Majors – Accounting and Economics
Featured Activity – Study Abroad in Shanghai
Hometown – Kittanning, PA
I am originally from Kittanning, Pennsylvania. I chose Ä¢¹½tv and Eberly for a wide variety of reasons including the fact that my mother also received her undergraduate degree in accounting at Ä¢¹½tv. Moreover, having the opportunity to be a part of the prestigious Cook Honors College as well as the Eberly Business Honors program certainly influenced my decision. Through my time at the university, I have had the pleasure of meeting and befriending numerous people who have both challenged my perspectives as well as served as invaluable resources.
The summer of my freshman year, I was able to study abroad in Shanghai, China; this experience allowed for expanded horizons and a more worldly perspective. Moreover, that trip assisted in opening countless other avenues that have greatly enriched my life and experience at Ä¢¹½tv. For example, through my use of the Honors College Achievement fund to help finance my international education, I was also selected to be a student speaker at the Grand Re-opening of Whitmyre Hall and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class of the honors college. It meant a great deal to me to be chosen to represent the students at the Honors College.
While I didn't know it at the time, this would also allow me to have a much greater representational role. Namely, my public speaking experience for this event, was a critical factor in being chosen to speak at the Ä¢¹½tv Commencement ceremony, to and on behalf of my entire graduating class, about the senior class gift. This opportunity serves as a reminder of all that I have been through to make it to the present-moment and a great source of pride and honor that I will take forward in my future.