Throughout the spring semester, we are honoring our senior student-athletes with a "Senior Salute" series. Today's featured senior is Maley Tinstman, a political science major from Eaton, Ohio. Tinstman is a member of the volleyball team.
Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I chose to attend The College of Wooster because I could pursue the sport I love and focus on the great academics at the same time. The campus is beautiful. I loved that I could see close connections between people on my visits, whether that be students and students or students and administrators. There were always people saying hi to each other.
Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: Being a Fighting Scot student-athlete means I am a competitor in both athletics and academics. I am always around people who will push me beyond my boundaries and help me achieve my best potential.
Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster are meeting and getting to spend four amazing and memorable years with my best friends, as well as getting to create connections with people I consider my role models who have had major, positive influences on me.
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: The best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster is always having teammates to spend time with, meeting new athletes every year, and experiencing fun traditions and big wins with each other.
Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I am the co-president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and a general member of the North Coast Athletic Conference SAAC. I have many jobs in the Scot Center, such as working in the equipment room, and with game operations. I was a building manager and women's lacrosse statistician at one point. I am also in the NCAC Branch Rickey Mentorship Program where I spend time shadowing administrators and am a part of the Student-Athlete Interview Committee for open positions within Wooster athletics. Outside of athletics, I was involved in Alpha Gamma Phifor three years and was the secretary of the Inter-Greek Council.
Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Rachel Novario, assistant athletic trainer and SAAC advisor because she is so amazing and always makes me feel so welcomed, loved, and appreciated. She has taught me so many important lessons, such as how to be a powerful female leader, and I always look up to her. She will continue to be my role model for many years beyond Wooster. I am so glad to have met Rachel.
Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: So many people have impacted my Wooster experience in a positive way. Some people that immediately come to mind are my Independent Study advisor, Dr. Kent Kille, as well as Cassidy Wertman, Jeff Bricker, and Paige Summers. All of these people have supported me throughout my time at Wooster and always bring a very fun and interesting aspect to my day. I know that these people will always support me, have my best interests in mind, and will be excited for me when I succeed. I always go to them & Rachel first when I have exciting news.
Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: I am looking at the issues food (in)security and climate change in African regions and how different United Nations policy-making groups are collaborating with each other to effectively create solutions to these issues.
Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: The volleyball team took so many fun trips throughout my four years! As a first-year, we went to Washington D.C. and played Gallaudet University, which is a university specifically for deaf and hard of hearing students. That was such an amazing learning experience, and we volunteered at different places throughout D.C. As a junior, we went to Arizona and explored Sedona and the Grand Canyon as well as visited the Phoenix Indian School. Most recently, we went to Atlanta and visited the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and birth home. It was an amazing opportunity to get to visit and learn about these places and their history, and even more awesome to get to do it with 15 of your closest friends!
Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first year (freshman) self?
A: The advice I would give to my first-year self is to relax and take it slow. Everything will work out the way it is supposed to.
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