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Emily Haagenson

► JUNIOR, UNIVERSITY OF MARY, BISMARCK, N.D. ► DOUBLE MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND SPANISH

About School

Emily Haagenson graduated from Moorhead (Minn.) High School in 2014 and decided right away during her freshman year of college that she wanted to major in business administration. Her father and mother both are professors — human resources and business, respectively. So it’s a natural fit, she says. She knew she didn’t want to do anything related to science, and especially nothing in the medical field. “I’m too squeamish,” she says.

And the language portion of her degree? “I want to be fluent in Spanish.” She will be studying in Costa Rica for five weeks.

She could graduate from the University of Mary in December 2017, wrapping up her undergraduate degree in just three and a half years. But she is considering sticking around until spring 2018. “I really love it here at the University of Mary,” she says. “I really love being involved on campus.” And she is — she’s a resident assistant, serves on the student government and helped organize TEDxUMary, among many other activities.

About Success

Among Haagenson’s achievements is being selected to attend the Iacocca Institute Global

By lisa gibson