{"id":422,"date":"2020-05-05T18:19:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/?p=422"},"modified":"2020-05-07T00:13:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:13:38","slug":"senior-reflection-billie-rogers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/senior-reflection-billie-rogers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior reflection: Billie Rogers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>We asked a few select May 2020 graduates to offer insights and advice on their time in the Edwards College.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Billie-Rogers-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Billie-Rogers-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Billie-Rogers-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/projects.ccu.press\/edwardslive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/Billie-Rogers.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With multiple majors, minors, and\ncertificates, Billie Rogers has made the most of her learning experience at\nCCU. The degree bestowed on her this week includes a major in Anthropology and Geography,\nminors in Human Environment Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS),\nand certificates in Sustainability and Applied Archaeology. Rogers is\nresearching graduate school programs and also has travel on her mind \u2013 perhaps\na national parks road trip &#8212; for immediate post-graduation plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogers, a native of Rangeley, Maine, expressed gratitude and admiration for a range of professors during her time at CCU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have been blessed with so many amazing professors in the Department of Anthropology and Geography, I can\u2019t pick a favorite because they are all so incredible and have supported me and helped me out so much during my time at Coastal,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cHowever, I have to give a shout-out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coastal.edu\/academics\/facultyprofiles\/humanities\/anthropologyandgeography\/carolyndillian\/\">Dr. Carolyn Dillian<\/a> because I have been doing research with her since my freshman year, and I\u2019m eternally grateful for her mentorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogers also offered a bit of advice for getting the most out of one\u2019s CCU experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTake advantage of every single\nopportunity you can,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cI have had so many wonderful opportunities\nsince my freshman year, such as a short-term study abroad trip to Trinidad,\nbeing part of a research fellowship, attending and presenting at multiple\nconferences, being a Resident Adviser, and being the president of a student\norganization on campus. These things have completely shaped me into who I am,\nand had I been too scared or nervous to not take advantage of these\nopportunities that came my way, my time at CCU would have been much different.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked a few select May 2020 graduates to offer insights and advice on their time in the Edwards College. With multiple majors, minors, and certificates, Billie Rogers has made the most of her learning experience at CCU. 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