b'Turning the TasselQ:What does being a Blazer meanQ:How do you plan on continuing to you? your legacy at VSU?A:JACOB: To me being a blazer means being aA:JACOB: My hope, as an alumnus, is to be a part of a diverse community where we supporthelpful contact and resource for folks in the one another and we have a lot of fun doing it. future. I, of course, want to give back as much as KAYLA: Being a blazer feels like home. I canI can, especially in the areas Ive tried to build up.go to anyone on the faculty with anythingKAYLA: Giving back in any way that I can to the and they always offer help. sport that has given me the opportunity to attendVSU in the first place, but also to the Langdale Q:What is it about the HarleyCollege of Business Administration, which has shaped the professional that I will soon be.Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration that kept youQ:What is the first thing that comes engaged in your area of study? to mind when you hear the word A:JACOB: The passionate professors that arealumni?excited about their specialty in economics.A:JACOB: Homecoming, giving, being a proud The fact that economics is a social science, business, and the format of my major hasambassador and graduate of VSU.kept it interesting and engaging. KAYLA: Old. It genuinely feels like I got here KAYLA: I knew that a business degree is suchyesterday.a broad area of study, and it has opened my mind that business is applied to any industry. Q:Was there someone in the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Q:How has the college made you aAdministration that really had an better student and citizen? impact on you as a student?A:JACOB: The global experience that I haveA:JACOB: Roy CopelandHe challenged me gotten through the Langdale College ofcritically and truly pushed me to analyze Business Administration has made theconceptually. Ellis HeathHes always so biggest impact, especially being from a smallkind and inclusive.town in Georgia. It has helped me realize thatKAYLA: Roy Copeland, not going to lie. Ive never there are endless opportunities for me in myhad to work so hard in a class, and it makes me academic and future career. want to be that highly respected one day.KAYLA: It has made me more able to do more practical things in life, like taxes. It has beenQ:Are there any special thanks such an asset being able to apply what I learn in the classroom in real life. The professorsyoud like to give to your Blazer have given me so much knowledge. Nation family?Q:A:JACOB: Im really grateful for anyone who has Did you attain any goals thattaken the time to be kind and shown interest in were created during your time inmy success. The business school was a great A:the business college? asset to providing scholarships and resources for me to continue and succeed in my education.JACOB: Working internationally and opening my eyes to more of a globalized mindset. KAYLA: Thanks for preparing me for the real world. Thank you for not just throwing KAYLA: Not necessarily goals, but it hastextbooks at my face, but actually letting me given me a broader scope and a differentgain knowledge.perspective on how coaching volleyball, which is my role for the future, is a lot like a business. SPRING 2021 49'