My CBU Story: MacKenna King
As Bachelor of Arts Community Studies graduate, MacKenna King, reflects on her time spent at CBU, she has nothing but great memories to share. Originally from Barrie, Ontario, Mackenna was recruited to play for the CAPERS Women鈥檚 Soccer team by Coach Ness Timmons. 鈥淏eing able to play the sport I love while getting a university degree was the best opportunity I have ever been given,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 enjoyed every minute of it.鈥澛�
One of MacKenna鈥檚 best memories during her CBU journey is the 2019 AUS Finals, hosted in Cape Breton. 鈥淚t stands out to me because there were so many amazing fans at that game,鈥� she explains. 鈥淐BU students and the local 福利免费在线看 have always been so important to the CAPERS because they continuously come out to support us.鈥澛�
When she wasn鈥檛 on the field, Mackenna excelled in her academics, balancing her studies while taking advantage of the work study program at CBU. MacKenna worked with Placement Officer, Peggy Gordon, to find two work placement opportunities that allowed her to put her lessons to work in the industry. 鈥淧eggy went above and beyond in order to help me,鈥� shares MacKenna. 鈥淪he always had kind words of encouragement and erased any sense of worry I had.鈥澛�
It鈥檚 people like Peggy, MacKenna says, that make CBU such a special place. 鈥淲hat I鈥檒l miss most about CBU is the people, and all of their kindness and generosity,鈥� she adds. 鈥淲ith the class sizes at CBU being smaller on average than most universities, it鈥檚 easier to get one-on-one interactions with your professors. All of my professors knew who I was and what I wanted to achieve and I was able to have more academic success because of that.鈥澛�
Though being a student-athlete is no easy feat, Mackenna says having her teammates鈥� support throughout her program made balancing athletics and academics much easier. 鈥淪ince my teammates were going through the same experiences, we were able to motivate and encourage one another to study and complete our assignments,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 want to thank them, along with my coaches, faculty and fellow students for making my time at CBU so memorable.鈥澛�
While MacKenna will be returning to Ontario for the next stage of her journey, she says she鈥檒l never forget her experiences at CBU. 鈥淚 will forever be a Caper and Cape Breton will always have a special place in my heart.鈥�