Angel Cherian will begin a full-time position at KPMG’s Philadelphia office, where she interned last summer. (Photo courtesy of Angel Cherian)
Name: Angel Cherian
Major: Management Information Systems
Hometown: Philadelphia
A love for technology, business and leadership led Angel Cherian to study Management Information Systems (MIS) at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
“I always knew I loved technology and learning the ins and outs of different applications or software, so I initially thought I would go down the computer science path,” Cherian says. “But during my last two years of high school, I started getting into more club leadership roles, and I discovered that I really enjoyed the people aspect of being involved in these groups.”
After learning more about MIS, she realized that the field would be the perfect balance of her three interests—and she dove right in!
Before Cherian begins a full-time position at KPMG’s Philadelphia office, where she interned last summer, the graduating senior took a moment to reflect on her time at the Fox School and Temple.
Angel Cherian and a fellow student staffing the AIS information table. (Photo courtesy of Angel Cherian)
She shares that her favorite memories at Temple were as an executive board member in the Association for Information Systems (AIS) student organization.
“Joining the E-board was definitely one of the best decisions I made because it led to a lot of fun memories,” Cherian says.
She particularly cherishes the homecoming tailgate as it was so great to see MIS alumni, faculty and friends coming together to celebrate.
Cherian also held a leadership position with Fox College Council where she would represent the MIS major at Experience Temple Days, the university’s recruiting event for prospective students.
A memorable experience she had was meeting a student at an Experience Temple Day last spring and keeping in contact with him during the summer while he was registering for classes.
“He started at Temple last fall and I have been his mentor since last semester,” she says. “He recently won an award from the MIS department and expressed his sincere gratitude for all my help.”
Along with this student, Cherian mentored six other students this past school year. She says it felt amazing to see them grow academically and professionally.
“I know how it felt to be a new student trying to navigate everything, especially because my first two years were during COVID,” Cherian says. “I love being able to help these students figure out what they want to do and help them find success in whatever they aim for.”
Finding success and aiming high appears to come naturally for Cherian.
As a member of the Fox School Dean’s Student Advisory Council, she worked toward creating a better experience for Fox students.
“Being in this leadership position at Fox has made me realize how much I love giving back and helping students have the best experience,” she says. “I was able to see all the work that goes into organizing Fox programming and student events. It really does create a new level of appreciation.”
How does someone involved in so many activities balance classes, assignments and leadership responsibilities?
“I live by Outlook Calendar. Whether it's getting dinner with friends or meeting with a professor for office hours, it will be in my calendar,” she says. “I also keep track of all assignments, tasks and exams on Airtable. Without those two, I don’t know where I would be!”
Angel Cherian on campus with Temple friends. (Photo courtesy of Angel Cherian)
But it’s not all work for Cherian as she makes it a priority to create a balance in her schedule to wind down, watch TV and grab food with friends.
And as her senior year wraps up, she is looking forward to traveling to Spain, France and Italy for two weeks with her best friend (AKA her roommate since freshman year)!
“I look forward to having this time to destress and to not have to live by my Outlook Calendar,” Cherian says.