Her coursework and hands-on experiences only deepened that commitment. One of the most impactful moments came when she shadowed Heather Dibble, a speech therapist at the Ben Samuels Children\u2019s Center<\/a>. \u201cFor the first time, I saw the techniques I had studied in action,\u201d she said. \u201cObserving the therapist\u2019s strategies, asking questions, and reflecting on each session confirmed that speech-language pathology is not just something I want to study, but it\u2019s the career I want to dedicate myself to.\u201d<\/p>\n Outside the classroom, Omayma became a fierce advocate for students as Executive Vice President of the SGA. She chaired weekly meetings, helped allocate $40,000 in scholarships, and supported over 130 student organizations\u2014all while excelling academically and presenting at student research conferences.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat made this role so meaningful was the responsibility I held to advocate for students,\u201d she said. \u201cIt taught me the value of servant leadership\u2014leading not for recognition, but to empower others and leave things better than I found them.\u201d<\/p>\n She credits mentors like Nicole Fleming, Director of Special Events, and Julia DelBagno, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement, for showing her how authenticity and leadership can go hand in hand. \u201cThey continuously inspired me, not just through their professional success, but through their authenticity. As a young woman aspiring to lead and make a difference, I found in them powerful role models.\u201d<\/p>\n Reflecting on her time at 麻豆传媒在线, Omayma says she\u2019ll always carry the lesson that \u201cmeaningful change happens when people come together with shared purpose.\u201d And if she could give one piece of advice to her first-year self?<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t wait! Take up spaces! Make this campus yours.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Her definition of success has evolved, too. \u201cSuccess means having the confidence to trust that, even when the path ahead is unclear, you\u2019ll find your way through the murky waters that inevitably flood your path.\u201d<\/p>\n Omayma lives the University\u2019s motto, carpe diem. In her own words, \u201cWaiting for the \u2018perfect\u2019 opportunity can leave you stagnant, while embracing the present and saying \u2018yes\u2019 to new experiences opens doors you never expected,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n This fall, Omayma will continue her journey at 麻豆传媒在线 as a graduate student in the Speech Language Pathology Master\u2019s program<\/a>, where she\u2019s also earned a graduate assistantship.<\/p>\n Prospective Students and Parents:<\/strong> Learn more about 麻豆传媒在线 admissions<\/a>, our Linguistics major<\/a> and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Graduate Spotlight: From quiet beginnings to campus leadership, Omayma Jabara embraced every opportunity\u2014finding her purpose through language, advocacy, and saying \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":212760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,12,15,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-7_homepage-news-and-events","category-259_linguistics","category-268_psychology","category-student-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212758"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212762,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212758\/revisions\/212762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/chss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/05\/IMG_8802-Omayma-Jabara.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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