{"id":7576,"date":"2021-06-07T12:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=7576"},"modified":"2021-06-08T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:23:52","slug":"student-spotlight-mike-doryen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2021\/06\/07\/student-spotlight-mike-doryen\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Mike Doryen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/06\/MikeDoryen.jpg?resize=300%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International student Mike Doryen poses with his new diploma.\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/06\/MikeDoryen.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/06\/MikeDoryen.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Our Student Spotlight shines on international student and 2021 graduate Mike Doryen!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Monrovia, Liberia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year &amp; Major:<\/strong>\u00a0 2021 graduate, Master of Business Administration and<br \/>\nMaster of Science in Computer and Information Systems<\/li>\n<li><strong>Languages Spoken:<\/strong> English and Liberian (colloquial)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m Mike Doryen but I am now referred to as \u201cThe CMD 2\u201d being the Junior to my father. I am an alumnus of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Psi Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society, Alpha Iota Delta International Honor Society, The Global Jesuit Business Student Association, and Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. I\u2019m an individual who highly values my family, and loves them a lot, they\u2019ve been a huge influence in my overall success. I have three siblings, and I\u2019m the oldest. A fun fact about me is that I love to play soccer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>What shocked you upon coming to the U.S.?<\/h2>\n<p>To be honest, upon coming to the United States, I wasn\u2019t really shocked, I was just intrigued by the level of development and innovation.<\/p>\n<h2>What have you learned about yourself since arriving in the United States?<\/h2>\n<p>Well, nothing new, it has just been a reoccurring emphasis on being open-minded, determined, and the like.<\/p>\n<h2>What do you like best about Detroit Mercy and the United States?<\/h2>\n<p>I like being exposed to resources vital in achieving your goals and objectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Student Spotlight shines on international student and 2021 graduate Mike Doryen! 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