4 West Virginia College college students who acknowledge that extracurricular actions are important to their success are among the many first cohort of the 168 Society, after finishing Undertaking 168, the College’s modern program that provides objective and worth to college students’ outside-the-classroom experiences and brings the College’s core values to life.
“Among the best facets of this program is the way in which our college students are guided by volunteer workers and college who present suggestions as college students create their very own path to completion,” mentioned Matthew Richardson, director of Undertaking 168.
“Most significantly, college students who full the curriculum obtain a co-curricular transcript that they will use for graduate or skilled faculty purposes and potential employers,” Richardson mentioned.
The scholars, who have been honored in a ceremony April 26, come from quite a lot of disciplines, together with biology, promoting and public relations, political science, philosophy and communication research. These college students embrace Paige McElroy, Colton Nichols, Brandon Neiswonger and Amaya Jernigan.
McElroy, an promoting and public relations main creates Instagram content material for WVU Athletics, provides excursions on campus, is a member of the Iota Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta and serves because the Vice President of Communications for WVU Panhellenic Affiliation.
“To me, being concerned on campus is about a lot greater than constructing your resume,” McElroy mentioned. “It means making connections with folks from all completely different backgrounds, attempting issues which may make me a bit uncomfortable and rising as a person.”
Nichols is finding out political science and communication research and is concerned with Scholar Authorities Affiliation, Range Ambassadors, Mountaineer Maniacs Govt Board, Un-PAC WVU and WVU Tour Guides.
“For me, school has been about placing myself on the market in ways in which I had by no means deliberate,” Nichols mentioned. “And due to that, the alternatives I’ve had are past what I ever thought earlier than I arrived at WVU.”
Neiswonger is a double-major in philosophy and political science and is closely concerned with supporting WVU athletics. He’s the affiliate director of the Mountaineer Maniacs and has solely missed two dwelling soccer video games since 2003.
“As a Philosophy and Political Science double-major, you’d count on me to spend all my time with my nostril nestled in outdated books (I do typically),” Neiswonger mentioned. “Whereas I really like my studying time, I really like spending much more time in The Coliseum and Milan Puskar Stadium.”
Jernigan, a biology main, is the scholar physique rapid previous president. Along with SGA she can also be concerned in WVU’s NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., RISE WVU and Minorities Aspiring in Well being Professions.
“Being concerned on campus made me notice that I used to be to turn out to be a pupil advocate. I do know that this may have by no means been attainable with out me attending actions and being energetic member in organizations on campus,” Jernigan mentioned. “At this College, I’ve been capable of be part of long-term modifications that may profit college students for years to return.”
College students might enroll in Undertaking 168 at any time. The subsequent induction ceremony for the 168 Society is deliberate for December.
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