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Bachelor of Arts鈥��                                                                                                                                                              Major:鈥疘ntegrated Marketing Communication                                                                                                         Expected Graduation:鈥疍ecember鈥�2022                                                                                                                               Hometown:鈥疍es Moines, Iowa                                                                                                 

Amanda鈥痟as made the Dean鈥檚 Honor Roll every semester.  She is involved in , Ambassadors for Diversity and Inclusion, and Public Relations Student Society of America. She is a recipient of the鈥�痑苍诲鈥�. During her collegiate career, she hopes to gain valuable insights and experiences she can apply to future roles in marketing, communications, and public service. Her interests include reading, writing, and photography. Amanda hopes to inspire鈥痯eople to make a difference wherever they can whether that's in the classroom,鈥痠n a鈥痯rofessional setting, throughout the community, etc.鈥疉manda loves long-term volunteer experiences. She has served as the Gary Engels Memorial 5K committee chairperson鈥痜or two consecutive terms and collaboratively raised over $7,000. Currently, she serves on the 2020-2021 鈥� walk planning and marketing committees. Although her main responsibilities include graphic鈥痙esign and photography, she also gets to be involved with event logistics, outreach, fundraising, and overall community engagement.鈥�疉manda recently began marketing internships with 鈥痑nd the . This summer, she completed a fellowship with the Kansas-based, Storytime Village Inc. Amanda aspires to work for a Fortune 500 company in marketing or communication. 

What Amanda finds to be distinctly valuable about the Widener Global Leaders Program is the integration of liberal arts, business, and fine arts to formulate a curriculum centered around diversity, inclusivity, culture, and personal/professional development.鈥疭he is excited to explore each of the different鈥痚mphasis areas of the program alongside her cohort.鈥� 

Upon completing her undergraduate studies, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a Master of Arts in Communication.鈥�疉manda鈥痟opes鈥痶o work for an鈥痠nnovative鈥痗ompany like Cargill, Koch Industries,鈥疉mazon, and鈥疶extron Aviation in either the marketing or communication department. Her long-term goal is to become the Chief Marketing Officer or Chief Communications Officer of a company she鈥痸alues and鈥痓elieves in. She currently wants to explore more corporate advertising/marketing internship鈥痮pportunities鈥痺here she can鈥痗ollaborate鈥痮n campaign鈥痙evelopment and coordinating event鈥痩ogistics.鈥��