Hey everyone! My name is Emily Dooley (soon to be Shumway). I am a senior at Waynesburg University. It is crazy to think that my college years have flown by so fast, so freshmen - get ready for the ride of your life! I can honestly say that coming to Waynesburg is the best decision I have ever made. Not only have I grown spiritually, and mentally, but I met the love of my life and soon to be husband here.
Ryan and I were on Homecoming Court last year as juniors together, and that is when everything just clicked! We got engaged on April 27th last spring, and it has been a dream come true (I know, I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true!). Over the summer we drove out to California - where my parents live - and spent the summer with my mom, dad, brother and sister-in-law (as well as my niece who was born a week and a half AFTER we left).
As a business finance major, Ryan had the privelage to work as a marketing intern at a company called Coffin World Water Systems. Oh, and did I mention my dad is the VP of sales and marketing there? Well, they got to ride to work together everyday this summer - talk about father - soon-to-be-son-in-law bonding time!
As for me, I am a math major. Everyone asks, "What can you do with that?" To be honest, the posibilities are endless. For this summer though, I was proud to work at the American Cancer Society as a Special Events Recruiter. I LOVED my job, the people I worked with, and the cause I was fighting for. My event was Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. You can visit my page at
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCFY09California?company=ACS+Recruitment&pg=company&fr_id=11602&et=As3jpku6IVBE32VR1YTLnA..&s_tafId=193558.
The start of this year has been a crazy blur of work and fun. I arrived on campus early for RA training (yes, I am one of the Resident Assistants on campus - no, I am not "The Enforcer," but simply a resource for my lovely ladies in East). It has been a great group of students to join, and the friendships I have made are unique and unsuspecting - but I wouldn't trade anything for the relationships I have built!
After three weeks of classes, the Waynesburg University Players have finally got our start to The Crucible. We are a group of students who are mildly odd, and love to act! I first got involved with the Players my sophomore year, and was cast as a witch for my first role - and NO, Eddie Powers (Waynesburg professor and director) does not Type-cast! We put on a production of Macbeth, and it was soooo much fun! If I hadn't gotten involved with the theater here at Waynesburg, I would be a completely different person. Since that fall of 2006, I have done four shows, and I'm just starting the fifth one.
Now, here I am at the end of the third week, and I am looking forward to traveling to Hanover, Indiana for the varsity football game this weekend. Ryan is the starting center and long-snapper for the Yellow Jackets. I'll be gone for the weekend, but eager to get back to friends on campus. So until next time, God Bless!
No comments:
Post a Comment