The beginning of my college experience consisted of me being a student athlete where I played football for Murray State University. I spent my undergrad attaining a degree criminal justice as my major, and organizational communication as my minor. While excelling in my studies, I began cultivating into a student leader on campus, taking on leadership roles within the Student Athlete Association Committee. I held representative positions for Murray State, and also served a part in the legislative committee within the Mississippi Valley Conference. I spent the first year of my graduate school finishing my athletic career. Afterwards, I entered into a graduate fellowship at Murray State University. My fellowship included working in the office of multicultural Initiatives and Excellence, where the focus is developing leaders, increasing retention rates, and programming efforts. Our goal consisted of helping students gain access to resources that the university offers. My Master's program was in Human Development & Leadership, which is an interdisciplinary major. The curriculum had many focuses which integrated aspects of psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, gerontology, communication, ethics, and other disciplines. As a student you study the process of growth and change within individuals and groups from an interdisciplinary perspective