b'Turning the TasselTwo Young Alumni Discuss Their VSU Experience and How They Plan to Make a Mark on the WorldBy Caroline CasaineJACOB BELL Q:What attracted you to VSU?Age:22 A:JACOB: Close to home, accredited business school, Hometown:honors scholarships, big enoughI feel like its a place Bristol, Georgia where people genuinely care about each other.Degree:KAYLA: Initially volleyball. Once I did a tour, I fell in love Bachelor of Businesswith the campus, how small it was.Administration in Economics in MayQ:What led you to get involved in activities 2020Employment:outside the classroom?Renasant Bank A:JACOB: My intention was to never stay all four years. I attended a meeting that opened my eyes to the problems of the student body and made me join. From a pretty early KAYLA WIDERA age, I knew athletics wasnt me, so I needed something to Age:22 channel my energy into, and that was service, volunteer work, and leadership. Leadership roles found me over Hometown:time. One thing led to another, and with hard work and my Trinity, Florida passion for wanting to make things happen, I ended with the honor of serving as student body president.Degree:KAYLA: There was a time when I thought of giving up, Bachelor of Business Administration inbut getting a new coach made me fall in love with the Management ingame again. During my junior year of high school was May 2020 when I realized I wanted to pursue athletics in college. It has made me more disciplined with academics, value time management, and find my way through balancing being a student-athlete.48 Langdale College of Business'