Beginning of a New Chapter

In just 10 short chaotic days, I will reach a day that I thought would never come, five long years of never ending work will finally pay off. When I first started at St. Cloud State in the Fall of 2012 I was overwhelmed with the choices the school had and did not know at all what I wanted to do. I began my journey by studying accounting, shortly after taking a few classes I knew this was not the route for me. My next choice was computer engineering, I figured this would be a good path since I have a very big interest in computers. Little did I know all the intense science and math classes that were required, so I moved onto my next choice which was Information Systems. After beginning the course work for this major, I was not interested in any of the material being taught to me, so I knew I did not want to keep pursuing this field.

After numerous major changes, I finally found what interested me, which was Advertising. Going to these classes actually interested me and I enjoyed doing the work. A

lthough some classes were tough, it was a good challenge for me that I enjoyed taking on. Before being introduced to the Account Executive role of the advertising world, I gained lots of interest in google analytics and figured that was something I wanted to do. Although that Is a career path I still might like to pursue, the Account Executive path is something that I have gained much interest for over the past few months.

This final class has reassured me why I chose this major, although some of the work was very challenging, it was a fun challenge. Professor Palm has been a wonderful guide throughout this entire service learning project. He did something that has never been done before in the advertising program, and took a chance with 13 students he had never met before. Throughout these 14 weeks, Professor Palm has shown us a sneak peak of what the real world will be like after we leave St. Cloud State. He has helped us close a chapter of our lives, and has shown us what the next chapter will bring.