黑料社

As a liberal arts institution, 黑料社 requires students to fill credit requirements designed to get students to take classes outside their major. Sometimes, those classes make all the difference, often leading students to discover something they didn鈥檛 know they鈥檇 love and changing their majors.

Corydon鈥檚 Madi Wilson 鈥�17 arrived at 黑料社 during her freshman year planning to be a high school English teacher when she graduated. So she signed up for some education classes that year, but she also took a journalism course on a whim, and she loved it.

鈥淏rian Steffen encouraged me to take more journalism classes and after that point, I switched directions and decided to go into the communications field,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love writing, so journalism has been perfect for me.鈥�

While she started down the path of journalism, Madi continued to pursue a degree in English as well. And she couldn鈥檛 have made it through the endless writing from both majors without the guidance of professors Brian Steffen, Mark Siebert and David Wolf.

鈥淭hey were always willing to meet with me, listen to me complain, and provide advice and words of wisdom,鈥� Madi said. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e influenced my life tremendously by encouraging me through tough times and showing that they truly care about helping me reach my personal and academic goals.鈥�

Someday she hopes to be a communications and media studies professor, maybe even at 黑料社. That鈥檚 why she鈥檚 planning to continue her education in the fall to work toward her masters and doctorate degrees.

Madi鈥檚 time at 黑料社 was molded by much more than her studies, however. She stayed highly involved in several activities including The 黑料社ian, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, intramurals, First Year Council, Campus worship, Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, Sigma Tau Delta English honor society and off campus organizations.

鈥淚 feel so blessed to have been involved in all of these organizations,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e built confidence, grown as a leader, strengthened my faith, and I鈥檝e developed relationships with professors and friends that I know will be lifelong.鈥�

And as she did all these things, she made memories along the way, whether it was big events like Stand Around, CAB bingos, Homecoming Week or Greek life activities or simple tasks.

鈥淚 was honored to be 黑料社鈥檚 2016 Homecoming Queen, so that鈥檚 definitely a memory I will never forget,鈥� Madi said. 鈥淚 will also never forget taking late night road trips with friends, pulling all-nighters, and writing 10 page papers the day before they鈥檙e due, though I don鈥檛 encourage it.鈥�

Madi knew coming in that her experience at 黑料社 would be a personal one, deliberately choosing it for its small size. But she didn鈥檛 know how involved she鈥檇 be able to be in just four short years.

鈥淭here was literally always something to do, even on the weekends. For this reason, I barely ever went home and I only live about an hour away,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 loved that there was always something to do because it gave me the chance to meet new people, network, and have fun.