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Jessica's Life Changing Summer
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Greetings everyone! My name is Jessica Conklin and this is my story. I am a first-year graduate student at Fort Hays State University. I am studying Higher Education and Student Affairs. I am originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin. I graduated in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Both of these degrees, make me the first in my family to hold both a Bachelors and a Master’s.
I am asking for you to donate to my cause because this summer I have been given an amazing opportunity to study aboard at University of Macerata in Italy with St. Cloud State University. The program includes taking classes at UNIMC, graduate students will be involved in a 20-hour international internship, working side-by-side with Italian academics. Students will also tour other Italian cities and universities, as well as regional landmarks and businesses.
The course I would be taking would be: Students can either take HIED 664, a Master’s Level course entitled: “International Higher Education: Discovering Universities in the European Context.” Each participant in this education abroad course will...
Learn about the history of Italy, including the history of higher education; Develop an awareness and understanding of current and critical issues impacting higher education administrators and institutions in Italy;
Discuss and analyze how the current and critical issues in Italy compare and contrast to issues impacting higher education administrators and institutions in the U.S.; and Demonstrate and perfect his/her communication and group facilitation skills.
I can't express to you all how much this experience would mean to me. I would be so grateful if you could help fund my growth as a future student affairs practitioner and personally as well by contributing to this campaign. A contribution of any amount would help! Whether or not you're able to contribute financially, just sharing my campaign with others via Facebook or some other medium would also help tremendously. I need to have the money raised by March 2018 to pay for everything associated with the trip including but not limited to the airfare, tuition. I really appreciate you taking the time to read through all of this, and thanks for helping make my dream a reality.
Thanks again, and I would be happy to answer any questions you might have!
Jessica Conklin
I am asking for you to donate to my cause because this summer I have been given an amazing opportunity to study aboard at University of Macerata in Italy with St. Cloud State University. The program includes taking classes at UNIMC, graduate students will be involved in a 20-hour international internship, working side-by-side with Italian academics. Students will also tour other Italian cities and universities, as well as regional landmarks and businesses.
The course I would be taking would be: Students can either take HIED 664, a Master’s Level course entitled: “International Higher Education: Discovering Universities in the European Context.” Each participant in this education abroad course will...
Learn about the history of Italy, including the history of higher education; Develop an awareness and understanding of current and critical issues impacting higher education administrators and institutions in Italy;
Discuss and analyze how the current and critical issues in Italy compare and contrast to issues impacting higher education administrators and institutions in the U.S.; and Demonstrate and perfect his/her communication and group facilitation skills.
I can't express to you all how much this experience would mean to me. I would be so grateful if you could help fund my growth as a future student affairs practitioner and personally as well by contributing to this campaign. A contribution of any amount would help! Whether or not you're able to contribute financially, just sharing my campaign with others via Facebook or some other medium would also help tremendously. I need to have the money raised by March 2018 to pay for everything associated with the trip including but not limited to the airfare, tuition. I really appreciate you taking the time to read through all of this, and thanks for helping make my dream a reality.
Thanks again, and I would be happy to answer any questions you might have!
Jessica Conklin
Organizer
Jessica Conklin
Organizer
River Falls, WI