CHILLICOTHE – Serving to folks has been a core worth since she was a teen.
“I grew up one in every of 4 kids with hard-working dad and mom,” remembered Morgan Taylor. “They inspired all of us to pursue faculty so we might have each alternative a profession might afford.”
“Rising up, I at all times dreamed of changing into a marine biologist,” she added. “However whereas in faculty it turned clear I used to be meant to be an educator. I cherished the thought of being a mentor and advocate for college kids. Not solely educating them however educating them be an individual they are often happy with.
“I by no means dreamed I might be within the function I’m in,” she famous. “I knew I might be in schooling, however by no means noticed myself in an admission function for larger schooling.”
Right now, Taylor is the regional recruitment supervisor for undergraduate admissions for Ohio College, based mostly in Chillicothe.
“I counsel and recruit all college students, it doesn’t matter what campus they’re attending,” she defined, “within the following counties: Ross, Pike, Vinton, Jackson, Fayette, Clinton, Highland and Adams.”
“I began working at Ohio College in June of 2022 as an admissions advisor,” she continued. “After I was touring OU Lancaster as an incoming freshman, I met with Kim Jeffers, who was an advisor. At the moment, I used to be a misplaced ball in excessive weeds. I wasn’t assured in my plans after highschool, I had no thought navigate the school course of, and I additionally had no thought what I wished to check whereas attending there. By the point I left her workplace, I felt so understood and empowered. She bridged the hole for me, and I wouldn’t have been profitable with out her mild and steering. I used to be so grateful for that have, and I knew in my coronary heart I might serve college students in that means.”
Taylor grew up in Ashville, graduated from Teays Valley Excessive Faculty in 2015, then Ohio College in 2019 with a level in built-in social research.
“I knew after graduating from OU I wished to come back again and work on the college in some capability,” she stated. “I’m their first level of contact for all issues ‘Ohio College.’ I assist college students perceive the academic alternatives accessible at OU in addition to information them by way of the enrollment course of. I give campus excursions and host varied occasions each on and off campus. And I journey throughout the state attending a number of faculty and profession festivals and visiting quite a few excessive colleges to talk to college students.”
Logan Goebel is a pal, OU alum and English trainer at Unioto Excessive Faculty.
“I had the privilege of assembly and befriending Morgan throughout our undergraduate teaching programs,” stated Goebel. “Since then, she’s turn out to be one of the crucial extremely revered folks in my life. Morgan is somebody who tirelessly cares for others with none expectation of one thing in return. Once we graduated, she knew her calling wasn’t within the conventional classroom setting and she or he was courageous sufficient to discover different choices as a substitute. It’s no shock she landed on her toes on the Chillicothe campus. She’s simply what they want.”
“One of the best and most necessary a part of my job,” Taylor responded, “is knowing meet college students the place they’re, and it begins with understanding who they’re.”
“Since I used to be a woman,” she concluded, “a core worth set by my household has been to look after folks – take them in, love them, assist them. So it isn’t a lot of a shock my coronary heart led me towards schooling. Our colleges are stuffed with hearts that want mending, guiding, and caring for deeply. I solely hope it doesn’t matter what I do, I’m at all times giving again and serving not directly.”
For extra details about Ohio College Chillicothe, go surfing www.ohio.edu/chillicothe.
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