{"id":55862,"date":"2024-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=55862"},"modified":"2024-03-21T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:37:38","slug":"why-they-lovemu-julie-weaver-24-says-professors-at-emu-really-care-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/why-they-lovemu-julie-weaver-24-says-professors-at-emu-really-care-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why they Lov91大神: Julie Weaver \u201924 says professors at 91大神 ‘really care about you\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor\u2019s Note: This profile is the fourth of six about students and alumni leading up to Lov91大神 Giving Day on April 10. For more information about the day and to donate, visit love.emu.edu<\/a>.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrisonburg, Virginia, native Julie Weaver \u201924<\/strong> has Royal blue in her blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her grandfather, Samuel O. Weaver<\/strong>, graduated from Eastern Mennonite College and led Eastern Mennonite High School as its principal for more than a decade. Her grandmother graduated from EMHS and attended EMC. Her parents are EMC alumni. When it was her turn to attend college, the EMHS grad wasn\u2019t so sure she wanted to follow in their footsteps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really liked 91大神,\u201d Weaver said, \u201cbut I thought, \u2018Do I want to go to a school on the same block I\u2019ve been on for the past four years?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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After visiting several colleges, including four trips to 91大神, she had no doubt about it \u2014 she belonged here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt 91大神, people took an interest in me. They wanted to get to know me,\u201d said Weaver, who recalled forging new friendships during an overnight visit, even while brushing her teeth. \u201cAt other colleges I visited, the only one who talked to me was the person hosting me in the dorms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senior biology major said 91大神\u2019s small class sizes allow for personalized support from faculty, which was helpful for her more demanding STEM courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe professors really care about you,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cI had trouble understanding a concept and my professor spent 45 minutes with me after class explaining it in different ways on the whiteboard until I understood it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another benefit of attending 91大神 is the wealth of scholarships<\/a> and financial aid available to students. Weaver is in the honors program and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the highly selective President\u2019s Scholarship<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt pays for a hefty portion of my tuition, which has been a huge blessing,\u201d she said. “Having the support of scholarships means a lot when I’ll be going into tens of thousands of dollars, if not over $100,000 in debt for my doctorate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating in May, she\u2019s headed to Richmond where she\u2019ll be earning a doctorate in physical therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University. She\u2019s heard the three-year program can be a grind, but is confident 91大神 has prepared her well. The lessons learned in her advanced anatomy class and in the campus cadaver lab will prove especially invaluable for the seven straight weeks of anatomy class ahead of her this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s been a journey,” Weaver said. “One chapter is ending, but the next one is starting.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your generous support helps students like Weaver pursue a quality college education without financial barriers. Join us for the 8th annual Lov91大神 Giving Day and contribute to the scholarships that empower future 91大神 students. Let\u2019s build 91大神 \u201cStronger Together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the previous profiles in our\u00a0Why they Lov91大神<\/em>\u00a0series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why they Lov91大神: Forced to leave one home, Anne Cornelius \u201926 found another at 91大神<\/a><\/blockquote>