Sabrina Chaudhry Ellison ‘ 99 used her leadership skills, Communication Studies major, and Business minor to create the first USF Dance Team while she was a student. She started off as a business major but later focused most on her passions for dance and her interest in Communication Studies. Now, she applies those sames skills and the knowledge she gained at USF to oversee all aspects of the Oakland Warriors three dance troupes. Read this USF News article to find out more about how Sabrina’s education helped her sustain her passion for dance – both on the court and behind the scenes.
Category Archives: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Eduardo Rosenfeld, Pursuing His True Interests as a Philosophy Major
Current Student, Alumni, Faculty, or Staff?: Alumni
Name: Eduardo Rosenfeld
Title: Writer
Company / Department: Najera in America
Major(s), Minor(s), Program(s): Philosophy
Previous Major(s), Minor(s), Program(s): Computer Science, Business Administration, Management, & Marketing, Communications
What attracted you to your initial major(s) and minor(s)?: I was attracted to my initial majors because I thought graduating with these titles would bring me a sense of worth from money or respect.
What inspired you to change program(s)?: I wasn’t happy with my life.
What did you like best about your major(s) and minor(s)?: Philosophy was the only major that stimulated me.
What was most challenging about your major(s) and minor(s)?: The discipline it takes to argue for a point in a paper.
How did your major(s) and minor(s) prepare you for your career?: It bettered my writing and allowed me to think outside of the box.
What resources helped you with your exploration journey?: CASA.
What advice do you have for students exploring majors?: Explore the majors that make you happy, not those that are simply means to other ends.
Ashley Jones ’17, Switched from Psychology to Sociology
Check out this video of Ashley Jones ’17 discussing how and why she finally decided to switch from Psychology to Sociology in her third year of college. She also finished with a Psychology minor still and an African American Studies minor. While we encourage students to start exploring early, it is never too late to switch gears – either with your program(s) of study or your eventual career(s)!
Producer & Videographer (Karen Trinidad); Editor (Alexander Flores). Music by Bensound.com.
According to LinkedIn, Ashley is currently in the process of pursuing both a Master’s in Social Work in Social Change and Innovation and Master’s in Public Health in Health Services and Policy at University of Southern California. She said she hopes to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) after graduation. Ashley notes interning at KIPP SoCal Public Schools and says she is interested in “improving quality of life for vulnerable populations including people with disabilities, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, low-income individuals and the elderly.”
After switching majors, Ashley still earned a minor in Psychology and a minor in African American Studies. She was in the Muscat Scholar’s Program and initially came in as an Undeclared Arts major. Ashley took the1 cr. INTD 053 Exploring Majors and Careers class as a freshman which helped her learn fundamentals of major and career decision making that we believe she used later on to listen to her heart and switch to Sociology.
You can learn the fundamentals of major and career decision making from the INTD 053 class, our Explore Your Path portal (myusf.usfca.edu/explore-your-path) and by working closely with your CASA Academic Success Coach.