working in the city of U(1ll: .. The International Programs office at Harding was constantly making changes, replacing directors for the Harding in Greece (HUG) and Harding in England (HUE) study abroad programs, as well as recreating the Harding in Paris (HIP) program in 20 II. Lauren Knight was hired as director of Harding's HIP and HUE programs. "Thinking J would have a bit of free time on my hands, I emailedJeff Hopper [director of international programsJ and ofTcred to help," Knight said. Hopper said he was impressed with Knight and felt that her background in international business dealings, marketing and public relations made the decision easy. "She docs impeccable work," Hopper said. "She doesn't ask for things she doesn'L need and always asks if she does need something to make the programs better." Junior PaulaJones attended the COBA England program in summer 20 II and agreed that Knight was well prepared for the job. "She understood the delicate balance of being our friend versus working for Harding,"Jones said. "I liked that she was young because she understood what was relevant to us and what we wanted to do." Knight's current project was the revitalization of the HIP program. Although the program had only had small groups of students in the past few years, she felt that the university needed to reexamine all of the opportunities the program had to ofler and then broadcast these selling points to more students. The project included a chapel announcement about the program, free French crepes and a discount on the price of the program as an incentive for students to sign up early. As of the end of the fall 20 ll semester, almost 20 students were signed up fc1r the program, and Knight knew they would not regret their decision. "After all, it's Paris," Knight said. Zachery L. Decker International 3 'I
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