Daniella Ucen ‘26

Daniella Ucen is a junior at the University of Notre Dame studying political science with a minor in international security studies. Although she is from Bradenton, Florida, she has spent most of her life abroad in Kuwait City, Kuwait; Dubai, UAE; and Vienna, Austria. As a result, she has gained deep knowledge of the culture and society of the Middle East and central/eastern Europe, with intermediate language abilities in German, Arabic, and Slovak. Daniella will be studying abroad in London during the 2025 spring semester. She is passionate about finding ways to effectively bolster relations and bridge divides among communities.