Introducing...Stevenson Senior Jess Dixon
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This week's INTRODUCING feature highlights Stevenson University
senior women's lacrosse defender Jess Dixon, a four-year starter
for the Mustangs who is also the president of the university's
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), a member of the Capital
Athletic Conf. SAAC and editor of Stevenson's student
newspaper.
What is your background in the sport you play or coach?
My background in the sport I play, lacrosse, is that I began
playing my freshman year of high school and continued playing in
college.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
My favorite spot on campus is on the Bermuda field on the Owings
Mills campus. This is because once I step on that field I have
nothing else to worry about but the sport I love playing.
Other than your team, what organization(s) do you
participate in?
Outside of athletics I am an editor-in-chief for the school
newspaper, The Villager, because it directly involves my major. I
am the treasurer of the National Communication Association Honor
Society, the society inducts only Business Communications majors
who achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their communication classes.
I am a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success as
well as the International English Honor Society. Currently I am the
president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. I am a
volunteer at Believe In Tomorrow Children's House at Johns Hopkins.
For my senior year I have participated in a marketing internship
with McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond.
What is the most important societal issue facing college
students?
At the current time the most important societal issue facing
graduating college students is the status of the economy. This is
because it is effecting the amount of jobs available to those
entering the work force.
What is your major in college, and what is the most
important thing you learned in that discipline?
My major is Business Communications and the most important this I
have learned is the major is how crucial it is to be able to
correctly communicate with others.
Other than your family members, who was the most
influential person in your life?
The most influential person in my life other than any of my family
members would be my advisor and mentor Chip Rouse. Chip is the
department chair for my major and has directly helped with my
success in college. She has been there when I needed guidance and
has always lended a hand.
If you could give one piece of advice to elementary school
children, what would that advice be?
Live for today and do not worry so much about what is to come. Life
is about choosing your own path and making things happen for
yourself, not relying on something to happen for you. Always have
fun.
What is your favorite form of entertainment?
My favorite form of entertainment is laughing and being with close
friends who I can always count on.
Outside of the Captial Athletic Conference, who or what is
your favorite sports person or team?
My favorite sports person is Ray Lewis on the Baltimore Ravens
because he plays with a passion and has a wondeful way of being
able to inspire his teammates.
Name the people, real or fictional, living or dead, that
you'd like to have dinner with.
I would like to have dinner with my grandfather and grandmother who
passed away when I was younger. They are two very inspiring
people.
