{"id":130878,"date":"2022-10-04T09:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=130878"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:35:51","slug":"a-great-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/10\/04\/a-great-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"A great environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home.<\/p><\/div>\n

During her senior year of high school, <\/span>Emma Porter visited Wright State\u2019s campus and knew immediately it was where she wanted to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a great environment,\u201d Porter said. \u201cI think it\u2019s really easy to fall in love with and feel at home here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Porter is a resident assistant (RA) in Forest Lane. An electrical engineering major<\/a> with a minor in math<\/a> and business<\/a>, Porter came to Wright State in 2019 after graduating from Northmont High School. She received the Morris Family Endowed Scholarship.<\/p>\n

She also works in event services at the Student Union, lauding the importance of how the staff is flexible with her schedule as a student and employee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey understand that I\u2019m a student first,\u201d Porter said. \u201cMaybe I can work for 30 minutes, but then I have to go to a class and they\u2019re so understanding. It feels like a big family sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before coming to Wright State, Porter had traveled the world and across the country. She was born in England\u2014her father was stationed there with the U.S. Air Force. She also lived in Nebraska, Washington, D.C., and Maryland before her family settled in Clayton, Ohio.<\/p>\n

During her first year at Wright State, Porter commuted. Since then, she has moved into the residence halls.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great atmosphere and we do so many fun programs,\u201d Porter said of residence hall life<\/a>. \u201cI had a single in The Woods my sophomore year, and it felt so much different, like the college experience you think of.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an RA, Porter plans programs for residential students, including creative projects, and works with her campus community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love crafting. We do door decorations and bulletin boards\u2014that\u2019s when I ended up my best as an RA,\u201d Porter said. \u201cProgramming is fun because you collaborate with other people. It\u2019s a lot of responsibility, but it\u2019s so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most recent event Porter helped plan was a tie-dye party for residents. \u201cThis past spring semester we had our community-wide event. We got a bunch of stuff to tie dye, like scrunchies and tote bags,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As Porter begins her senior year, she looks forward to the different opportunities to use her degree. \u201cI think that\u2019s the great thing about engineering,\u201d Porter said. \u201cThere are a ton of possible things I can do after graduating. I will have options and don\u2019t have to stick with one thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published in the fall 2022 issue of the Wright State Magazine. Find more stories at\u00a0wright.edu\/magazine<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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