Third-year accounting student Ciara O\u2019Connell wants to share her passion for the Goodman School of Business student experience with future students.<\/p>\n
The Keswick, Ont. native recalls spending time at Brock University in Grade 7\u00a0during a class leadership trip. She says when\u00a0making the decision to come to Brock, she remembered liking the\u00a0campus as soon as she set foot on it. Learning about Goodman\u2019s CPA accredited accounting pathways cinched the deal for her and now she wants to give future students a similar opportunity to get to know Brock\u2019s campus and friendly atmosphere.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connell has experienced student life at Goodman to its fullest, and has fit many co-curricular activities into her academic commitments. She has volunteered at Spring Open House, on the Goodman JDCC team, and has held executive positions with the Goodman Business Students\u2019 Association as O-Week Director and the Goodman Student Ambassador Association as Vice President Human Resources.<\/p>\n
This year, O\u2019Connell is the Vice President of High School Transition for the Goodman Student Ambassador Association (SAA), a student organization that helps tell the Goodman story to local high school students.<\/p>\n
Part of this role is organizing the annual A Day in the Life of a Goodman Student<\/a> event being held on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n \u201cIt can be scary for a first-year student coming to university and not knowing anyone,\u201d she says. \u201cI went to a high school of only 3,500 students so coming to a larger school for university meant there was an adjustment period.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI only knew two people when I came to Brock. I made many friends in residence, my first day of class and through getting involved in clubs. I think Goodman student clubs make it feel like home here,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n The event will give participating high school students the opportunity to get to know the campus through a scavenger hunt, network with current student leaders and attend a mock lecture delivered by a Goodman professor.<\/p>\n \u201cTeam leads will share their stories and hopefully that will resonate with students so that they can see themselves here in another couple of years,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n