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Becca Burris

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Mara Flanagan Student Contributor, Chatham University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chatham chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

 

Becca Burris

Year: Junior

Hometown and Your Favorite Thing About It: Jefferson Hills; the big, beautiful houses I like to daydream about

Areas of Study and How You Chose Them: Early Childhood Education and Art; I love kids and art. They’ve had a huge impact on my life

Activities/Jobs: I’m an Assistant Group Supervisor at a children’s center, which is where I spend most of my time besides my room, classes, or out with friends. I also love to draw in my journal and write.

Favorite Books: the Hunger Games, Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, Safe Haven

Favorite Movies: The Hunger Games, A Christmas Kiss, Breaking Dawn Part 2, The Avengers, and Thor

Favorite TV Shows: Bones, Cold Case, NCIS, Once Upon a Time

Favorite Musicians/Bands: Avril Lavigne, The Band Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Lindsey Stirling, Pink, Taylor Swift

Favorite Foods: hot wings and french fries

Favorite Quote: “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was meant to be.”

How will you spend your Spring Break? Field placement and working

Who are some of your female role models? My tutor Mrs. Biddle, My Mom, AJ Lee, my teachers

Childhood Dream Job: Art Teacher

Current Dream Job: Teacher for infants to Pre-K

What do you love most about being a Chatham woman?

I love the connections. Everything about Chatham is built for our success. I love the connections between teachers/faculty and students and student to student.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mara Flanagan

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Mara Flanagan is entering her seventh semester as a Chapter Advisor. After founding the Chatham University Her Campus chapter in November 2011, she served as Campus Correspondent until graduation in 2015. Mara works as a freelance social media consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She interned in incident command software publicity at ADASHI Systems, gamification at Evive Station, iQ Kids Radio in WQED’s Education Department, PR at Markowitz Communications, writing at WQED-FM, and marketing and product development at Bossa Nova Robotics. She loves jazz, filmmaking and circus arts.