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目前职位:市场营销 & GMercyU公关经理

格温内德仁慈大学为我提供了离家近的最佳选择, 继续做学生运动员, 在接受良好的教育的同时，还结交了很多好朋友.

我为什么选择GMercyU

我于2018年从William Tennent高中毕业. 作为第一代大学生, I was very uncertain of the process and had no idea what I might want to do with my future.

有很多因素影响了我选择GMercyU. 在找学校的时候，我知道我的首要任务是离家近. My high school counselor had suggested GMercyU based off of the wants and needs I had expressed to her. 我接受了她的建议，参加了一次私人旅行.

这段经历让人难以抗拒，但在内心深处，我知道我想去这里. 几个月后，我又去参加了一个开放日活动. 在这一点上，我知道GMercyU将是我人生的下一个篇章, 但我仍然有一些因素需要考虑:我是想住在校园里还是通勤? 我是想打排球还是只想专心学习?

My freshman year, I decided it was best to commute, and I also joined the volleyball team.

参与校园活动

我几乎把每天的每一个小时都花在校园里. Whether I was in class, hanging out with friends, or at practice, I was always at GMercyU.

我是女排四年的队员. 我要感谢Open House的导游鼓励我继续玩下去. 他告诉我，如果不抓住这个机会，我会后悔的. 在我的大三赛季结束时，我和我的两个队友一起被任命为队长. 这对我来说是巨大的荣誉，因为, 虽然我可能没有在球场上产生最大的影响, 我能够为我的团队创造一个积极的氛围.

我在队里的时候, 我被安排在2018-2019学年全学术队, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022赛季.

四年来, I also served as my team's 学生 Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative. The club served as a great way for the different teams to interact and plan campus events.

2021年夏天, I was selected to be a member of the first cohort for Weaving Equity into 领导: Race, 权力, & 特权. 这是一个在线学习课程，旨在帮助观众更多地了解偏见, 偏见, 以及其他与种族有关的误解, 性别, 和不平等.

从大二开始，我在校园里做了两份工作. 学术资源中心(ARC), 现在叫做学生成功中心, 我担任商科课程的同侪导师. I really enjoyed this position because I knew that I was making a positive influence on students' academic success.

我还担任了格里芬招生大使的职位. I really enjoyed this job because I knew how much my tour guides made a difference when deciding to come to GMercyU.

在 商业与教育学院在美国，我曾担任商学院学生顾问委员会的代表. 在这个角色中, I offered my advice on how best to create a positive environment amongst the business students.

在2022年荣誉授予仪式上, I was awarded Program Honors for showing academic excellence throughout my time in the 市场营销 程序. That same night, I was also nominated by the 教师 in business to be awarded for the 杰出商科毕业生奖.

2021年4月, 我被选入Sigma Beta Delta, 国际商业荣誉协会, 管理, 和管理. Inductees must show great strength in their academic abilities in order to receive a nomination. 我还获得了 2021-2022 Sigma Beta Delta奖学金 2021年8月. 该奖学金在全球范围内只授予了33名学生, 能在这么大的舞台上代表GMercyU，我感到非常荣幸.

我为什么选择市场营销

当我第一次申请GMercyU时，我选择了管理专业. 开学前几周，我把专业转到了市场营销. I give credit to the marketing and man年龄ment class I took my senior year of high school. 这门课是 双招生计划 GMercyU与其合作学校提供的课程.

从我记事起，我就是一个有创造力的人. 我喜欢把我的空闲时间花在素描、绘画或手工制作上. The class demonstrated the creative aspect that marketing brings to the business world, 我知道我想成为其中的一员.

Taking the 双录取 course also offered me a leg up going into my freshman year, 因为我的成绩单上有一门课已经完成了.

我转行做市场营销还有另一个原因. 在我大四的时候，我来到了GMercyU一天的影子班. 虽然那是一堂会计课, 我有机会见到了其他一些教员, 其中之一是 Dr. Ralph 霍夫曼，市场营销学副教授. 他是那么热情好客, 总的来说，他对市场营销和商业都有积极的看法. His demeanor and spirit really encour年龄d me to swtich from man年龄ment to marketing.

学生运动员的生活

能成为一名学生运动员，成为格里芬国家的一员，我无比感激.

直到今天, I'm still so thankful for my tour guide for persuading me to continue playing the sport I love.

Being a student-athlete allowed me to gain opportunities that other students do not get, 比如会见组织的成员, SAAC或内部, 面向体育运动.

作为大一新生, 进入一个全新的环境，不认识任何人是很可怕的, but being a fall athlete allowed me to be on campus a week prior to the rest of the student body. 在那个时候, I was able to create friendships with my teammates and individuals from other teams, 其中一些我至今仍记忆犹新.

作为一名学生运动员不仅让我获得了很多友谊, 但它也让我在学校茁壮成长. The number one benefit to being a student-athlete is learning how important it is to possess time man年龄ment skills. 大学和高中有很大的不同，因为有很多空闲时间. 有一个固定的训练和比赛时间表, 除了我的课程表和作业, helped me develop the time man年龄mnet skills necessary to succeed in my field of study.

Each year we celebrate DIII Week and share stories about why we student-athletes chose to play Division III sports. I think it's important to highlight the importance of playing for a Division III School, as it allows for us to receive an exceptional education while playing the sport we love. Being a student-athlete has given me the best opportunities and I couldn't be more grateful.

有市场营销经验

我的经历简直不可思议. Every 教师 member within the 商业与教育学院 exceeded my expectations. 他们每个人都带来了不同的东西, 无论是在企业界还是零售业的经验, 每个人都有一个独特的故事来帮助我们丰富学习经验.

我想我最喜欢的课是广告学. 正如我之前所说，我是一个有创造力的人. 这门课通过我的课程作业帮助我展示了自己的另一面. 我们能够创建故事板，并以其他方式表达我们的创造力. The class definitely enforced the idea that I wanted to be part of the artistic side of marketing, 而不是数字和研究.

The marketing 程序 contained many ways to lever年龄 my abilities as a future marketer. 有几门课程提供了通过谷歌获得认证的机会, 怎样才能使一个人成为更有市场的求职者呢.

如果我必须选择一位对我来说最突出的教员，我会是Dr. 霍夫曼. 他是我的学术顾问，也是我大部分课程的教授. 如果我在挣扎，我从不觉得我必须回避. 无论如何，他是 总是 支持. 我从来没有遇到过比他更关心每个学生的成功的教授.

实习经验

虽然实习不是我毕业的必要条件, 我在GMercyU期间完成了两门课程. In the summer leading up to my final semester, I worked at Man年龄d Markets Insights & 技术(MMIT)作为产品营销实习生. The internship was remote due to the pandemic, but the experience was still priceless. I gained knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and worked closely with product developers, 经理, 和营销人员. I also assisted in formulating a system to extract client insights and created a competitive intelligence framework. It was a great way to learn a different side of marketing that I didn't necessarily get to see in depth during class.

During my final semester, I had the opportunity to intern with the 市场营销 Department at GMercyU. 我得到这个职位是在他的帮助下. 我可以把实习计入我的学位学分. 幸运的是, 大学又回来了, 所以我经历了一个比之前实习更正常的工作环境.

我非常喜欢实习的每一秒. The team was fantastic and working for a place I was familiar with made my job a little bit easier.

I mainly helped with writing news articles and 格里芬的成功故事 for the website. 在这个位置, 我和老师们互动, 工作人员, 如果我担任其他职位，我可能就没有这些学生了. 我的实习导师给了我几个项目，包括一个视频博客. 尽管这完全超出了我的舒适区, 这个项目让我对自己有了更多的了解, 和市场营销.

为什么选择GMercyU?

虽然这听起来可能很俗气, 人们应该选择GMercyU的原因很简单，就是这里的人. I have never met a group of people who are friendlier and more welcoming than the community at GMercyU.

GMercyU has countless opportunities for students to get involved and make a positive impact on their future. 教师 和工作人员 members are 总是 there to help, even if it has nothing to do with academics. Every single member of the GMercyU community has one goal in common: the success of each student, 在教室里和外面.

毕业后

自2021年12月初毕业以来，我已经找到了一份市场营销的工作 & 我是GMercyU的公关经理. 我在市场部的实习工作让我得到了一份全职工作, 我很高兴能留在GMercyU.

My plan is to go back to graduate school at GMercyU to earn my MBA starting in Fall 2022.

我不想撒谎，我等不及要再次自称为狮鹫了!

2022年5月, 尽管已经毕业, I was able to walk across the st年龄 at commencement with my friends and family there to support me. 那是一段非常超现实的时光，我将珍惜我的余生.

我不确定我是否准备好进入现实世界，成为一个成年人, 但GMercyU确保我做好了准备. 虽然我还没有离开GMercyU, I am so thankful for the opportunity to continue growing in a place I consider my home.