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The Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy (PCSP) has completed the first series of workshops for students on building skills for entrepreneurial success.

In January of this year PCSP launched the Center for Entrepreneurial Development which will present a series of workshops to selected students. The workshops are designed to provide students with the practical business skills that they will need to own and operate their own businesses or take a product to market.

The workshops already presented include; “Developing a Strategy for Success for Your Small Business,” “Building a Business Plan for Your Entrepreneurial Venture,” and “Guerrilla Marketing Strategies.”  The CED is developing 12-16 workshops that will be offered as evening workshops for students. Members of the local business community have also attended the workshops.

“We are pleased with the interest shown by the students and community for the workshop courses,” said Dr. Richard Stull, dean of PCSP.  “Individuals participating in the workshops are engaged and motivated to go out and make a difference in the world.”

As part of the commitment to giving back to the community, the workshop series is open to interested members of the local community, several of which have expressed strong support and application for their individual success.  For more information about the Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the workshop series and scheduled classes go to http://pharmacy.presby.edu/entrepreneurial-workshop-series/.

Thanks to a grant from the Fullerton Foundation, the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy received a CDS-250 DriveSafety driving simulator that will help with research on effects of medications on drivers.

Dr. David Eagerton currently works with psychologists, engineers, and physicians from Clemson University in research that examines the effects of medications on elderly drivers. They will soon begin a project that will examine the effects of medication on college-age drivers as well.

“We’ll start with the medicines for attention deficit disorders and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders because those drugs are commonly prescribed in that population and have a potential to be abused by a large segment of that population,” Eagerton said.

In addition, the research will determine what the “Use Caution When Driving” message actually means when shown on prescribed medication with potential to cause degradation of driving.

“What does that mean?” Eagerton said. “Most people don’t know what that means. We don’t have a lot of that information.”

“The beauty of [this research] is having that information and teaching pharmacists what it really means and how important it really is because pharmacists are still one of the most trusted members of the community. They can help educate their patients and the physicians.”

The driving simulator is the same kind that Eagerton and the research group from Clemson use at Clemson, the Greenville Hospital, and Palmetto Richland Hospital.

“As a school, it gives us a tool that we could use to train not only our students but the whole community of pharmacists in general about real information about drugs and driving.”

Before becoming a pharmacy professor at the PC School of Pharmacy, Dr. David Eagerton served 12 years as the chief toxicologist for South Carolina’s Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Now Eagerton is using his background in toxicology to conduct research that will benefit pharmacists and members of the community.

When the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy opened its doors in 2010, the inaugural group of students was certain of at least two things – they were being invited not only to learn about their profession but also to serve their communities.

Completely committed to fulfilling PC’s motto, Dum Vivimus Servimus, the School of Pharmacy adopted a mission to develop students who, in part, have an “unwavering ethical foundation” and will “dedicate their lives to community service.”

A scant year later, more than students have taken notice.

This fall, the Argus Commission of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy announced that the PC School of Pharmacy was one of only two schools nationally to be nominated for the Weaver Award for Transformative Community Service. The pharmacy school was the runner-up for the award.

According to Dr. Julie Sease, one of a team of pharmacy faculty charged with documenting PCSP’s commitment to service, the nomination was built on a wide range of factors – including admissions criteria, group projects like Service Day at student orientation, and institutional programs that benefit the local community.

Having COMPASSION

One of PCSP’s most dynamic service projects is COMPASSION, a rough acronym for Creation of a Model Pharmacotherapy Service for the South Carolina Free Clinic Association. A collaboration between PCSP, the S.C. Free Clinic Association, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield South Carolina Foundation, COMPASSION is an ongoing project begun in 2009 to provide care to underserved patients.

During its first year, PCSP established a pharmacotherapy clinic at Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic in Clinton staffed by PCSP practice faculty. Specifically, Sease focused on diabetes patients, educating them about their disease and medications – and setting goals for their individual health.

After two years of collecting data, Sease said the program has made “statistically significant” gains in improving the lives of its patients – also saving the community approximately $280,000 in health care costs. Presenting its findings at the Diabetic Initiative earlier this year, PCSP won in the clinical category for a poster presentation.

Its partnership with Good Shepherd also gives students meaningful service learning opportunities that bring them face to face with underserved patients from throughout Laurens County. In 2010, PCSP established a licensed pharmacy at its Clinton campus where student volunteers combine learning and service in a functioning pharmacy.

Reaching out even more

Students and faculty also reach out publicly to the community at school-sponsored health programs on campus and in local schools, churches, and companies. Nearly a third of the pharmacy student body, for example, designed and led Poison Prevention Week activities earlier this year at Ford and Waterloo elementary schools where the educated children on the dangers of poisonous substances found in homes and how to avoid them.

PCSP students also managed to find time to volunteer with a variety of healthcare professionals outside Laurens County, including free medical clinics in Anderson and Woodruff, the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health Pharmacy in Greer, Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, and Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands in Columbia.

“(Students) do a whole lot more than they have to,” Sease said.

The same can be said of her colleagues, as well. Service at PCSP isn’t only and expectation for students; it is modeled extensively by its faculty. In addition to their involvement in public health outreach programs and serving regularly at Good Shepherd and the PC Community Care Pharmacy, they have crocheted blankets for Daybreak Crisis Pregnancy Center, distributed food to the homeless at United Ministries of Clinton, and volunteered at Hospice of Laurens County, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, and the National Organization of Victim Assistance, among others.

While it has yet to graduate its first pharmacists, the School of Pharmacy already has proven a deep commitment to community service. It is, however, nice to get some outside validation for “Dum Vivimus Servimus.”

“It’s absolutely awesome to be one of the two top nominees,” said Sease. “… It’s very satisfying to know that our mission is being recognized, not just by our students but by other professional groups.”

PC School of Pharmacy professors Dr. Julie Sease and Dr. Kate Gerrald recently earned the distinction Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. Sease and Gerrald were among the first pharmacists to receive the distinction.

“Having the BCACP credential provides an extra assurance to the physicians I work with, the patients I help to care for, and the students and residents I teach that my knowledge base about ambulatory care topics is sufficient to allow me to take an active role in disease state and medication management and to help teach others to do so as well,” Sease said.

Ambulatory care pharmacy practice is “the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by pharmacists who are accountable for addressing medication needs, developing sustained partnerships with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community,” according to the Board of Pharmacy Specialties website.

This is accomplished through direct patient care and medication management for ambulatory patients, long-term relationships, coordination of care, patient advocacy, wellness and health promotion, triage and referral, and patient education and self-management.

First-year School of Pharmacy students, or P1s, and new professors signed the Honor Code during a recent ceremony at Opening Convocation on the PC campus. According to Honor Council chair and P2 Julie Knox, the Honor Code is an integral part of the pharmacy school.

“Signing the Honor Code is crucial to creating the trusting environment that is needed for interactions not only between students, but also students and their professors,” Knox said. “Everyone pledges to refrain from being dishonest not only regarding schoolwork, but also in daily life.”

The Honor Code states:

“On my honor, I will abstain from all deceit. I will neither give nor receive unacknowledged aid in my academic work, nor will I permit such action by any member of this community. I will respect the persons and property of the community, and will not condone discourteous or dishonest treatment of these by my peers. In my every act, I will seek to maintain a high standard of honesty and truthfulness for myself and for the College.”

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The PC School of Pharmacy recently held its first Service Day, a day during Orientation Week devoted entirely to fulfilling the school’s promise of caring for the community.

The entire class of incoming first year students, as well as several faculty and staff members, volunteered at eight locations in Clinton and the surrounding area.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to become more of a part of the community and see the people we can help serve,” said Kayce Shealy, assistant professor at the School of Pharmacy. “It brings us back to reality. Most of the time we’re in our offices and classrooms.

“(Service Day) is a chance for us to get out and meet people we serve.”

Shealy and several students, including Kasey Wilson, met and served ice cream to residents at Bailey Manor, a retirement community in Clinton.

“I enjoyed the most just talking to the elderly,” Wilson said. “The residents told me numerous times how glad they were that we were there. You could tell on their faces how happy they were.”

PCSP students also served ice cream to residents at Presbyterian Community Home in Clinton. Other students painted, tended the garden, and did yard work at the United Ministries Food Bank. And some helped the facility at the Equestrian Center in Clinton and the Humane Society in Greenwood.

Students, faculty, and staff also volunteered at the Hospice Thrift Store, the Safe Home of Laurens County, and the Harvest Hope Food Bank.

“I love PCSP’s commitment to service,” Wilson said. “I think service is one of the biggest parts of the pharmacy profession and by instilling this value in ourselves now, will make it come more natural when we are out of school.”

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The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy recently entered into a historic agreement with Claflin University.

The schools’ Three+Four Dual-Degree Articulation Agreement in Bio-chemistry and Pharmacy allows Claflin students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Claflin University and a doctorate in pharmacy from the PC School of Pharmacy over a seven-year period.

“The agreement allows the School of Pharmacy to move closer to our stated strategic initiative of achieving a student body and graduating class that more closely matches the population of South Carolina,” said Dr. Dick Stull, dean of the PC School of Pharmacy. “Claflin has a quality program and a rich tradition of graduating students that are community leaders.”

According to Stull, the agreement helps to attract minorities to study in health care fields.

“Approximately 30% of our population is African-American, but less than 10% of our graduating classes in the health professions are minority,” Stull said. “There is a huge health care disparity in our region, and graduating leaders that can help address those problems is significant.

“We have to do a better job, and the Claflin agreement is a great step in the right direction.”

“We are always looking for ways for our students to provide service to the medically underserved populations,” said Dr. Nancy Hope, assistant professor at the PC School of Pharmacy.

One recent opportunity came when Hope’s friend Rebecca Painter told her that she would be going on a medical mission trip to Africa and needed over-the-counter medications.

Hope made the PC School of Pharmacy students aware. And the students responded.

“With pride, our students brought in tons of items to be sent to Africa,” Hope said. “They even told local pharmacies about the project, and local pharmacies donated items as well.”

The donated items included children’s and adult vitamins, Benadryl, Tylenol, ibuprofen, cough syrup, Pepto-Bismol, Tums, and other over-the-counter medications. First aid kits were also donated.

“It was a great feeling to witness the selfless acts that are consistently projected by our students that extend into the community for the good of serving others,” Hope said.

The donated medications were sorely needed. Doctors and pharmacists saw an average of 600 patients over six days they held medical camp in Jenjaluse and Chemba, two villages in the “bush” of Africa.

“To see just how grateful these people were for the simplest treasures in life that we take for granted every day truly was life changing,” Painter said.

“The PC students were an amazing help and encouragement. They were definitely blessings sent from above.”

By Judith Brown
Staff Writer, Laurens County Advertiser

Through certain programs, newly-graduated teachers and physicians can have their student loans forgiven to varying degrees by agreeing to work for a period of time in areas of high need, such as very rural or heavily urban regions of the country. If current legislation in Washington, D.C., is passed, however, then newly degreed pharmacists could have the same benefit.

Last month, rather than brushing up on their summer tans before their rotations start next week, three second-year students from the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy were able to spend some time with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s aide and ask for his support in the Loan Forgiveness Act.

“As a first-year charter, we were allowed to bring three students to the American Pharmacist Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) leadership conference,” said Matthew Lineberger, president of the local chapter of the group. Other officers — vice president Fairlynn Grooms and treasurer Jeannie Norge — also attended the workshops at the nation’s capital, where they were briefed on the bill and provided opportunities to visit with their state’s senators or their aides to make a case for the bill.

The other bill is one which goes along with the new trends in health care, Lineberger said. The PC School of Pharmacy has rotations and classroom work in place to help its students learn to work alongside physicians to improve the health care for the patient, and Lineberger said that the integrated system has been tried in order to help decrease readmission rates.

“But because it’s not mandated, it’s not working very well, and this legislation would encourage a plan of action” where it is needed, Lineberger said. “It can help us deliver health care more effectively.”

Norge said the opportunity to explain about the importance of bills with Graham’s aide, Leigh Ellen Gray, was exciting.

“Going into it, we did research and found that Sen. Graham was not one of the senators that sponsored either bill,” Norge said, “so our goal was to inform them on the benefits of the two bills and ask him to cosign on the bills.” The Clinton students joined with another pharmacy student from the University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy, so the South Carolinians could go as a unified voice.

The meeting lasted about 20 minutes, Norge said, during which time Gray took notes and agreed to pass everything on to the senator. Although the pharmacy students won’t know for some time whether Graham will comply with their request, the students said it was an important step in their professional training.

“We think it will be very important for students to participate in these opportunities as often as possible,” Lineberger said. Currently, the PC group is about 35 students, and with a new class of 80 coming in next week, he hopes to increase the numbers in the student branch so others can learn to make in impact in the pharmaceutical profession.

Alan Rusnak is a true pioneer at the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. Rusnak served as a student representative of the Pharmacy Advisory Committee while in the pre-pharmacy program at Tri-County Technical College. The committee regularly met with pharmacy colleges in the state to discuss how the pre-pharmacy students could be best prepared for pharmacy school.

“Dr. Laura Fox (Assistant Dean at the School of Pharmacy) always made a strong impression on me,” Rusnak said. “Not only that they wanted to create the best pharmacy college in the state, but that they wanted me to attend.”

Rusnak was excited about the prospect of being part of the first class to build the program. And his first year at the school exceeded his expectations. He formed strong friendships with the other members of the one class sharing the 52,000-square foot building. Plus, he volunteered in the School of Pharmacy’s free clinic, living out the school’s commitment to service.

The first-year work was challenging too.

“Admittedly, I’ve had to work harder than ever before, but the work has been with a purpose,” Rusnak said. “We aren’t sitting around learning a bunch of useless facts and figures. Our classes have actual relevance to the job we’re going to be performing in the future.”

Rusnak is continuing work this summer, conducting cancer research with assistant professor Dr. Christopher Farrell. The two are comparing DNA samples taken from patients with colorectal cancer to determine the genes that may be involved in cancer formation.

“Since the pharmacy program is just starting, this has been the school’s first research project,” Rusnak said. “It has been a wonderful opportunity this summer for me to gain some experience working with real experts in the field and build up some of the necessary skills involved in doing research.”

The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy program has been awarded Candidate status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board during their June 2011 meeting. The granting of Candidate status denotes a developmental program that is expected to mature in accordance with stated plans by the time the first class has graduated. Granting of Candidate status brings rights and privileges of Full accreditation.

For more information on the ACPE accreditation process, consult the Office of the Dean at 864-938-3900, pharmacy@presby.edu, or the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL  60602-5109, 312/644-3575; FAX 312/664-4652, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.

On April 28, 2011 a tornado ripped through northern Alabama and devastated parts of Huntsville. A few days later, Dr. Laura Fox, PCSP Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs, arrived as part of a disaster relief group from the Southern Baptist Convention to help. Dr. Fox worked as part of the Crisis Intervention team, assisting people affected to stabilize and regain control of their lives, defuse the emotional overload caused by the disaster, and to restore equilibrium in individuals by helping them cope with crisis reactions in order to minimize their long-term stress. The team’s goal was to help Huntsville residents make their first step toward rebuilding a sense of safety and hope.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and its philanthropic arm, the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy (FMCP), recognized a group of outstanding individuals who exemplify the best of managed care pharmacy. At a gala awards dinner April 27, the Steven G. Avey Award, the highest award conferred by FMCP, was presented to Gene Reeder RPh, PhD. FMCP confers this award upon an individual who has demonstrated sustained, exemplary and distinguished service to the profession of managed care pharmacy over the course of a lifetime.

Dr. Reeder has held numerous leadership positions at the Academy, including as Treasurer and President in 2002-2003. He also is an AMCP Fellow and was recognized in 2006 with the AMCP Distinguished Service Award. Widely viewed as a top thought leader in the field of managed care pharmacy, Dr. Reeder is Professor of Pharmacy Administration at the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy and has been a Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy.

“Dr. Reeder’s concern and insistence of integrity, and his superbly balanced analytical approach to consideration of multi-faceted issues have combined to make him a trusted leader for the profession,” said Richard Zabinski, President of the FMCP Board of Trustees. “He has never lost sight of the fact that servicing the patient is the ultimate goal.”

PCSP’s Inaugural Class of 2014 recently honored Dr. David Eagerton as Teacher of the Year. 2010-2011 was Dr. Eagerton’s first year as a teacher, and he was seemingly born to the job. His award was presented by Class of 2014 student Brittany Halka. Dr. Eagerton, who came to PCSP by way of law enforcement, was described as being both “respected and beloved” by his students, filling his lectures with anecdotes from his fascinating career at SLED.

Dr. Cliff Fuhrman, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs recognized those PCSP students from the Inaugural Class of 2014 who had achieved President’s List Honors for the Fall Semester. The President’s List seeks to honor those students who achieved a 4.0 GPA during the fall 2010 semester. The students are:

Cille Austin
Landon Marshall
Alan Rusnak
Desiree Walker
Jared Williams

Dr. Laura Fox, Assistant Dean for Professional and Student Affairs, recognized members of the Honor Council for the 2010-2011 Academic year as a part of the end of year Award Recognition ceremony. Members of the PCSP Honor Council who were recognized include:

Julie Knox, Chair
Missy O’Dell, Secretary
Ashlyn Clarke
Cameron Dansby
Nkie Forsac
Marshall Price
Megan Sumner
David Eagerton, Faculty Coordinator
Nancy Hope, Secretary
Gene Reeder, Chair of Appeals Board
Laura Fox, ex officio
Cliff Fuhrman, ex officio

At PCSP’s first honor ceremony for P1 students, student Jennifer Carter was honored for the Outstanding Student Leadership award while student Michelle Crandall was honored for the Outstanding Student Service award.

The Center for Entrepreneurial Development sponsored an evening for entrepreneurial networking and gathering of mentors and students on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Guest speakers for the event were Fred Sharpe, owner of U Sav It pharmacies and Forest Adair, owner of Adair Apothecary. The speakers provided for a discussion of pharmacy ownership by individuals that have built, bought, and sold their pharmacies. The discussion was followed by dinner in the School café.
The event was the final gathering for the year. New initiatives to support and engage the students interested in the entrepreneurial track are being developed for next year.

The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy has recently been awarded a Walgreens Diversity grant in the amount of $10,000. The purpose of the funding is to develop, implement and support programs that will have a positive impact and inspire more diversity in the student body of the School of Pharmacy.

According to School of Pharmacy Dean, Richard Stull, “Walgreens and the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy share a worthy principle – to develop students who will positively impact the delivery of quality, equitable pharmacy care and provide enlightened leadership in addressing the health care needs of a diverse patient population. This grant will directly benefit our pharmacy program, our students and the communities that they serve. ”

Since 2008, Walgreens has donated more than $1 million to support diversity among pharmacy school students. In notifying Presbyterian, Gregory Wasson, President and CEO stated that “Walgreens is absolutely committed to the education and professional development of perhaps the most accessible and trusted healthcare provider in communities across America.

March 22, 2011 – In honor of American Diabetes Association Alert Day, students from the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy set up a booth outside the Self Regional Healthcare Clinic, located on the campus of the Pharmacy School, to provide incoming patients with information about type 2 diabetes. Students participated in Diabetes Alert Day as part of the Association’s “Join the Million Challenge.” The event, which runs through April 22, encourages at least one million people to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes by answering simple questions about weight, age, family history, and other potential risks for pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.

Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy faculty, staff, and students were hard at work all week raising funds to support the local Boys and Girls Club of the Upstate. The Boys and Girls Club is an organization designed to help children succeed. They provide resources for students to pursue their dreams of going to college and also help them work toward future career goals. The faculty and students of Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy want to see our future generations succeed and have some of the many blessings and opportunities that we have had in pursing our education and careers. In order to raise the funds, students purchased breakfast and lunch with proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club throughout the week, and the students also donated baked goods that were sold on campus to benefit the Boys and Girls Club. We want to thank Steamer’s for donating a portion of their sales on Monday, our faculty for donating breakfast on Tuesday, and our students for donating baked goods on Wednesday. We are delighted to be able to give back to the community, a portion of what has been given to us.

Pharmacy Students Raise Heart Awareness

February 16, 2011 – In honor of the American Heart Association’s “American Heart Month,” students from the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy set up a booth outside the Self Regional Healthcare Clinic, located on the campus of the Pharmacy School, to provide incoming patients with information about eating right and living heart healthy. In addition to answering general questions from patients, the students provided literature on how to lower one’s cholesterol, how to main proper eating and exercise habits, and how to learn more about heart disease and stroke.

Students participated in these awareness efforts as part of their pre-approved pharmacy community service hours for the year. When asked why they chose this particular activity to participate in, students emphasized the importance of disease prevention. Spokesman for the group, Joshua Nesbitt, said, “There are certain diseases and illnesses that can be prevented if people are educated about them and their risk factors. Being aware of genetic risk factors and age risk factors, eating right, and exercising are all ways that we can lower our risk of heart disease and stroke. Pharmacy is not just treating diseases but also being aware of how to prevent them.”

Pharmacy Students Receive CPR Certification

January 24, 2011 -  Pharmacy students from the Presbyterian College Pharmacy School received CPR and rescue breathing training from the American Heart Association as part of their practical lab work. Trainers from the American Heart Association were on hand to teach students the proper technique for resuscitating someone who may have lost consciousness.

Students practiced cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques on life-size mannequins, and were able to watch the chest rise as they performed rescue breathing.  In addition to working with adult mannequins, pharmacy students also worked with infant mannequins, which require a different CPR technique. In addition to CPR, the students also learned to clear a blocked airway and practiced the Heimlich maneuver on their mannequin patients.

After the students had absorbed the material, and practiced their technique, they were asked to demonstrate their new skills in a mock scenario. Upon successful completion of this test, the students were awarded AHA certification.

Nancy Hope ’04 and Erin Grogan ‘09 found a way to do what most alumni think about doing: stay at PC. But, instead of becoming career students, the two joined the staff of the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. Hope is an assistant professor within the School of Pharmacy, and Grogan is the director of admissions.

“Being back at my alma mater is like a dream come true,” Hope said. “It truly brings the biggest smile to my face when I think about the pharmacy education that our students are receiving at PCSP and how they are going to take PC’s motto ‘Dum Vivimus Servimus’ to make PC, our surrounding communities, and our pharmacy profession proud.”

After earning a biology degree from PC, Hope went on to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina. She then trained for two years at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, specializing in inpatient internal medicine.

Hope teaches courses in medication therapy management and pharmacy elective courses such as emergency medicine and drug-induced disease, among others. She also assists in the Pharmacy Integrated Lab Sequence and dedicates time to developing a pharmacy practice site at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC.

Grogan never left PC, becoming the director of admissions at the School of Pharmacy two weeks after graduating. She was responsible for helping to recruit the school’s founding class.

“PC was home to me for four years,” Grogan said, “so it just felt right to stay here.”

The Christian education major and sociology minor helps prospective students with the application process. During the fall she travels to colleges and universities across the southeast, and she helps accepted students with the matriculation process.