ariel’s second year serving on the UCMP Advisory Board, and he is very excited to work with everyone again! Outside of academics and the CPO, Ariel conducts year-round Computational Cosmology research in the Computational Physics and Advanced Computing (CPAC) Group at Argonne National Laboratory. Ariel is heavily involved in the MUN sphere at UChicago, serving as the Secretary-General (i.e. President) of MUNUC as well as actively participating in ChoMUN/Team in addition to working as a Student Visit Coordinator in Admissions. He serves on the Student Government Finance Committee (SGFC). In his minimal free time, he enjoys biking around Chicago, making homemade espresso drinks, cooking random TikTok recipes, trying and “blogging” about new restaurants and cafes around Chicago, and (poorly) playing squash!
Jordyn Bourne
Jordyn is a third-year student from Atlanta, Georgia majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in French and Francophone Studies. She is pursuing healthcare consulting and spends most of her time outside of class sprinting on the UChicago Women’s Track and Field Team. However, in her free time, she enjoys taking walks along Lake Michigan (in any weather!), trying new foods, and watching quality tv – she is an avid Survivor fan.
Angelysse Madsen
Angelysse is a third-year in the College majoring in Psychology and Comparative Human Development and minoring in Neuroscience. She is from Prescott, Arizona, where she does get snow in the winter. Outside of academics, Angelysse works at Mindworks, the world's first behavioral science discovery center, as well as conducting research with other psychology labs on campus. She is involved in the College's Council On University Programming as well as the Model UN team. Beyond UChicago, she loves exploring Chicago through coffee shops, taking care of her many plants, and playing (amateur) hockey.
Hayley Szymanek
Hayley is a third-year majoring in computer science. She works as research assistant in SUPERgroup, UChicago's computer security and privacy research group. She is also a member of the (national championship winning) UChicago Womxn's Rugby Team. In her free time, she enjoys baking, crosswords, and playing Dungeons & Dragons.
Caroline Waldmann
Caroline is a second-year student double-majoring in Gender & Sexuality Studies and Spanish, and intending to complete the MAPSS program in Comparative Human Development. She is from Park City, Utah, and loves music, bullet journaling, hiking, and camping. Outside of academics, she is a part of Women in Business, Eckhart Consulting, the Women’s Ensemble, and she works as a Barista at Harper Café.
