Class Introduction: Hannah Garrard

Hi! My name's Hannah and I'm from here in Topeka, Kansas. I am a sophomore this year and am still undeclared in my major but highly considering Communications. I work at TJ Maxx, Life Patterns, Topeka West High School, and here on campus as a Peer Educator. I also volunteer for the Roadrunners (Topeka NAHL hockey team) as an off-ice official during the season.
As you can see, I work a lot and also take 15 credit hours so I wouldn't say I have a ton of extra time for hobbies. But when I'm not working or at school, I like to chill and watch Netflix or be outside and experience nature; honestly anything that doesn't take a lot of thought or require me to talk to a lot of people is a great leisure activity for me. I'm also interested in learning new things in any way possible, like reading about serial killers or watching how-to videos to going out and meeting people from other cultures or going to events celebrating diversity to try something new.
I chose Washburn originally because it was something I could afford and seemed like a small enough campus for me to get comfortable at quickly. I was also offered the opportunity to live on campus over the summer before my Freshman year through the Ichabod Success Institute to take a couple classes and adjust to college life. During that time I loved what I felt here and decided this was a good fit for me; as a first-year college student, I knew that would be an important part in actually succeeding throughout my college career.

Above is a picture of my nephew and I; he's exactly like me when it comes to having an attitude, being deceivingly clever, and eating as much ice cream as possible.