Grace Marquez: Engineering a Future at Duke

When you have six siblings, finding alone time can be a challenge. 

Grace Marquez transformed her need for time by herself into a love of gardening. During the pandemic when everyone was home, she sought refuge in her backyard.

“It was a good way for me to have my own, personal time because no one wanted to go outside when it was really hot. But I didn’t mind, so I would garden in the backyard,” said the incoming first-year from Irving, Texas.