Teegan Carpenter is a sophomore at Shawnee State University majoring in communication. She is a graduate of Ironton High School and a lifelong resident of Ironton, Ohio, which lies about 30 miles east of SSU's campus along the...

Brendan Major is a sophomore at Shawnee State University. He was born and raised in Washington Court House, Ohio, and commutes two days out of the week to be on campus. Brendan is currently majoring in communication in hopes of...

Adrienne Whitley is a sophomore at Shawnee State University from Portsmouth, Ohio. She is pursuing a communication degree in hopes of one day becoming a news anchor. She found her love for public speaking when she was chosen as...

       Haylen Taylor, an 18-year-old 2024 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, is making waves with her passion and dedication. Known for her leadership and creativity, Taylor served as vice president of the Corps for...

Noah Carter is a 21-year-old freshman majoring in communication at Shawnee State University. He has been to a lot of different places but has settled in Portsmouth to complete his degree. He plans to become a political or vide...

Markell Hood is from Overland Park, Kansas. He is a junior this year at Shawnee and is on the men's basketball team. He is currently studying sports management but doesn’t exactly know what he wants to do in the future besides...

Hope Jenkins is a 20-year-old communication major in her second year at Shawnee State University. She grew up in Lucasville, Ohio, and went on to graduate from Northwest High School. Hope is currently working toward a career in...

Karlie Lambert is a 19-year-old sophomore at Shawnee State University, majoring in communication. She started out college with hopes to be a respiratory nurse but quickly realized that being a writer is what she wanted to do. The r...

Erika Turner is a 32-year-old transfer student from South Shore, Kentucky, who has worked very hard to get to where she is today. Her 6-year-old son is one of her biggest inspirations to continue her schooling, as she hopes to...

Avery Storer is a 21-year-old AYA (Adolescent to Young Adult) language arts education major in her junior year at Shawnee State University. She grew up in Peebles, Ohio, and attended Peebles High School where she started her college...

Jack Monroe is a junior majoring in communication. Originally from Waverly, Ohio, he came to Shawnee State undecided on a major with not much of a clue of what he was going to do other than run cross country. He attended Waverl...

Tori Brown is a 22-year-old junior from Franklin Furnace, Ohio, majoring in adolescent to young adult English and language arts. She found inspiration to teach from family members who work in the field, including her mother, and...