o n PR student uses life experiences as guide to academics f - or many college students, multitasking was a fine art. Few found the , right balance of work, school and social life. However, senior print journalism major Molly Morris, who was recently inducted to the Alpha Chi National H onor SOciety, displayed her ability to multitask and do it well. The Alpha Chi National Honor Society limited membership to the highest 10 percent of the junior and senior classes and required the student to have a minimum ofa 3.75 grade point average (GPA) on at least 104 credit hours for seniors and a 3.85 CPA on at least 80 credit hours for juniors. Morris, originally from Anaheim, California, grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. H er father worked for a defense company called Raytheon which prompted her and her family to movie to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1993. The Morrises lived there for six years. Morris added Searcy, Arkansas, to her long list of residences when she arrived on H arding's campus as a freshman in 2004. Since then, Morris held several job positions on campus and demonstrated her ability to maintain balance between her academics and jobs. In the fall of 2005, she began as a computer lab attendant and was later promoted to lab supervisor. During her sophomore year, Director of Public Relations April Fatula visited Morris's print news writing class to speak on opportunities for those within that major. "I thought she was fantastic, and her job sounded great,"M orris said. Alpha Chi inductee, senior Molly Morris works diligently in Harding's public relations offi ce on Feb: 19. Morris was inducted into Alpha Chi with the rest of the nominees Feb. 1O. l.b-otf.on l",""yl 240 [organ izations] "Plus, she had dreams of someday becoming a travel writer, which is my dream job." Soon after Fatula's visit, Morris met with her again and found herself with an internship with the public re.lations office. "1 didn't even know what a great opportunity she was offering me, even though I was pretty thrilled about it," Morris said. Once she had completed her internship, Morris remained in the public relations office to work for four semesters. "Working in the public relations office has been a defining part of my Harding experience and really a defi ning part of my life for the past few years/' Morris said. Morris's post-graduation plans brought her back to Saudi Arabia. She enjoyed her time there so much that she found ajob as a teacher's assistant in an American International school in Jeddah which was on the coast of the Red Sea. "1 hope it will be as great as the one I went to when we lived in Riyadh," Morris said. She planned to work in Jeddah for one year while also trying her hand as a freelance journalist. "I love traveling, writing and working with kids," Morris said, "so 1 am incredibly excited about this opportunity and what it may lead to." Ifurd, Beall end JemIe< rl:msl
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