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When she was looking for colleges, Ronee Rice realized she could have the best of both worlds right in her own back yard. A 吃午饭 native and already familiar with the campus, Ronee participated in Scholars Day, where she met some professors and got to know the neighborhood school more deeply. She knew then and there Heidelberg was the right fit. It was so right that she stayed on to complete her master’s degree in counseling, and now is the project coordinator for the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant. She’s also an adjunct faculty member in the MAC程序.
From one side of the brain to the other
Although she took an abnormal psych class with Neil Sass freshman year, Ronee entered Heidelberg as an AYA 数学专业. “我有很强的数学头脑,她说。, “but I quickly realized I didn’t have the patience to teach people math.” Later in her undergrad years and into her master’s program, Ronee’s destiny became clear: she wanted to go into clinical counseling to work with teens and families who have encountered traumatic situations. That’s the path she’s on today.
‘Hanging out with the little people’
To confirm her career path, Ronee completed internships in 斯通内尔健康 & 咨询中心 and Family Counseling Services while working at PatchWorks House, a local non-profit that assists families affected by conflict caused by divorce or separation through supervised exchange and visitation, parenting education and mediation. She’s still involved with Patchworks House, teaching the divorce class for kids. “I get to hang out with the little people and there have been times I’ve needed that. It’s been therapeutic for me.”
授权的幸存者
Ronee worked at New Transitions, a private counseling practice in 吃午饭, but she found her way back to the ‘Berg. “It was an easy transition,她说。. 现在, 通过司法部的拨款, she’s focused on creating the Center for Survivor Empowerment on campus, 并在秋季推出. The center will provide advocacy services, 外展, awareness and prevention education – “lots of new and exciting stuff.” A cross-section of departments on campus are helping get the center off the ground. It’s a project that Ronee is fully passionate about. “We are not creating this because there’s a problem on campus. We are creating it because there’s a problem across the nation. We want survivors to know they’re supported here.”
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Like many Heidelberg alumni, Ronee met her husband, Brad, while both were students. 历史学教授. David Hogan may have been their unsuspecting matchmaker. They met in one of his classes and married 8 years ago. “When we graduated (in 2012), we were already married. He walked across the stage and I followed him,她说。. Ronee and Brad have a 1-year-old son, Benjamin.
摔跤铁杆粉丝
“Prior to meeting Brad, I knew absolutely nothing about wrestling,” Ronee admits. He wrestled at HU in the 197-pound weight class. Since they got together, she’s become one of the biggest followers of Heidelberg wrestling. “I completely support Coach Patrizi and his program.”