Eating with no utensils. And exchanging the Spanish I learned in school for conversations in Pulaar and French. I came to Denison looking to enrich and sort out an understanding of it all, and my place in it. For Impact respected my Global Citizen Year; they saw it as professional development satisfying the year of professional work experience they required. They hired me because of the complementary experiences Global Citizen Year and Denison fostered in me. Over the following 18 months, the For Impact team mentored me and then sent me coast to coast, and even to Central America, to train nonprofit leaders on message building, sales and fundraising necessary for their organizations to thrive.
For Impact further transformed me and the way I think about improving our world. I had the privilege to work alongside development teams and executive directors of local and national non-profits and help them refocus on the role of the hard work they do and how they engage with the world to accomplish their missions.
It all began with a simple phone call taken in a gas station bathroom from a university that shared my passion for exploring opportunities that would prepare me to contribute meaningfully to our global society. Denison University Home. Schedule A Visit Make a Gift. Prefer browsing? Check out the A-Z directory.
Your Most Viewed. Search Prefer browsing? I had accepted Denison, however I was unsure of how Denison would accept me for the first time on June 16, during my June Orientation session. Arriving at campus the night before the official start to June-O, I drive up to The Hill — might I mention what seemed to be the only hill in all of Ohio — in the cool twilight. Closing my eyes, I can still see the illuminated brick buildings, flashes of fireflies, and feel wisps of the summer night breeze that caused goose bumps to rush across my skin.
My goose bumps lasted until the start of the next morning, when other students arrived and fear crept its way into my thoughts. Would the students like me? Would I like them? Should I say hi? All these questions tumbling around my head distracted me from engaging in the student and faculty speeches. The day lingered on as students and parents were corralled from building to building for different informative workshops. I made small talk with some students but was yet to be reassured in my decision.
They spoke of their initial trials and tribulations with adjusting to their new surroundings. It was better to just be myself rather than be too scared to open up. At Denison, you get a liberal arts education, plus pragmatic skills for the workplace. Employers want people who can assess a situation, ask probing questions, research the issue and propose solutions. They also want you to know how to master an excel sheet, manage a meeting, and budget your time.
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