Spotlight on CBC Student: Kendal Jackson

Jan. 31, 2023

Biochemistry major, Class of '23

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Kendal Jakcson smiling

My college experience has been a little different than most, as I actually started my college career at the University of Texas in Austin before I transferred here at the start of my junior year. 

The CBC department here has been amazing, and I’ve really enjoyed the chance to fall back in love with my studies at the UofA. I’m a senior Biochemistry major this school year and after graduation in May, I plan to return to my hometown back in north Texas with my fiancé, Diego, who is also a senior Mechanical Engineering student here at the U of A. 

My current career plans are to take a gap year to give myself time to get married this fall, and to save money while also adding to my resume for graduate school. I hope to further my education here at the U of A through the Online Healthcare Management Master's program. 

In my free time I enjoy hiking, which is one of the biggest reasons I love Tucson so much. I’ve also fallen back in love with reading recently and set a goal of finishing ten books before the end of the year (only eight more to go!). I enjoy comedy a lot and Diego surprised me with tickets to see Tom Segura (one of my all-time favorites) live in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend last semester. It was a blast!