{"id":1425,"date":"2018-02-14T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:03:51","slug":"student-spotlight-rachel-dejong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/2018\/02\/14\/student-spotlight-rachel-dejong\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Rachel DeJong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/files\/2018\/02\/20160711_185758812_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1455 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/files\/2018\/02\/20160711_185758812_iOS-e1518706868971-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/files\/2018\/02\/20160711_185758812_iOS-e1518706868971-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/files\/2018\/02\/20160711_185758812_iOS-e1518706868971-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/files\/2018\/02\/20160711_185758812_iOS-e1518706868971.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rachel DeJong is a sophomore at Morningside College from Leota, Minn., with a passion for finance. She feels like Morningside is the perfect place to pursue her passion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel incredibly blessed to be able to attend a school like Morningside,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine getting the same experience at a larger state school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeJong is a double major in managerial accounting and business administration, with an emphasis in finance.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what she likes about Morningside, DeJong explained, &#8220;My favorite thing about Morningside is how the small classes allow you to get to know other students and faculty in your department. The professors are such a valuable resource and they are all willing to help you find the best way to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeJong explained that she chose Morningside because it felt like home from her first visit. &#8220;I loved the small campus, small class sizes, and the community feeling among students and faculty,&#8221; she\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>DeJong is a very\u00a0active student who takes every opportunity to get involved. Currently, she serves on the leadership team for the Connie Wimer Women&#8217;s Leadership Program; is in the President&#8217;s Book Club; participates in Alpha Lambda Delta, a women&#8217;s honor society; as well as being involved in Accounting Club and the Interdepartmental Honors Program. She also works in the tutoring center, is a Resident Assistant and is a member of the production team in the theatre department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love how much overlap there is in these areas,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Because Morningside is so small, everyone can be involved in several activities and groups, which only serves to enhance the atmosphere of community on campus!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, DeJong plans to continue her education to help her achieve her goal of becoming a finance professor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel DeJong is a sophomore at Morningside College from Leota, Minn., with a passion for finance. She feels like Morningside is the perfect place to pursue her passion. &#8220;I feel incredibly blessed to be able to attend a school like Morningside,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine getting the same experience at a larger state school.&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1005,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52909],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volume-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1005"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1425"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1456,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425\/revisions\/1456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/alumninewsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}