<table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="bordercollapse: collapse;" width="100"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><img border="0" src="images/Uploads/underclassmen/SwobodaSean.jpg" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle" style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><font size="1">Sean Swoboda</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Sean Swoboda, a recent graduate of Katy High School in Katy, has a battle plan. He wants to graduate from the University of Houston-Victoria in three years so he can become an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps more quickly.</p> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve just always wanted to be in the military,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The Corps&rsquo; camaraderie and traditions just always appealed to me.&rdquo;</p> <p>He plans to major in criminal justice through the university&rsquo;s Degree in Three, or Dn3, program, which lets students save time and money by earning a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in just three years, and then lead one of the Marine Corps&rsquo; elite Force Reconnaissance platoons. Eventually, he wants to serve with one of the nation&rsquo;s intelligence services.</p> <p>UHV appealed to his pioneering spirit.</p> <p>&ldquo;Being a part of the first freshman class is an opportunity you don&rsquo;t get anywhere else,&rdquo; Swoboda said. &ldquo;To be in the second or third freshman class also would be an honor because you help establish the history and traditions of the university.&rdquo;</p> <p>Outside of class, Swoboda played on the offensive line for his high school football team and played the bass in the school orchestra. He also is a petty officer first class in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps.</p>