# @uscdornsife on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1TmichqW4
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-07T20:47:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USC Dornsife (@USCDornsife) — https://gondola.cc/USCDornsife

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Today, get to know USC Dornsife alumna Deb Samson Diaz!

Hometown: Santa Barbara, California 
Major: Psychology
Graduation year: 2010 
Current profession: Associate Director of Business Development, Milken Institute

🏈  Favorite game-day memory: I’ll never forget entering a full Coliseum for my very first game day. I was in complete awe of the spirit, the excitement and the community. I still get the same rush every time I return for game day!

✌️ Best campus tradition from your time at USC: Is there anything better than seeing all your favorite people on campus every day? If I ever needed a pick me up I’d go into the bookstore and buy a new piece of USC swag to wear proudly. 

💼  How you make the most of the Trojan Network in your career: I love hearing from and connecting with young alumni and current students. It’s been such a joy to be on the other side of the table by participating on panels, networking and mentor sessions. Always a great reminder to what I’ve accomplished and how the Trojan Network has helped me.

🍎 A professor who inspired you: I worked as a student research assistant in Prof. John Monterosso’s lab. It was such an amazing experience to work up close and alongside an incredibly smart and genuine professor and his team. To be able to apply my school work and see USC's research come to life was a powerful experience. I still keep in touch with some of the team members.

🕶️ Coolest experience at USC: I could not have been prouder on graduation day! My closest family and friends were present and in awe of the ceremony production. After I walked, I got a picture with former USC head football coach and current Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll!

#DornsifeTrojans #DornsifeLife #USC #USCDornsife #LosAngeles #LA #USCFootball #FightOn

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