2008 Woodie Awards
Future holds new possibilites for grads
By Alyssa McCormick
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: Focus
While the rest of the students are saying "see ya next year," graduating seniors are saying "so long" and "farewell" to the college lifestyle they been living for years, and "hello" to the real world as their final year at SRU comes to a close.
As students are preparing to leave SRU, some say they fondly look back on some of their most memorable moments throughout the years, and realize just how much they are going to miss.
"My most memorable moment was when I joined organizations on campus, for example SUMA and BAS, because it exposed me to things that I had not been a part of before," said senior social work major Jewelle Motley. "I am going to miss some of the people that I made acquaintances with, as well as my friends and some of my teachers."
Motley said she is excited about graduating because it's one step in her life that she can say is accomplished. She said she has an internship lined up for the summer and plans to go on to graduate school after she gets her undergraduate degree.
While new opportunities await seniors who have pushed through at least four years of undergraduate classes, some students are still hoping that their years at SRU will pay off in the form of a job in their major.
"I do not have a job in my major yet," said senior therapeutic recreation major Zach Hill. "I have to do an internship after graduation, but while doing my internship I will be working with my dad at his funeral home."
But undergraduates aren't the only ones graduating this month. Many graduate students, like the graduate assistant for residence hall environments, William Yost, are also graduating and looking forward to starting a new chapter in their lives.
"I am excited to leave SRU because I have a great job and future plans lined up," Yost said. "However, I will miss SRU a lot, especially after living here for the past six years of my life (while completing) my undergraduate and graduate studies."
Yost said he plans to work as the coordinator of housing at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.
As students are preparing to leave SRU, some say they fondly look back on some of their most memorable moments throughout the years, and realize just how much they are going to miss.
"My most memorable moment was when I joined organizations on campus, for example SUMA and BAS, because it exposed me to things that I had not been a part of before," said senior social work major Jewelle Motley. "I am going to miss some of the people that I made acquaintances with, as well as my friends and some of my teachers."
Motley said she is excited about graduating because it's one step in her life that she can say is accomplished. She said she has an internship lined up for the summer and plans to go on to graduate school after she gets her undergraduate degree.
While new opportunities await seniors who have pushed through at least four years of undergraduate classes, some students are still hoping that their years at SRU will pay off in the form of a job in their major.
"I do not have a job in my major yet," said senior therapeutic recreation major Zach Hill. "I have to do an internship after graduation, but while doing my internship I will be working with my dad at his funeral home."
But undergraduates aren't the only ones graduating this month. Many graduate students, like the graduate assistant for residence hall environments, William Yost, are also graduating and looking forward to starting a new chapter in their lives.
"I am excited to leave SRU because I have a great job and future plans lined up," Yost said. "However, I will miss SRU a lot, especially after living here for the past six years of my life (while completing) my undergraduate and graduate studies."
Yost said he plans to work as the coordinator of housing at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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