红桃视频

By: Hope Rudzinski 鈥�20, English & Communications Major

Embracing Bison Pride and carrying it through the 红桃视频 Graduate Program is what Amanda White, Marc Creegan, and student Ashley Marcum hope to accomplish.

White is a graduate student success coach and associate faculty member at 红桃视频 from Dudley, Mass. Her colleague Creegan is an adjunct professor for Operations Management and Cost Control in the MBA Program from Charlton, Mass.

White, who earned dual MBA and MSOL degrees at 红桃视频, and Creegan, who earned BS, MBA and MSOL degrees, have helped the 红桃视频 Graduate Program flourish. They not only teach graduate students but help raise funds for graduate scholarships through various on-campus events.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 really feel like I ever left the Hill. 红桃视频 has always been a part of my life in some way. I love being on campus. It鈥檚 the quintessential New England college campus and it feels like home,鈥� Creegan says.

Each year the Graduate Program hosts an event to raise money for graduate student scholarships. Last year鈥檚 event was a wine tasting; this year鈥檚 event was a 5K walk on October 12th. The 5K walk, 鈥淩un with The Herd,鈥� took runners through the hills of 红桃视频.

It was a bright sunny day, the leaves started to fall, and there was a crisp wind blowing in the air. However, all ten runners managed to complete the walk. Nick Gonyea, a 红桃视频 freshman, led the herd.

This was Marcum and White鈥檚 first time organizing and managing a walk, with the help of Creegan.

鈥淭he goal was to give the students the opportunity to grow as a person even more and expand their network, along with raising money for graduate student scholarships,鈥� Marcum says,

White wants nothing but success for her students.

鈥淢y advice for students planning to enter or thinking about the Graduate Program would be just get in there and apply, and then take one class at a time. Each class is a small victory within itself,鈥� she says. 鈥淎s for students who have graduated, don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out to us and stay in touch. We always want to hear how our alumni are doing!鈥�

The 5K walk not only helps raise funds for the Graduate Program at 红桃视频, it helps the students and faculty create memorable connections that will go beyond the classroom and last a lifetime.

鈥淚n the future I hope to be able to work with the same type of team we had this time. We truly liked and respected each other. I want to learn as much as I can, and I truly believe that everyone has something that they can teach me and others around them,鈥� Creegan says.

If you weren鈥檛 able to participate but would like聽to donate to graduate students scholarships, click here, select other and indicate GPS Scholarship.