Hello fellow Beavers!\u00a0 My name is Marigold Setsuko Holmes and I am excited to be serving as an Intern for the College Student Service Administration (CSSA) Campus Days 2013 in the Dean of Student Life\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
A bit about myself.\u00a0 I am Japanese on my mother\u2019s side and a mix of European origins on my father\u2019s side, with roots in Missouri (though\u00a0I’ve\u00a0actually never lived there).\u00a0 But mostly, I identify as a Navy Brat.\u00a0 My father was in the Navy and I spent most of my childhood on Navy Bases in Japan.\u00a0 After graduating Nile C. Kinnick High School on Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, I moved to Seattle to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Washington (go Huskies!)<\/p>\n
As an undergrad, I got really involved with Residence Life, serving on the Residence Hall Student Association as Hall Rep then National Communications Coordinator for two years.\u00a0 My senior year, I served as Director of the PACURH Region on the National Board of Residence Halls Student Association.\u00a0 These experiences paved the way for my passion in Student Affairs.\u00a0 When I\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0busy being involved in the halls, I volunteered with Circle K, played soccer, sang for the University singers and of course, I studied a lot too. I was (and still am) interested in so many things \u2013 I dabbled a bit in Architecture, did a lot of experiments in Chemistry courses, enjoyed solving problems in Math, but eventually settled on English as a major, specializing in British Lit (Chaucer and Shakespeare are some men from my past).<\/p>\n
When I graduated from the UW, I was fortunate to be hired as an Academic Advisor at my Alma matter.\u00a0 I advised undeclared majors for two years, before moving to the Economics Department to advise undergraduates Econ majors, all the while collecting more purple and gold in my wardrobe.\u00a0 Just as my wardrobe was nearing explosion, I was given an opportunity to work in Japan with the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission (Fulbright Program Japan).\u00a0 I had never heard of this organization or what they did, but was intrigued by an opportunity to live and work in Japan.\u00a0 When I think about it now, it must have been fate. When I showed up to the interview, my future boss turned out to be a fellow Husky and we hit it off right away.\u00a0 But more over, I was struck by the Fulbright philosophy and the role that this flagship international exchange program has played in promoting world peace through educational exchange.<\/p>\n
As you may have already guessed from the path that I have chosen in life, I am very passionate about education, especial educational and cultural exchanges and the promotion of mutual understanding among peoples of the world.\u00a0 After completing my Master\u2019s Degree,<\/p>\n I hope to return to international education.\u00a0 But in the mean time, I am looking forward to absorbing as much knowledge as I can through the wonderful experiences that the OSU community has to offer.\u00a0 I am really excited about my internship with the Dean of Student Life\u2019s Office.\u00a0 I am already learning so much, and best of all, I get to do what I love most, work with people (prospective CSSA candidates, OSU professionals, and fellow students).\u00a0 It will be a very busy two weeks until Campus Days, but with my fellow CSSAers, I hope to make it the best Campus Days ever, so that every candidate will want to come to OSU, and even more people will apply to the program next year!<\/p>\n P.S.\u00a0 My purple and gold wardrobe is slowly morphing to orange and black.\u00a0 Go Beaves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello fellow Beavers!\u00a0 My name is Marigold Setsuko Holmes and I am excited to be serving as an Intern for the College Student Service Administration (CSSA) Campus Days 2013 in the Dean of Student Life\u2019s Office. A bit about myself.\u00a0 I am Japanese on my mother\u2019s side and a mix of European origins on my… Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/deanofstudents\/files\/2013\/02\/photo-5.jpg\")
<\/a>I loved every minute of my 16 years (!) with the Commission, but all good things must come to an end, and with a drive to further my skills as a student affairs professional, I moved to Corvallis in September to pursue a Master\u2019s Degree in CSSA.\u00a0 The first quarter was quite challenging, especially since it had been nearly 20 years since I was last a student.\u00a0 But I have learned so much and am enjoying every minute of this journey.\u00a0 I feel very lucky.\u00a0 Not too many people get to take two years off, to do what they want!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n