Little did I know - coming from a little all-girls high school in Omaha, Nebraska - how much my life at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri would change my life. To a freshman, college might seem big and scary - it definitely did for me - but looking back now I realize that I had nothing to worry about! Rockhurst has given me the tools to succeed and shape me into the student I am today. Even though I'm beginning my fourth and final year of college, I know I still have a lot more to learn and experience at Rockhurst!
Rockhurst bases it's mission upon three main pillars: learning, leadership and service. At my time at Rockhurst, I've been able to grow and develop in all three of these areas.
I've learned how to become a better student and foster a genuine love for learning. Through Rockhurst's liberal education I have been able to take classes in a vast variety of subjects. I've gotten to know my professors and benefited from their expertise.
Aside from the things I have learned in the classroom, I've also learned a lot of valuable skills through the leadership opportunities that Rockhurst has provided for me. I have helped with leading and coordinating the Freshman retreat through campus ministry, and I have gained invaluable real-world skills through my involvement in my sorority. My number one advice to incoming Freshman is to get involved!
Finally, learning and leadership culminate into the ultimate service experience! Several of my classes have included a service-learning aspect to the course curriculum and much of my reason for going to Rockhurst was based on the fact that I received a scholarship for the service I had done in high school.
I'm looking forward to reflecting on my Rockhurst experience through this blog and having the opportunity to share it with the world outside of Rockhurst so that they can see just how amazing it is!
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