Name: Akintunde (Tunde) Akinmade ’06
Majors: Government and Economics
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Activities: Member of Model U.N., SLU Democrats, Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership suite

Tunde Akinmade ’06, from Salt Lake City, Utah, came to St. Lawrence because he wanted to try something new. He knew that he wanted to go to a small liberal arts college, and chose the state of New York because he has family in New Jersey. “I think St. Lawrence is a great place to make your home,” says Akinmade.

Akinmade’s majors and two main interests are government and economics. “I’ve always been interested in politics, ever since I was young,” says Akinmade, “so government came naturally as my major.” Akinmade plans to go on to graduate school in international relations. On campus he is involved in Model U.N., an extracurricular activity that examines international affairs. “It’s a lot of fun, but also really academic,” he says. “Each year we research a different country and then attend an annual conference. Last year we researched Zimbabwe and Macedonia, and it was very demanding.”

Akinmade is looking forward to spending the spring semester of 2005 on St. Lawrence’s program in London, England . “I think St. Lawrence offers outstanding study abroad opportunities,” he says.