Emily Rodriguez
Major: English with a minor in Technical and Professional Writing
Campus Activities: Founding member of the Multicultural Alliance for Peace in Society (MAPS, National Society of Leadership and Success, Active Minds Cub, President of the Spotlight Productions Drama Club

Impact of OLLU: OLLU has provided me with the opportunity to grow as a person, express myself freely in a safe environment, and learn all that I can to prepare me for my desired career. 

An important lesson learned: The biggest life lesson that I have learned would be that no matter what hardships or chaos life throws at you, you can overcome it all. You may bend, but you will not break unless you let it break you. It is up to you to choose to push through and overcome whatever is standing in your way in order to keep moving forward. 

Plans for the future: I hope to pursue a career in Technical Writing to pay the bills in a way that I can enjoy. I am also a published author, under the pen name Em Rodriguez, and plan to continue to publish my written works. I published my first novel in May 2021 titled Princess Mythos and book 2 of my Mythos series is almost completed. The plan I have for myself is to eventually create my own Marvel Universe with my stories. I have also created my own publishing company. I have taken classes to help me improve my own writing as well as to help with the plan to eventually adapt my written stories to film. As can be seen, I have learned a lot from OLLU that has helped me prepare for my desired future. 
I have been accepted into OLLU's graduate school and have some job options available to me. I plan to earn an MA in Literature, Creative Writing, and Social Justice, here at OLLU to help improve my writing even further.