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<\/a>Master’s Student Kelly Freeman<\/p><\/div>\n
Kelly\u2019s advice to fellow master\u2019s students in the HESA program is, \u201cdon\u2019t let yourself be intimidated by the fact that you\u2019re surrounded by doctoral students. I was, but then I realized my opinion was just as valid and valued as the other students. Know that you are also accepted and your experience is just as important.\u201d Kelly also believes master\u2019s students need their own orientation to the program, especially those who have not come from a higher education background.<\/p>\n
Kelly sees the trends in higher education heading toward providing services to students other than freshman such as SHU\u2019s Sophomore Center, as well as supporting at-risk populations of students who have below average GPAs. She is interested to see how higher education professionals can focus on the data of students such as pre-nursing sophomores so as to understand how to change and grow with and for these students. Kelly hopes that though this current undergraduate class is considered the most academically prepared, they need to learn to be their own self advocate, not rely on technology to be engaged. She believes we as professionals need to develop new ways to support the non-traditional cohort, an important part of the SHU community.<\/p>\n
Kelly encourages graduate students to be part of the traditions and culture of SHU. If you ask Kelly about SHU fun facts, she has many to share, including \u201cdo not step on the seal in the center of the Green, because it means you won\u2019t graduate on time! If you do step on it, you have to run to the Pirate and run back to the seal in one minute. If you watch, you\u2019ll see that students go to great lengths not to step on the seal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feel free to stop by Kelly\u2019s office in Moony Hall 13 or email her at kelly.freeman@student.shu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Master\u2019s Corner<\/b><\/p>\n A new section of The Insider<\/i> highlighting the Higher Education and Student Affairs Master\u2019s program. For more information about the Higher Education and Student Affairs program, visit http:\/\/www.shu.edu\/academics\/education\/ma-college-administration\/index.cfm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kelly Freeman just completed her first semester as a graduate student in the HESA M.A. program. She received her bachelor\u2019s in International Relations and Economics from SHU. She worked in forensic economics for a year, but missed working in student…<\/p>\n