Olivia Usie

CEED Innovation Scholar
Portrait of CEED Innovation Scholar Olivia Usie

Biography

Major: Integrated Marketing Communications

Hometown: Lafayette, LA

Olivia Usie, from Lafayette, Louisiana, is a junior at the University of Mississippi majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications with a minor in Business. A graduate of Teurlings Catholic High School, Olivia is a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and is actively involved in Delta Delta Delta sorority, where she serves on the public relations team.

Olivia co-founded a swim lessons business, which she runs during the summers, with hopes of turning it into a nonprofit in the future. She also volunteers as a staff member for the Louisiana Youth Seminar each summer. Olivia’s primary interests lie in graphic design and mass communication, which she applies in various creative ways. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, swimming, and spending time with loved ones.