BLACKSBURG, Va., May 14 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Name: Lauryn Parks
College: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Major: Advertising with event management minor
Plans after graduation: Searching for a dream job while pursuing opportunities in event marketing and advertising, and visiting the beach with friends and family.
Favorite Hokie memory: Sharing the Hokie experience with family and building her own community on campus.
Lauryn Parks arrived at Virginia Tech expecting to study hospitality, having worked at a winery, a hotel, and in customer service. She later made an unexpected decision that reshaped her college experience.
"I randomly chose advertising from ...