TU STUDENT'S PATH

(COVER PHOTO) AALIYAH ST. JULES (IN PINK) WITH OTHERS A MACHINE SHOP

A 22-year-old Towson biology major’s journey brought her to a deeper purpose

While navigating personal loss and academic shifts, Aaliyah St. Jules is charting a path toward making a meaningful impact in medical devices and prosthetics.

Words by:

Alanah Nichole Davis, @reporteralanah

Edited by:

Sameer Rao, @AManCalledSrao

“When I was little, my mom had her leg amputated,” said Aaliyah St. Jules.

Set to graduate later this year from Towson University with her bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in physics, 22-year-old St. Jules has developed an interest in the fields of medical devices, prosthetics and orthotics. This passion wasn’t always present in her journey, however.

“I initially started college as a physics major because I wanted to go into civil engineering. But civil engineering just wasn’t the right fit for me,” said St. Jules, who shared that she grew up in hospitals due to her mother’s health battles. “I feel like I discovered that my goal in life is to help people and, like, to change the world in some type of way.”

The Hill-Lopes scholar and calculus tutor didn’t change her major until last semester, around the same time she was working three jobs and taking 19 credits. Then, she realized that she may want to go to grad school for prosthetics or biomedical engineering.

“I’m still teetering between the two FINISH READING HERE

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