By Hannah Hagan
My name is Hannah Hagan and I am a junior studying English. I grew up in a small town outside of Lawrence, KS, which is about an hour away from UMKC. I chose to attend UMKC because I wanted to leave the small-town environment that I’d grown up in without putting too much physical distance between myself and my family. So far, I’ve been pleased with the results!
This semester, I’ll be serving the Women’s Center as the Gender Violence Prevention Intern. I’m looking forward to engaging our campus community in conversations surrounding gender-based violence through programs and events, as well as meaningful face-to-face discussion. My goal is to help foster an on-campus environment that is not only aware of issues surrounding gender-based violence, but eager to work toward solutions to these issues, too.