Innovision Spring 2019

26 | INNOVISION MAGAZINE Williams loves how informed the College of Business keeps their students. “They are always emailing and updating students about internship and job opportunities. That’s really cool,” he said. He also tries to attend as many events like guest speakers and seminars to get more involved. Williams learns and is inspired by the stories of others at these events. Williams is intrigued by how much of an impact a single person can have. He says, “It’s crazy how one person can control millions and millions of things.” In his Principles of Microeconomics class, Williams learned about how people in the United States invest in a lot of publicity. A spark of interest lit inside of him. In that moment, Williams became fascinated in learning how to control the market and in earning a big profit. Williams could see himself working to help promote organizations while he helps them with their financing and investments. Williams expects to graduate from KU in four years by taking four classes per semester and summer classes as well. Like many students, he makes sure to give himself the opportunity to get away from the stress of school. “I like to have time to play basketball and other stuff. I’m a big fan of basketball,” said Williams. He is interested in joining Kutztown’s intramural basketball league next semester. At first Williams experienced difficulty getting use to his new surroundings. But after a few months, he has made some key connections with different people; some being from Northampton and Africa, just like himself. The more people he meets and the more he gets involved the greater his Kutztown experience gets. When asked how he’s feeling after his first semester, Williams said with a grin on his face, “It’s getting a lot better. A whole lot better.” ABROAD Williams Bangre, a KU freshman, is learning how to transition to life as a college student while adapting to life in the United States. Williams is originally from West Africa and coming to Kutztown was his first experience away from home. Williams decided to search for schools around Pennsylvania because of its close proximity to New York, which his dad was familiar with. This gave his father the opportunity to drive and visit. Together, they googled, “What are the best schools in Pennsylvania?” Williams learned that Kutztown was a good school for people interested in the field of business. After the two researched about life in PA and Kutztown, they decided that Kutztown would be a great fit. But Williams’ Kutztown experience wouldn’t start right after that. InWest Africa, Williams’ native language is French. Before attending KU, Williams was encouraged to take classes at Northampton Community College that would help him get used to learning in an English-speaking classroom. After the spring and summer semesters, Williams was ready to take on KU. At Kutztown, Williams found himself focusing on Finance from the encouragement of his father. Williams isn’t one hundred percent sure where he wants finance to take him, but with three years ahead of him, he believes that he will be able to figure out a specific area that he wants to pursue because of how informative Kutztown’s College of Business is. WILLIAMS BANGRE ‘22 Williams Bangre is a freshman Finance major from West Africa. He is learning to adapt to life not only at KU, but America as well. “It’s crazy how one person can control millions and millions of things.”