Transitions and Second-Year Bears team up to make a “Bear-y” strong team!
Transitions
Welcome to Missouri State! We are excited you have chosen to attend our fine institution. If you are a transfer student, coming to MSU from another college or university, with a degree or with a few credit hours, the Transitions Community is just for you! In the Transitions Community, you will have the opportunity to learn about the resources available at Missouri State, make contact with key resource people, and prepare for the path to graduation and full-time employment.Follow your passion and find your place at Missouri State University through shared experiences with other transfer students. Join a community of students who are new to the University but not new to college life. Create friendships that will last a lifetime.
Second-Year Bears
Do you love it so much that you want to continue living in an LLC your second year? Did you miss out on an LLC last year? This is the option for you! Second-Year Bears is for students who want to take advantage of the benefits of living in an LLC on campus. As a Second-Year Bear, you will have opportunities to explore career and graduate school paths and prepare for those opportunities. SYB will gain leadership experience, practice personal wellness, develop financial responsibility, engage in public affairs activities and much more SYB continue to grow and develop life skills in an environment with like-minded students in similar stages of life. SYB is open to all majors and is a great opportunity to form new connections and network at the university. The SYB LLC aims to provide well-rounded experiences for students who want the continued support of community on campus.
Trent Fuller
Year: Senior
Major: Unified science education
I’m excited to work with the Transitions community because I myself transferred to this university and I hope to help that transition be an amazing experience.
Fun fact: I have a twin brother.
Annie Schroeder
Year: Junior
Major: Still trying to figure that out, actually!
As a transfer student myself, I’m so excited to work with other transfer students in this community and help them find their place and love Missouri State as much as I do!
Fun fact about you: I completed the Buffalo Wild Wings “Blazin’ Challenge” in only four minutes!
Matésja Daniel
Year: Sophomore
Major: Entertainment Management
I am super excited to work with Second-Year Bears because I am growing with my colleagues who happen to be sophomores! I also am thrilled to be a part of the transfer students’ experience here at Missouri State University! Go Bears!!
Fun fact: I absolutely love weddings! If you ever want to talk weddings or even plan it, I’m your gal!
Zach Dawson
Year: Senior
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology: double minor: Nutrition and Religious Studies
As a Second-Year Bear (now having the college thing under your belt), you get to have the opportunity to explore, in depth, the type of person you want to be. Due to the fact that the first year of college is typically getting use to change and handling freedoms. Now that our second year bears are comfortable, I get the privilege to connect with them and present opportunities and conversations in making those decisions.
Fun fact: A fun fact about me is that I am spending my second summer in the great state of Alaska with my lovely grandmother for hiking, salmon fishing, and adventure.
Makayla Johnson- Swope
Year: Junior
Major: Child and Family Development- emphasis: Child Life
I’m excited to be working with residents that have a fiery passion to make a difference within their community. Each resident has the potential to do something huge and I’m eager to see what they do with it. Throughout this year I’ll be witness to each journey, each inch of growth my residents have. It’s a unique opportunity to live life with others who challenge the social issues around us. I can’t wait to see the change that’s brought about by this ambitious group of residents.
Fun fact: If I could choose any one activity to do for the rest of my life it would be hiking through canyons. Yeah, that would be the dream.