Jenny
Major: Athletic Training
Hometown: Naperville, IL
What attracted you to AU? Women's soccer and the Athletic Training program.
What is your favorite class? Why? Practicum courses for Athletic Training because I get to go to high schools and work with athletes at AU practicing my evaluation skills.
Who is your favorite professor? What class did you take with that professor? Sarah Radke. I've taken several athletic training classes with her, and she is great at interacting with students inside and outside the classroom.
What do you hope to be doing after AU? Be a certified athletic trainer, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and move on to physical-therapy school.
Favorite quote? "Seven days without soccer makes one weak."
What is playing on your i-Pod? Jack Johnson
What advice would you give a first-year or prospective student? Live in the dorms at least your first year on campus. You meet so many people!
What is your favorite AU tradition? The alumni game for women's soccer.
What kinds of hands-on work experience have you had as an AU student? I worked on Blue Crew for one season.
What kind of activities do you participate in on campus? I am Vice President of the Spartan Athletic Training Student Organization and Vice President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
What do you do in your free time? Watch movies with my roommates.
What do you do for fun? Play soccer, work with the community, listen to music, coach youth soccer.
What do you like most about your team sport? How close we are; we are pretty much a sorority.
What has been the most memorable moment in your team's history thus far? Getting to the NCAA tournament.
How does Aurora's Division III level of athletic competition interact with the other aspects of your collegiate lifestyle? I think it is positively interacts with the college lifestyle. You meet twice the people and build a bigger support of friends, which help with classes and homework.
