{"id":20,"date":"2016-08-15T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T15:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/msb-blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2016-08-15T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:36:36","slug":"meet-the-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/msb-blog\/2016\/08\/15\/meet-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet the person who will be featuring the students of the Manning School of Business<\/a>. \u00a0She is the go-to individual to share your backstories and accomplishments with. \u00a0Students, business faculty members, and alumni will look to this blog to read up on the faces of the university. \u00a0Read her story below!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you would like to be featured on the blog, please email “Kellsie_Howard@student.uml.edu<\/span>” for further information.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"thumbnail_DSC_2053\"\u00a0Hi!<\/p>\n

My name is Kellsie Howard and I am currently a sophomore here at Umass Lowell. \u00a0In only a year, I have accomplished many of the goals that freshman say they will complete when they come to college. \u00a0I obtained a job on campus, maintained honor roll grades both semesters, made new and great friends, and so much more. \u00a0With\u00a0that\u00a0being said, my parents now proudly wear the “University of Massachusetts Lowell” bumper sticker on our Honda Pilot back home in Georgetown, MA.<\/p>\n

As sophomore year slowly comes to a start, I am no longer the solo freshman girl, lost on her journey to find Pasteur Hall- which is within Southwick Hall to all the new students reading this<\/em>! \u00a0I am very thankful for the new sidewalks connecting Pasteur, Kitson, and Southwick Hall as many freshman will never know the struggle of finding your way from one hall to the next throughout the buildings. \u00a0Word of advice<\/strong>: Pay attention to the “SO’s, KI’s, and PA’s” in front of the room numbers or you could find yourself in “SO 305” rather than “KI 305,” which is much further down.<\/p>\n

Just two years ago, I attended Georgetown High School. \u00a0I was still<\/em> unsure of where I wanted to go to college in February, only a month before the deadline to approve. \u00a0I quickly chose Umass Lowell just a week before the deadline because it was the most affordable option for my family. \u00a0Even though the university wasn’t my first option at that time, I chose to make the best of it until I began the school year. \u00a0Because we were saving money by choosing this school, I was able to buy the coolest dorm accessories, afford all my textbooks, and even chose to live in the more expensive dorm room option- the renovated 6th floor of Fox Hall.<\/p>\n

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My decked out freshman dorm room<\/p><\/div>\n

Once I got to Umass Lowell, I made a lot of friends that lived on my floor\u00a0because I chose to live in the “Business LLC.” \u00a0An LLC is short for a Learning and Living Center<\/a>, which has all students of the same major living on one floor. \u00a0All 40 boys and girls living on the 6th floor were outgoing, business-minded, young professionals. \u00a0We bonded over the weekly tough homework problems we got from Professor Tim Cook for Exploring the Universe, and worked together on homework until Adam Boudreau would send us the messy solutions for Management Calculus. \u00a0This was my favorite memory because many of these individuals became some of my best friends in only a few months.<\/p>\n

After just a few weeks of being at the university, I realized that Umass Lowell was not only the most affordable option for me, but my best option. \u00a0There is so much room to\u00a0thrive and become successful. \u00a0All of the faculty and staff members truly care about the person you are and treasure the education they are providing for you. \u00a0They must be doing a good job for everyone, though, because The Eagle Tribune<\/a>\u00a0and Business Insider<\/a>\u00a0listed Umass Lowell as the most underrated college in America.<\/p>\n

I believe the smartest decision that I made my freshman year was getting an on-campus job. \u00a0Being broke in college is a real thing! \u00a0<\/em>I thought I had saved up enough money from my summer job to last me the entire freshman year- it only lasted me the first semester. \u00a0I got a job working in the Office of the Dean in Pasteur Hall 305 (where you come to get your class advising for each semester). \u00a0I have grown to love the people I work with and it’s a pleasure to learn\u00a0from them as successful individuals. \u00a0Whomever you decide to work for on campus will know a great deal that you can learn from.<\/p>\n

Clubs<\/em>. \u00a0You can never join enough clubs at Umass Lowell. \u00a0We have hundreds of categorized clubs<\/a> including Finance Society, Accounting Society, Marketing Club, and more, to name a few business-oriented clubs. \u00a0It is super easy to attend a meeting for any of these clubs which are usually just one hour of your time a week, and take place at night when all of your classes have ended. \u00a0I’m always open to adding more clubs to my schedule because not only are they fun and easy-going, but they look great on a resume to employers- from one business student to the other.<\/p>\n

Whatever you have chosen to do with your time here at the university, I would love to get the chance to share your stories with people who\u00a0want\u00a0to read them. \u00a0I hope that my kick-off story has influenced you to either get involved with the university or send me your own story!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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