{"id":3181,"date":"2020-04-28T20:33:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:10:36","slug":"celebrating-the-class-of-2020-evelyn-gagnon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2020\/04\/28\/celebrating-the-class-of-2020-evelyn-gagnon\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Class of 2020: Evelyn Gagnon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evelyn initially chose UM-Flint because it was close to home; she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, and it was an easy daily commute.

Fast-forward a few years and she conducted research as a guest at the University Montana, studying a protein called “Cytochrome c” and working toward completing her honors thesis as a Biochemistry<\/a> and Clinical Lab Science\/Medical Technology<\/a> double major. A lot can change when you’re in a supportive environment like Evelyn found with the University of Michigan-Flint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even though her scheduled was packed a double major in the sciences, Evelyn was content with restricting herself to science courses. She expressed herself by joining the Wind Symphony<\/a> (she played the trumpet). Most important to her experience, however, were the connections she could make with her professors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I just can’t imagine not being able to able to talk with your professors. You can go to their office hours and actually sit and have a conversation with them,” Evelyn says. “I don’t think I would have done well at a larger state school.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn thrived at UM-Flint. As part of the Honors Program<\/a>, Dr. Maureen Thum first helped her decide to major in Clinical Lab Science\/Medical Technology. Then a conversation with Dr. Matthew Fhaner helped her discover how a double major in Biochemistry could help make her a more qualified (and marketable) medical technologist. She says that working as a chemistry tutor was one of her favorite things about her UM-Flint experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I really loved being able to work with other students and help them,” Evelyn says. “It just brightens your day to bump into someone that you know and someone you’ve helped.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to her research, tutoring, GPA, and dedication, Evelyn earned the Maize & Blue Award, UM-Flint’s highest academic honor. She is currently working as a phlebotomist ad was accepted for an internship at Beaumont Health to become a state-certified medical technologist. She begins her internship at Beaumont Health in January. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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