Student Profile: Jaclyn Freeman
Jaclyn Freeman plans to use her American Studies minor to bring a new perspective to teaching high school history.
“Because American Studies is an interdisciplinary program, it brings so many differing viewpoints into the class discussions, and that is not necessarily seen in a single discipline course,” the North Branch senior says. “Each discipline has its own way of thinking. American Studies brings all those differences together and creates an atmosphere completely unique to any other I have observed.”
Freeman, a history major, was attracted to the American Studies minor because of her love for American history.
“I was very impressed with the individual attention Alma gave me. Everyone is so friendly here and the professors really seem to care.”
“In high school one of my English teachers assigned my class an essay on what it meant to be an American and ever since I have been interested in the question,” she says.
The tight-knit campus and liberal arts education drew Freeman to Alma.
“I was very impressed with the individual attention Alma gave me,” she says. “Everyone is so friendly here and the professors really seem to care.”
In addition to her studies, Freeman is a member of Phi Alpha Theta (an honorary history fraternity), Epsilon Sigma Epsilon (an honorary education fraternity) and Phi Sigma Sigma (a social sorority). In addition, she works at the Heritage Center and at the Bruske Hall switchboard.
