{"id":200240,"date":"2020-04-23T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T15:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=200240"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:44:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:44:42","slug":"class-of-2020-senior-profile-ben-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2020\/04\/class-of-2020-senior-profile-ben-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2020 Senior Profile: Ben Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>Editor\u2019s Note: As Commencement approaches, we are featuring some of our Neag School Class of 2020 graduating seniors\u00a0over the coming days.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Ben Armstrong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major:<\/strong>\u00a0Sport Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extracurriculars:<\/strong>\u00a0Operations intern\/student worker, UConn Athletics; @UConnSPM social media content creator, Neag School of Education\u2019s Sport Management Program; and Sport Business Association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Wantage, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you aspire to be?\u00a0<\/strong>I would like to be a leader and role model for causes larger than myself as a professional in college athletics and in my personal life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite professor?\u00a0<\/strong>Professors Laura Burton and Ajhanai Newton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you accomplish that you\u2019re most proud of?\u00a0<\/strong>In my time at UConn, I am most proud of being named a 2019 New England Scholar, getting accepted into graduate school, and upon graduation, becoming the first in my family with a college\u00a0degree.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\u201c<\/b>I would like to be a leader and role model for causes larger than myself as a professional in college athletics and in my personal life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What do you plan to do after you graduate?\u00a0<\/strong>I plan to pursue a graduate assistantship in event management in college athletics while working to obtain my master\u2019s degree in sport management. From there, I want to enter the sport industry and work my way up towards higher administrative positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has UConn prepared you for your future career?\u00a0<\/strong>While my time at UConn has been limited coming in as a transfer student, the two years I have had here has provided me an opportunity to move out of my\u00a0comfort zone. In that time, I have had the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the classroom, gain professional experience through internships, and develop a personal and professional network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to a student who is just starting out?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Don\u2019t stress over the small things. Control what you can control and your larger goals will fall into place. 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