Senior standout Briana Flynn is a familiar face found within many places at Monmouth College, whether she is (literally) running around campus, working in the Wackerle Center, or helping out as a speech tutor.

     A Bettendorf, Iowa native, Flynn flew south to Monmouth College, where she is double majoring in Communication and Public Relations.

     Although political science is not in the curriculum for these majors, Flynn said "I would love to become politically involved. The more that I learn about the Government’s role in our current economic situation, the more I want to become involved and positively change our country."

     With this in mind, Flynn owes a lot of her academic achievement to Professor Richard Johnston. He has influenced her during her entire four years, and "challenged [her] to critically think about issues that are going to affect our generation and has helped [her] to grow as an individual."

     In addition to double majoring, Flynn was nominated for the Lambda Pi Eta honors society, and has been named Academic All Conference every semester as a cross country runner.

     She is currently a speech tutor and a cross country representative for SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee).

     Flynn also worked as a Career Assistant last year in the Wackerle Center.

     According to Flynn, every organization has helped her along the way these past four years.

     "Everything that I’ve been involved in at Monmouth has helped me grow as a person and has taught me something in one way or another," said Flynn. "I’ve had a great college experience and wouldn’t change a thing."

     When not caught up in her many activities, Flynn enjoys spending her time in the Involvement House on campus hanging out with friends. She also participates in intramural volleyball and is a huge fan of "The Office," and bands such as Of a Revolution (O.A.R.), Dave Matthews Band, and Jack Johnson.

     With graduation slowly creeping upon the Class of 2010, Flynn reminisces about her favorite memory at Monmouth College-- winning conference in Cross Country in the 2008 season. They were the first team to do so in Monmouth College history.

     If Flynn has any advice for underclassmen, it would be "Just stay true to yourself and to never take yourself too seriously. You’re going to change so much in the next few years so learn as much about yourself as possible and just have fun because it’s going to be over before you know it!"