“I think I changed my major five times when I first got here,” says Demetria Green. “I was all over the place.” It wasn’t that she had trouble finding subjects that interested her. In fact, she had so much energy and enthusiasm to offer, she wasn’t sure which field could match them over the long term. But when she took COM 307, Gender and Communication, as an elective, … [Read more...] about Demetria: communicator
First-generation college students – those who are first in their family to go to college – face many hurdles in their quest for a higher education. For Shelby Morrison, the biggest struggle was the financial burden. “I’ve had to pay for college solely on my own, so I’ve taken out quite a bit of student loans for my degree,” said Morrison, a senior from Wood River, … [Read more...] about Overcoming obstacles as a first-gen student