Start – Fall

1999 MSU

Finish – Graduate in

May 2003

Sop

hom

ore

Yea

r

Move into dorm with 3 girls

Got a job on campus to fill blocks

of free time

Lost State FFA Office

Election Joined

Bailey – took ANR

210

Helped with leadership

of Amazing Grace

Fellowship

2nd semester joined

Agricultural Communicators

of Tomorrow (ACT)

SUMMERTook math at community

college

Fre

shm

an Y

ear

T.A for AEE 111

ADV 123 – my first PR class – had a horrible

group

Discovered multiple intelligence - new view

on classes

Loved doing the

service work

Took ANR 310 – focused on community

service

Discovered that I enjoyed

service

Lost State FFA Office Election

– my last chance to run

Visited brother in Arizona for

spring break – loved the thought

of teaching

Started working on Habitat for

Humanity building crews on

my Saturdays

Reflecting I realized I

enjoyed creating a product,

media kit & campaign.

Career option?

Chairperson of ACT Promotion and Leadership

Committee

Planned a regional

retreat & enjoyed it –

part of career?

Took ADV 227, intro to

public relations

Disliked the class –

am I sure PR is for

me?

SUMMERDual intern at

Michigan Farm News & Michigan FFA Foundation

Loved planning fundraisers &

promoting the FFA Foundation.

Disliked the journalism portion.

Thinking PR is good again.

Juni

or Y

ear Move into an

apartment – finally out of the dorms

President of ACT – fun and

frustrating Take

Journalism 300 first semester – my worst grade in all 4 years at

MSU

Really enjoyed trying to

influence the students lives

Assisted youth pastor at church

with junior high youth

group

I still like the idea of

teaching

Presented at the American

Association for Higher Education

Conference in Chicago

Really like the idea of

Education again

Second semester is my best

semester at MSU – perfect 4.0!

Special topics class – Project

WILD. Training to teach

interactive science lessons

It seems MSU took what I

really enjoy (writing) and told

me I am terrible at it ?

Man of my dreams

proposes – I say YES!

Took ANR 311 – learned about

stress management and future planning

My ideal careers

had 2 things in

common: people

and making an

impact in lives

SUMMERWorked full time & Got married

Sen

ior

Yea

r

Took CAS 492 – a PR class

required for PR specialization

PR campaign for my fellowship

- enjoyed ministering in this

way. Perhaps career with a

Christian Organization?

Enjoy the support of having a husband –

really helps while I’m still trying to decide

what to do with my life

For the first time my apartment in

Lansing feels like a real home

Started applying for

full –time jobs

Taking ANR 410 – planning a

workshop for faculty development

about learning communities

Educating and

event planning

– a perfect pair

for me

Realized that I can educate people by

working in PR. Would really like to do public

relations/event planning/fundraising for a not-for-profit or Christian

Organization