Naomi Hamilton '15

Naomi is all in.

She's a woman in the male-dominated field of computer science. She's dancing in Rangeela, Calvin's international student show. And the sign of ultimate commitment? This Florida and Guyana native is planning to jump into Calvin's freezing "Sem Pond" all four years of college to earn the coveted Golden Towel Award.

But she wasn't always this committed.

High school wasn't terribly challenging for Naomi. And her faith life? "I was just a body going to church every Sunday with my family."

On the academic side of things, one of Calvin's summer programs, Entrada, helped her get ready for college. Faith came alive to her through the encouragement of residence hall Barnabas leaders: "They taught me how to really pray."

She's dedicated to her information systems major, even though there are moments when it's challenging—or just plain funny.

"At the beginning of one class freshman year, the professor asked us what our favorite movie was. I said some romantic comedy and all the other students, who were guys, said Star Wars or things like that."

Naomi relies on encouragement from other females in her major to keep working toward her career. Her dream? To work in computing for a major financial institution like Goldman Sachs.

"I just want to be one of those people who puts on a suit every day and goes to a big office."

And using her resources at Calvin, Naomi has everything she needs to meet her goal.