Admissions Counselors at Eastern Mennonite

Shannon Weaver, Admissions Counselor

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Counselor for: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii, and various Virginia counties.

Hometown: Harrisonburg, Va.

Hobbies: running, golfing, skiing, playing tennis, camping, fishing, hiking, and reading

Education: Eastern Mennonite High School (2002); B.S., Eastern Mennonite University (2006), major in business administration, minor in marketing

AIM: Shannon4EMU

Why I came to EMU

When I visited I was impressed with the business department, which was my major. I liked the small classroom settings as well as the Christian environment.

What I learned (outside of the classroom) at EMU

I learned to live and become friends with many different personality types and the importance of solid and lasting relationships. It's help me relate, work, and get along with many different types of people.

If I could re-enroll, what would I do differently?

Take more extracurricular activities.

Advice to students looking for a college

Looking for a college can be overwelming. Start early and take your time visiting campuses. Go and talk with professors and students and get a feel for the community around you. For me it was a comfortable feeling I got when being there.

Favorites

Web Site: Well, my homepage is set to Fox News, I try to stay on top of current events. I also admit to being addicted to facbook and checking up on how all my friends that moved away are doing.
Item at the Royals' Den snack shop: salad bar
Cross-cultural: Ireland and Northern Ireland
Off-campus activity: any type of physical activity, especially running since I plan to run a half marathon this coming year
Book (at the moment): My Sister's Keeper
Professor: Spencer Cowles
EMU memory: I can't say one particular memory I have so many great ones!

What some of my EMU friends are up to at the moment

Social worker, nurse, teacher, MMA representative, various friends around the world doing missions, counselor, human resource agent, admissions counselor, CIS working with the goverment

What I look for in an EMU student

Someone with a positive out look on life and a willingness to be motivated and dedicated to something they really believe in.