This week we are featuring Reina Hill, a member of Alpha Chi Omega and leader on our campus. Reina is a Public Relations major set to graduate next fall whose strengths include: Woo, Positivity, Communication, Strategic, and Adaptability. Hill learned about and developed this skills in our 2012 session of the Commerce Bank Emerging Leaders program! Additionally, Reina is a member of Entertainment Management Association where she works to better herself professionally. As a SOAR Leader Reina has worked as the Family Panel Coordinator. Of course, she knows how to get ahead at Missouri State but also how to stay out of trouble; she’s served on the Campus Judiciary Board. Public Relations majors spend a whole lot of time in Craig Hall and Reina spends a little bit more than the average PR student as she works for the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. We took a little time to ask Reina what our programs have done for her:

“The Commerce Bank Emerging Leaders program impacted me most by expanding the knowledge of myself and helping me grow as a leader, this knowledge is something that I have taken with me my past four years in the university, not only within the organizations I am involved in but with school work as well. I think the training I received was invaluable and helped me learn so much about myself and others. Being a part of the program remains one of my favorite parts of my college career, and I always encourage any freshman or sophomores to apply and get involved.”

The current sessions of Emerging Leaders and Distinction in Public Affairs are already up and running but you could have an experience just like Reina! Keep an eye out for the LeaderShape application – a new program Missouri State is bringing this summer. If you want to follow in her shoes, you could also take a little advice from this senior:

“I would tell younger students to take a leap of faith and go out and meet new people through university organizations and clubs around campus. The people you meet and relationships you develop cannot be traded for the world and throughout the process you will learn a tremendous amount and grow as a person. I would tell them not to be afraid to experience something new because it might end up being one of the best decisions of your life.”