“What is your passion?”
For most of my life, whenever someone asked me that question, I never knew how to respond. I don’t have a niche hobby or an overly fun fact about myself. Coming into college, I knew I wanted to find my passion and use it to make a difference. After being on campus for a few weeks, I found my answer: community.
At my Purdue’s-For-Me visit during my senior year of high school, I met strategy professor Cara Putman, whom I sat with at lunch. I listened to her describe the Daniels School’s Brock-Wilson Center (BWC). The way she lit up when talking about BWC and the community they had built prompted me to ask questions. After this day in April, I knew that Purdue would be the place I would call home for the next four years…