My favorite thing about Carroll was living in Guadalupe Hall my freshman year. Almost every night my friends and I would sit in the hallway on my floor for group homework sessions, which were always followed with food and card games. Living in Guadalupe Hall introduced me to some of the best friends, opportunities, and experiences that I will never forget.
Hometown: West Linn, Oregon
Major: Business Administration with concentrations in marketing and finance
Why business? I chose business because of how applicable it is to everyday life. I have always been interested in business strategies (how and why businesses make the decisions they do).
During her four years at Carroll, Shelby worked hard to learn the concepts needed to improve the lives of others. Along with taking an active part in the classroom, Shelby was very involved in Campus Ministry, Freshman Orientation, and assisting with the freshman retreat during her Junior and Senior Years.
John Gleaves, PhD graduated Maximum Cum Laude from Carroll College in 2006 with a majors in both Philosophy and Theology and a minor in History. He was also a member of the Honors Scholars program. In 2007, John enrolled directly into the Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Kinesiology doctoral program in theHistory and Philosophy of Sport. In 2011, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis and became an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the California State University Fullerton.
Alex Gaiser (class of 2014) is originally from Portland, Oregon. In the summer of 2013, Alex had the opportunity to be the founder of ELAP in Jordan, which is a program that teaches English. He decided to go early and stay 2 weeks in a Palestian refugee camp. There, Alex learned Arabic.
After graduating in May of 2011 with a degree in Community Health, Rachel Franklin completed a CDC funded internship for Helena that focused on improving the health of a whole community. Her work entailed a complete community health assessment and action plan for the Helena area.
After moving back to Washington, Rachel found employment with Healthways as a Health and Wellness Coach and Lifestyle Management. She works with hundreds of people each month helping them make SMART goals for themselves based on the Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model.
Brief description of responsibilities:
I work in the New Product Development department at Thomson Reuters. I am responsible for making sure our products are easy and enjoyable to use. To do this, I observe our customers using our products and report to the designers and developers on what worked and what didn't. I then recommend changes to the product's design.
Brief description of responsibilities: Take a technology and create a platform wide validation plan and test cases to be executed by another part of the team located in India.
Briefly describe one of your more interesting projects or assignments to date: I have only been working there a few months, and so far the most interesting assignment has been to be in a planning meeting that was planning out what we would deliver for the next year and a half!
Shortly after graduation in 2014, I accepted a position as a grant and development writer here at Carroll College. I didn’t set out my freshman year to major in English with the end goal of becoming a grant writer, but Carroll’s courses and faculty prepared me to find success wherever I landed.
Leah Esposito, a biology major with a 3.97 GPA, is no stranger to championship moments. During her career as a student athlete at Carroll College, Esposito was named the U.S.
