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Name: Jenna Seward
Hometown: Flora, IN
Major & concentration: Marketing and Agribusiness Management
Why did you come to Purdue: I grew up a Purdue fan, and Purdue has a great College of Ag and Business. Purdue also has a great community, and that stood out to me.
Favorite Purdue tradition: Grand Prix
Top three influences at Purdue:
- Studying abroad helped me to step outside my comfort zone and created life long friendships.
- My sorority created a sisterhood and helped me to strengthen my relationship skills and provided a safe
environment to be myself. - Professors at Purdue are compassionate and genuinely care about my future. They have also given me multiple tools to succeed after school.
Top five memories of your time at Purdue:
- Learning about other cultures, visiting Madrid and Costa Rica with other students at Purdue
- Going to the Final Four in Arizona for basketball, and hopefully, I will be able to repeat this trip next year
- Sledding down Slayter Hill after the first big snow each winter
- Going to football games, even through the ups and downs and the cold and rain, I am forever a boilermaker
- Constantly going on Den Pop walks when the weather is nice
Places you have been as a Purdue student: I studied abroad in Madrid and Costa Rica with both DSB and CoA. I also attended a sorority conference in Ohio and interned in Knoxville, TN. Additionally, this past year, I traveled to Michigan and Arizona to support our Men’s Basketball Team.
Favorite club/organization: Delta Gamma
Favorite Purdue event: Basketball games
Favorite social activity: Tailgating before football games
Favorite place to study: The Union/Stewart
Favorite place on campus: Leaps Coffee
Favorite thing about CoA: I love how outgoing and friendly everyone in the college is!
Favorite thing about your major: I have learned life-long skills that I will put to good use after my time here at Purdue.
Favorite class: MGMT 254
Favorite professor: I had a lot of great Professors, but if I had to pick one, I would choose Professor Cara Putman because she really got me interested in a subject that I had no previous experience with.
Three biggest accomplishments:
- Getting an executive position with my sorority, Delta Gamma was one of my biggest accomplishments while at Purdue.
- Another major accomplishment was getting a marketing internship with J.C. Hart during my freshman year and a merchandising internship with Altar’d State in Knoxville, TN, during my junior year.
- Traveling and studying abroad was something I never thought I would do. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to travel for an extended time while also pursuing my education.
Advice for underclassmen: Try new things and talk to new people!
Biggest takeaway from Purdue: Cherish your time at Purdue and make all the memories you can!