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In 20 words or less, what is the best thing about being part of this department?
The best part about the Classics Department is that it is a community always willing to work together.

What is your biggest piece of advice to first years and sophomores about getting connected to this department?
Don’t be afraid to ask questions! There will never be any consequences for learning.

What is something you know now that you wish you could tell your first-year self?
I would tell first-year Aubrey that everything is going to work out! You will find your place and people at K.

What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned at K?
I learned that there is always a support system to find and people that want to see you succeed.

What has been your favorite class at K? 
My favorite course at K was Race, Law, and U.S. Politics with Dr. Berry in the Political Science Department that I took the Spring of my sophomore year. It was one of the two classes that made me interested in the legal field and taught me so much about how the American conception of ‘race’ is ever-changing and based on political decision making in courtrooms.

How have you taken advantage of the flexible curriculum or experienced breadth?
I am so appreciative of the open curriculum here at K because it gave me the flexibility to change my major without question in my freshman year. I realized after my first Chemistry lecture and lab that the discipline was not for me. After that, I dove headfirst into Political Science and Classics, exploring those two departments and eventually declaring a double major. Additionally, the open curriculum allows me time to take other courses in different departments that interest me such as Religion and English.

What experiential education opportunities have you participated in?
I participated in the Chicago Externship Trek my Freshman year, I was an Resident Assistant for Crissey Hall my Sophomore year, I studied abroad for two terms in Athens, Greece my Junior year, and going into my Senior year I will be the Transfer Student Mentor.

What is your SIP?
My SIP is in the Political Science Department and is looking to explore the motivations behind rural conservatives political participation in the Onaway Area Community’s schools board in Onaway, MI, as well as what this means for the changing role of school boards in rural communities.

What are your career aspirations/next steps after K?
My long goal is to become an educator, a professor, at higher institution. I am currently undecided what my immediate next steps will be, but I am interested in attending law school and having a career in law before going into teaching.

What is a random fun fact about you?
I absolutely adore pickled foods- cucumbers, beets, onions, carrots, peppers, green beans, fish- you name it, I’ll probably eat it.