Christina Baskin ’17 and Jamal Baskin ’16 ’20MPA

Christina and Jamal’s UCF love story began as student employees at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center in 2015. Jamal worked upstairs for Annual Giving and Philanthropic Engagement, and Christina worked downstairs as a receptionist for the Alumni Center & Operations. It’s funny because we didn’t talk much in passing, even though we saw each other daily. I would always see Christina as I started and ended my day. Still, I was afraid to approach Christina because I didn’t think she would be interested. I later discovered that Christina liked me also, and we didn’t realize that until we both attended another UCF alum’s graduation party, and the rest is history. We started dating in early January and made it official on January 14, 2016. Throughout our relationship, we traveled during college getting to know each other’s irks and passions. We continued our relationship through us both graduating from UCF as I earned a Bachelor’s in Human Communications with a minor in Nonprofit Management and a Master’s in Public Administration. Christina earned her Bachelor’s in Legal Studies and her Law degree from FSU. Christina and I got engaged on July 29, 2019, and tied the knot on October 9, 2021. We welcomed our first child together on June 27, 2022, named Josiah Martin Baskin. We love and adore our son, who will be a Knight one day. I am currently a Neighborhood Coordinator for the City of St. Petersburg. Christina is an Assistant State Attorney for the State of Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit. We continue to reside in Florida and look forward to spending the rest of our lives together.