{"id":4410,"date":"2022-04-27T10:33:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/?p=4410"},"modified":"2022-04-27T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:58:29","slug":"student-spotlight-serena-gill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-serena-gill\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Serena Gill"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4410\" class=\"elementor elementor-4410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed31c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed31c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf31854\" data-id=\"cf31854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec4673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ec4673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/elementor\/thumbs\/Serena-scaled-e1651073131586-pnzkazjpkm3a5o9r8486c7dciog2ltad8sucesqil0.jpg\" title=\"Serena\" alt=\"Serena\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c7c271\" data-id=\"1c7c271\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cc695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8cc695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0 Serena Gill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Major:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0General Business<\/p><p><strong>Minor<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0Economics<\/p><p><strong>Class Year:<\/strong> \u00a0BBA 2022, MBA 2023<\/p><p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wolverhampton, England<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2731ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2731ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36090b0\" data-id=\"36090b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dfe2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94dfe2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. <\/strong><\/p><p>I am enrolled in the MBA 4+1 program, so I am finishing my undergrad this spring, and then two semesters of grad school left.\u00a0\u00a0In the future, I would love to have a career in a university&#8217;s athletic or development department in helping future students.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>How are your experiences in the Rankin College of Business preparing you for your professional career?<\/strong><\/p><p>My experiences in the Rankin College of Business have prepared me greatly for what is ahead, through having \u2018mock\u2019 interviews and many opportunities to meet with alumni. I have gained knowledge and experiences that I did not think I would get at my time at SAU. I understand the mannerisms that I must have when speaking with professionals and the importance of having a social media presence but always how to keep that presence clean.<\/p><p><strong>What specific courses have been your favorite, and why?<\/strong><\/p><p>My favorite courses have been Economic and Quantitative Analysis classes, due to the fact the professors are so attentive and make the classroom environment enjoyable. \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Do you have any favorite memories with Rankin College of Business faculty or fellow students?<\/strong><\/p><p>When it comes to favorite memories, I automatically think about my time on the Rankin College of Business Student Advisory Council (BSAC). Through this I have made some lifelong friends and have had the opportunity to be more hands on with the college.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What advice would you offer to a new student beginning their course of study at the Rankin College of Business? <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">My advice to any new student would be to use the professors; the teachers in this college are amazing and will always be willing to help and listen, so use it. Also, I would say take opportunities that come \u2013 if I had ignored some opportunities, I would not know some people I know today. 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