Kayla's Story

 

NAME: Kayla Minguez 
HOMETOWN: Beavertown, PA 
MAJOR: English (Writing Concentration)
MINOR: Technical/Professional Communications 

FAVORITE THING ABOUT SHIPPENSBURG: 

The amazing professors with whom I’ve had the opportunity to meet and learn from. 

TWO INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME: 

I enjoy origami and the only thing I do left-handed is play pool. 

CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS/SPORTS/ACTIVITIES: 

I was the Fall 2012 intern for the SU Magazine and I am currently the student editor for Write the Ship. 

SCHOLARSHIP:

I received both the SU Foundation Scholarship and the Class of 1958 scholarship. These scholarships have benefited me tremendously by lightening the burden of student loans that I will have to start paying off soon. Also, although I work part-time, I am well aware that I would need to work much more during school semesters if I were not receiving this financial care through the university. 

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:

I was the SU Magazine intern and wrote five different articles that got published across two issues of the magazine. I am now the Write the Ship student editor. Write the Ship is a collection of essays and papers that students have written throughout the year. As editor, I choose which articles will be published. I feel like I’ve conducted research on jobs in my field by fulfilling these positions, and have gained very useful and motivational knowledge from them.  

MOST MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT SHIP:

Several of my English classes have dealt with the study of literary theory, and in learning these theories I have also gained new perspectives of the world. In studying Structuralism, Deconstruction, Feminism, and Cultural Studies with several amazing professors I feel that I have gained an enhanced view of the world around me. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

I have not participated in community service or volunteer projects at Ship. 

WHAT I DO FOR FUN:

When I have free time, I enjoy exercising, playing Pokémon on my Nintendo DS, doing origami, and spending time with my husband, Johnny Minguez, who is a Ship psychology student. 

MY PLANS AFTER GRADUATION:

I would like to pursue a career in editing. I feel that my classes here, along with my valuable experiences with SU Magazine and Write the Ship have given a very real chance of realizing this goal.