Looking Forward to a Great Adventure

July 2024

Donors impact student lives every day, not least of all by providing work related job opportunities on campus. These inspiring learning experiences can have a big impact. 

Just ask Adi Marshall. 

Adi was pursuing a psychology track when she learned from a classmate that there was a humanities major called “editing and publishing.” An avid reader with an interest in writing, it took no persuasion for Adi to change majors. With the help of donor-funded scholarships she embarked on her new career path. 

After a mission, finding herself with no scholarship, she began looking for a student job to help meet her needs. She considered returning to her old custodial job, but then found some career-related editing and publishing work—again thanks to generous donors. 

It turned out to be the inspiring learning experience she was looking for—not to mention the financial benefit during what she described as “a very tight semester.” 

“A burden was lifted off my shoulder,” she says. 

Working as an editorial assistant, she is gaining career experience— source checking, citation editing, fact checking, proofreading, and copy editing—all moving her closer to her goal. 

After graduation she plans to move to New York with a friend. Adi feels it will be a great adventure and because of her work experience she feels much more prepared for it. 

After graduation she plans to move to New York with a friend. Adi feels it will be a great adventure and because of her work experience she feels much more prepared for it. “It is a fantastic opportunity, working here.”