Welcome to Mizzou: Trulaske students among Summer Welcome Leaders

Information courtesy of New Student Programs.

Students from the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business can often be found in leadership roles across campus. This summer is no exception with six business majors and four business minors serving as Summer Welcome Leaders. 

Let’s meet these student leaders who will be introducing incoming Mizzou students and their families to campus this summer.

Business majors:

Dorion Bailey

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Year: Freshman
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Music

If I could do anything with my life, I would…

I would choose to be a famous music star and tour around the world.

My favorite Mizzou tradition:

Running through the Columns as a class. I think that for me it was nice to be around an entire group of people who were experiencing the same feelings and events that I was also enduring. It made me feel more connected to my classmates and helped me realize we are all going through the same thing at that moment.

Allie Byergo

Hometown: Chesterfield, Missouri
Year:  Freshman
Majors: Finance; Banking
Minors: Math; Statistics

My favorite spot on campus:

The Cornell Hall Atrium. Being a business student, I love doing homework there while seeing so many familiar faces.

What I’m most excited about for Summer Welcome:

I am excited to share my love for Mizzou with so many people! It will be so fun so meet the next generation of students, and I can’t wait to help them feel comfortable and prepared while stepping into this next.

Jill Jennings

Hometown: Lisle, Illinois
Year: Freshman
Major: Business

My favorite spot on campus:

The Quad. I love to lay out a blanket on the grass with friends.

One of my favorite Mizzou memories:

Spending quality time with my floormates and building a community at Hudson Hall has been a highlight of my freshman year.

Logan Mathews

Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri
Year: Sophomore
Majors: Finance & Economics

My favorite Mizzou tradition:

Homecoming. With it being the longest running homecoming, there is so much history that feeds the tradition and the excitement around it is amazing.

What I’m most excited for at Summer Welcome:

I am excited to meet all of the new students, introduce them to our traditions, share my favorite spots on campus, and give them a great start to their Mizzou experience!

Mia Mosby

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Year: Sophomore
Majors: International Business

If I could do anything with my life, I would:

Travel the world. I would visit as many countries as possible, try new foods, meet new people, and learn more about different cultures.

My favorite Mizzou memory:

My favorite memory from Mizzou so far is probably Homecoming week. The energy on campus leading up to and for the extent of that week is so fun. There are so many activities and ways to get involved and the football game environment at the end is insane

Jasmyn Stovall

Hometown: St. Peters, Missouri
Year: Sophomore
Major: Business Administration

My favorite Mizzou tradition:

My favorite Mizzou tradition is the Midnight Barbecue because the music is good

A song that describes my life:

“Getting Older” by Billie Eilish

 

Business minors:

Megan Fox

Year: Junior
Major: Journalism — Strategic Communications
Minors: Business; Entrepreneurship & Innovation

My favorite spot on campus:

My favorite spot on campus is Memorial Union! My best friend and I have made it our own tradition to go there a few times a week since freshman year and we always had so much fun studying/hanging out there!

One of my favorite Mizzou memories:

My favorite memory from my time at Mizzou was standing on the football field during the Homecoming game with the 2023 Homecoming Steering Committee. It was so surreal to see all the hard work we had done for 8 months pay off. I remember looking around at all of my new best friends and feeling so appreciative of Mizzou!

Matthew Gerber

Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Year: Sophomore
Major: Strategic Communications
Minors: Film Studies & Business

My favorite Mizzou tradition:

The Homecoming Parade! There’s something so special about seeing not just the entire Mizzou community, but also the city of Columbia, converge to celebrate our school. I’m always amazed by how creative and professional-looking the floats are, and it was an absolute blast to have the chance to walk in it for the first time this past year.

What I’m most excited for at Summer Welcome:

I’m excited to meet the incoming freshmen! I remember going to Summer Welcome and it completely easing my nerves about going to college and meeting new people/living in a new place. My Summer Welcome leaders helped to make me feel so confident about my new phase of life, so I absolutely love the idea of getting to pay it forward.

Aidan Haglund

Hometown: Fulton, Missouri
Year: Freshman
Major: Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Minor: Business

If I could do anything with my life, I would…

Go play for the NFL, but that obviously won’t happen.

My favorite Mizzou tradition:

First Roar during Welcome Week. The whole experience from walking as a large crowd, learning chants, and taking a picture on Faurot Field was a memory I won’t forget.

Airi Washington

Hometown: Independence, Missouri
Year: Sophomore
Major: Textile & Apparel Management
Minor: Business

My favorite spot on campus:

My favorite spot on campus has to be between the Rec and Memorial Union. I love all the different activities that the Rec provides; it is a big way that I relieve stress. Memorial Union is an incredibly-designed building that fosters so much history of Mizzou. I can always count on seeing someone in Memorial and saying hi!

A song that describes my life:

I would say one song that describes my life/self is “My Life” by Mary J. Blige. It talks about being at peace with life and accepting your feelings and that sunshine will come!