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Student Profile: Michelle Shrader
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By Sylvia Blair Nineteen-year-old Michelle Shrader has a dream. She hopes to be a pharmacist one day. The path she has chosen to start her jounrey there is an Associate of Arts degree in Arts and Sciences at Carroll Community College. When Shrader chose Carroll Community College, she was attracted to the college because of its affordability and convenient location to her home. She was pleasantly surprised by what she found. “I am extremely impressed with the high-tech facilities here compared to many more expensive four-year colleges that I had visited,” she said. Shrader benefits from the school’s technology because in order to complete her pre-requisites for acceptance into the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, she needs to take many math and science courses at Carroll Community College. “Carroll has surpassed all of my expectations,” she said. “The faculty is extremely helpful and highly dedicated to their jobs. Carroll offers a wide variety of courses that accommodate every student. I believe that the classes I have taken here have well-prepared me for my future career.” Shrader is not only highly-focused about her career ambitions, but she is aware of the needs of the general student body and serves as Student Government Organization (SGO) president. “I absolutely love being part of the Student Government here at Carroll. The SGO has a major role in the college and I am truly dedicated to expressing the issues and concerns of the students,” Shrader said. Recently, SGO has conducted a voter registration campaign and worked with Habitat for Humanity. Shrader believes her extra-curricular involvement helps to make her a well-rounded student. “By being in the Student Government Organization, I am involved in a little bit of everything, such as the many events held by the Campus Activities Board,” she said. “Recently, over the summer, I helped initiate the kick-off of Carroll’s first Integrity Council. It is comprised of faculty and students. If an issue of integrity regarding student conduct in academics comes up, it is presented to a committee, which hears both sides of the issue and makes a decision about the appropriate discipline.” It seems that leadership is a strong trait in Shrader. The Student Government Organization president plans to continue her student body involvement even after her days at Carroll are over and she is in pharmacy school. |
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