Graduate Student Association Staff
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Indiana University in Bloomington.
M.A. from Bowling Green State University in Student Personnel.
B.A. in English and History from Berry College, Rome, Georgia.
Background
Jenness Hall is an Executive & Leadership Coach. Her business, Ateri LLC, provides leadership coaching and strategic counsel to individuals and organizations focused on maximizing their potential.
Program: Ph.D. Language Literacy and Culture
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Previous Degree(s):
B.A. Speech Communication, the Pennsylvania State University
M. Ed. Curriculum & Instruction, the Pennsylvania State University
Why UMBC?: After years of contemplating taking the leap, considering Communication, American Studies, Media Studies, Journalism and other PhD programs, I discovered LLC when I was taking a course on McLuhan at Loyola. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows me to explore all aspects of Media Ecology across a variety of disciplines.
Post-UMBC Plans: Teach, lecture; helping people understand and master the potential and intricacies of language and critically examine how the changing landscape influences the way we think, form meaning and communicate.
Words I Live by: "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." -Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Program: M.P.P. Urban Policy
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Previous Degree(s):
B.A. in English, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Why UMBC?: I wanted to study policy in my home state, where I could focus on local issues.
Words I Live by: "Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned." - Mark Twain
Program: M.A. INCC
Hometown: Darlington, Indiana
Previous Degree(s):
B.A. in Theater and Sociology, Lakeforest College
Why UMBC?: UMBC has an impressive Intercultural Communications Program.
Post-UMBC Plans: To work for a government agency internationally.
Words I Live by: “I live for quality, not quantity.” -My Dad
Program: Ph.D. Language Literacy and Culture
Hometown: Borna, Germany
Previous Degree(s):
B.A. Modern Languages and Linguistics, UMBC
M.A. Intercultural Comminication, UMBC
Why UMBC?: I chose UMBC because of the unique INCC and LCC programs.
Words I Live by: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." -Plutarch