By TaShavia M. Graham
Students
Brenton Gordon
Q: What is your major and what do you hope to accomplish professionally after earning a degree?
A: My major is physical therapy. After earning my degree I would like to move to Los Angeles, Calif. to start my own sports rehabilitation center.
Q: Why did you decide to attend FAMU?
A: I wanted to attend FAMU so that I would be a part of an HBCU.
Jamelia Burroughs
Q: What is your major and what do you hope to accomplish professionally after earning a degree?
A: My major is pharmacy. After I earn my degree I plan to go back to my hometown and give back.
Q: Why did you decide to attend FAMU?
A: I desire to attend FAMU because it has the number one pharmacy program in the nation.
Nia Jones
Q: What is your major and what do you hope to accomplish professionally after earning a degree?
A: I plan to major in nursing and I hope to become a nurse in a hospital working with terminally ill children.
Q: Why did you decide to attend FAMU?
A: I chose to attend FAMU so that I could continue my family’s legacy.
Parents
Denise Nix
Q: What are you most excited about as your child begins college here at FAMU?
A: My daughter will begin her journey here at FAMU as a junior. I’m excited to see her as she strives to reach her goals of becoming a professional in the health field. I’m also excited about the opportunities she will have to participate in campus activities and experience life on her own as an adult.
Michael and Tressa Jones
Q: What are you most excited about as your child begins college here at FAMU?
A: Our daughter will be continuing a legacy as well as a tradition in our family of attending college at FAMU! We are totally excited as she embarks this journey of independence, growth, and academics.
