Students Making Strides
Meet Marcos Mullin, Top Scholar
M
arcos Mullin, an undergraduate Public Administration major, is the first COPP student to hold the honor of Top Scholar. UTSA’s Top Scholar Award is an extremely competitive four-year paid scholarship covering tuition and housing for exceptionally high achieving students. Marcos, who is double majoring in Mathematics, knows the value of hard work and has big dreams. He has his eyes set on crafting a career in public service and advocating for policy solutions to some of the world’s most challenging issues. “This award is the biggest opportunity I received,” Mullin said. “Being a Top Scholar pushes me to do things that I wouldn’t do and to unlock my fullest potential.” Marcos moved to San Antonio when he was 8 years old. He attended Brandeis High School, where he played center for the varsity football team and was a member of the debate team. When he was accepted to UTSA, he declared a double major in engineering and math, but later realized that the engineering program was not for him and that public service was his calling. The turning point occurred when Marcos attended a top scholar meeting where Associate Dean Francine Romero gave a presentation on her work in the community on land use and water policy. Marcos listened and decided that working as a lawyer or policy maker was in his future. “Public administration is a unique program that teaches you how to be a practitioner, and it prepares you for the workforce,” Mullin said. “We are so proud that Marcos is starting a tradition of Top Scholars focusing on COPP majors,” said Dr. Romero. “He is a very impressive student and will make a significant difference in the world.” Marcos enjoys being a student at UTSA. The university is close to home and, he says, one of the best schools in the region for undergraduates seeking a chance to learn, grow and find themselves. As Marcos sums it up, “At UTSA, I don’t feel like a number; I feel like a person.”
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