Designation:

Committee Member

Mateen Kaşım

Hello! My name is Mateen Kasim, and I’m serving as a member of the Judicial Committee for the 2020-2021 academic year. I’m from Scranton (the Electric City!), but Pittsburgh is where I love to be. I’m a tenor II in the Heinz Chapel Choir and a member of the Pitt CS club. I’m an academic at heart, loving everything from literature to physics to philosophy to biology – if I can learn about it, I will learn about it! I’ve also been a TA for the chemistry department and assisted in research at UPMC, and in my free time, I love running, journaling, and exploring Pittsburgh.

This is my first year in Student Government, so I’m super excited to give it my all serving in the Judicial Committee this year. Our university is such a wonderful, compassionate community, and I cannot wait to give back to our student body! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

 

Year: Junior

Email: mak420@pitt.edu

School: School of Computing and Information

Major: Computer Science

Fun Fact: My parents are from Iraq, but I was born in Cairo, Egypt!

On Campus I can be found: In the Heinz Chapel, the most beautiful spot in Pittsburgh!

Favorite Class taken at Pitt: Man/Superman: Representations of Superior Individuals in Literature and Philosophy with Victoria Juharyan (RUSS 1210)

Favorite TV show(s): Seinfeld, The Good Place, Love Island: Australia

Favorite Movie(s): Inception, The Theory of Everything, Finding Nemo

Favorite Book(s): The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo,Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Favorite Quote:

“For indeed, with every hardship there is ease. With every hardship there is ease.”
Quran 94:5-6