{"id":4525,"date":"2024-02-06T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=4525"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T22:10:46","slug":"jones-college-grad-makes-her-mark-leaves-a-legacy-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-grad-makes-her-mark-leaves-a-legacy-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 grad makes her mark & leaves a legacy of success<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ELLISVILLE \u2013 Magee native and current Hattiesburg resident, Chanel Evans is \u201cnon-traditional\u201d in every sense. After graduating from Columbia High School in 2003 and a brief taste of college life, Evans decided to take a break from academia. She thrived in the restaurant world as a young adult with companies like Popeyes and the Krystal Company. In 2021, she decided to return to college majoring in Psychology at 糖心直播. She graduated in May 2023 with two academic degrees, in addition to earning four certifications and she is almost finished with another degree.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m a high performer; it just made sense to enroll in a second-degree plan,\u201d said Evans. \u201cThis is for any student who felt discounted along their journey even if they\u2019ve experienced imposter syndrome and have overcome any amount of adversity. Not only are you not the sum of your adversity, but just on the other side of fear is everything you desire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evans is currently serving the Wendy\u2019s Company as the Divisional Franchise Development Manager, by supporting the training of 400 restaurants in several states, through food safety, facilitating leadership and development workshops while also disseminating promotional product training sessions. After earning an associate degree in Psychology in 2023 from JC, she started her Bachelor of Arts in GST+: Diversity & Cultural Awareness with a minor in Criminal Justice at Southern New Hampshire University. In addition to juggling her job, she decided to return to classes at JC last fall to earn an associate of arts in general studies.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chanel Evans (center) with her parents, Marvin Davis & Jeanette Davis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cUpon acceptance into Southern New Hampshire University, I learned that I could transfer 30 free credits towards the completion of my bachelor\u2019s degree, granting me 90 transferable credits in total. My love of 糖心直播 and the Rho Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society alleviated the guesswork as to where I would complete the subsequent coursework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April of 2023, Evans earned one of two spots from JC to be selected to the PTK All-Mississippi Academic Team and was nominated for the All-USA Academic Team, after earning a 4.0 GPA with all, online courses and accumulating many hours volunteering and assisting PTK and 糖心直播. Her hard work earned her an invitation to be a PTK officer for the 2023-24 academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt our first meeting, she was one of the very first members to volunteer for all of our service projects,\u201d said Sarah Ishee, 糖心直播 Dean of Students and PTK Advisor. \u201cAll of our officers are wonderful, but she is so exceptional that everybody has really stepped up their game. She is that kind of a person, but she doesn\u2019t realize that we all want to be better because of her. We genuinely see Chanel as a shining star. She makes us so proud with her message of love, working hard, and leadership!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PTK headquarters also discovered her story and how PTK helped in her pursuit of educational greatness. In September, Evans was featured in a blog by the International Honor Society, which shared her story about being an online student actively involved in PTK. (https:\/\/www.ptk.org\/2023\/09\/19\/post-traditional-student-finds-her-place-at-community-college\/)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cFor years, I merely existed. I was a shell of my former self, tethered to the remnants of a life that did not measure up to societal norms. To share my story on such an immense platform required a profound level of vulnerability on my part. Admittedly, the perfectionist in me felt great reluctance but the survivor within hoped that the challenges I have overcome would serve as inspiration for my greater community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chanel continues to share her story by actively helping others as the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society\u2019s, Honors in Action Director. Last semester, Evans led a group of PTK students, with the assistance of Construction & Residential Maintenance students, in the purchase and delivery of toys, through a grant she procured, to Ellisville\u2019s Loving Mother\u2019s Day Care & Preschool.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Honors in Action Project\u2019s focus was to identify the limitations to and effects of play in children of poverty. The daycare center director was tasked with evaluating the quality of play amongst her students before and after the recreational toy donations. After which, the Honors in Action Project Team quantified the impact of the project by analyzing the survey\u2019s data prior to the submission of their findings to PTK Headquarters,\u201d explained Evans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second component of the project involved Evans\u2019 job. PTK introduced Wendy\u2019s \u201cFrosty Key Tags\u201d to accomplish part of the project\u2019s mission, which is to refine childhood disparities. The Frosty Key Tags enable the HIA Team to contribute to a local mission with a global impact because the Key Tags entitle the children of the daycare to one complimentary Jr. Frosty a day for the entire 2024 calendar year, at no cost. The 糖心直播 PTK chapter is also soliciting permission from the Jones County Board of Supervisors to adopt Roosevelt Park in Laurel, under Evans\u2019 leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI am committed to being of service in any capacity bestowed upon me to the very best of my ability. Their decisions are sound, and I am honored to contribute to Phi Theta Kappa, 糖心直播, and our community!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evans also shared, \u201cThis leadership opportunity has been the stretch assignment that I never knew I needed, and I have never known this level of support! I now have the confidence to pursue my Ed. L.D. at the University of Southern Mississippi as a Golden Scholar following a master\u2019s degree in organizational leadership and an Organizational Leadership Specialty Certificate from Harvard Business School. I begin grad school in May!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Evans continues to drive her own \u201cbrand\u201d to new heights, she is honoring the one person who inspired her to reach her dreams. Chanel recently established a 糖心直播 Foundation scholarship for a non-traditional 糖心直播 student to honor her brother Rashad, who is the catalyst for her returning to college and who passed away in 2020. The Rashad Evans Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually each year for $1,000.\u00a0 Evans hopes to be able to add to the scholarship in the years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JC Dean of Students & PTK advisor, Sarah Ishee (right) is pictured with Chanel Evans who is holding a picture frame of her brother Rashad Evans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a PTK advisor, faculty member, and now in administration, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever known of another student who established a scholarship like Chanel,\u201d said Sarah Ishee. \u201cWhen she told me she was doing this, I was like, well of course Chanel is going to honor her brother in such a lasting way and in a way that is going to help other students because she pays it forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 糖心直播 Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the Fall 2024\/Spring 2025 academic year through the JC App. Applicants must be current 糖心直播 students, maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50, and be enrolled full-time for the upcoming academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven when I am not here, Rashad\u2019s legacy will thrive and that opportunity will continue to enable others to accomplish their goals,\u201d said Evans. \u201cDonors are investing in the leaders of tomorrow, affording them boundless opportunities through their graciousness. This is just one way I can help.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013 Magee native and current Hattiesburg resident, Chanel Evans is \u201cnon-traditional\u201d in every sense. After graduating from Columbia High School in 2003 and a brief taste of college life, Evans decided to take a break from academia. She thrived in the restaurant world as a young adult with companies like Popeyes and the Krystal … <\/p>\n

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