Jordyn Savard

My name is Jordyn Savard and I’m a senior at SDSU, double majoring in management entrepreneurship and art interior architecture with a minor in honors interdisciplinary studies. I wanted to share a little bit about my experience in the Fowler College of Business and the immense impact being a Fowler student has had on me in the past four years.

Coming to SDSU with the entrepreneurship major, my goal was to be well rounded. I wanted to take advantage of every opportunity that came my way, every chance I had to learn and absorb more knowledge both inside and outside of the classroom. Lucky for me, SDSU and the Fowler College of Business offered me many of those opportunities. 

Starting the fall semester of my first year here at SDSU, I joined as many organizations on campus as I could. Since then, I’ve held leadership positions on the boards of four organizations here on campus. I also interned for the ZIP Launchpad as the social innovation intern where I still work currently. At the ZIP Launchpad, I head communications with the teams within the program in addition to planning social innovation events, including the upcoming Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture: H2O Impact Challenge. Through that internship I was connected with a student team who I got to work alongside during the past four years. For that company, I’m working on communication and outreach efforts, organizing monthly emails, blog posts, PR outreach, and more. Additionally, I joined the Lavin Entrepreneur program and I competed on SDSU’s Venture Capital Investment Competition Team. 

From both my classes and these experiences, I’ve learned so many things. I’ve learned how to both be a part of a team and manage teams as a leader. I’ve learned how to effectively divide the workload, delegate tasks, and communicate with colleagues to meet goals. I’ve learned how to apply ethical thinking to business, to consider decisions from the perspectives of all individuals impacted. I’ve learned to think critically and strategically. To not take the first route that pops into my head, but to instead consider all potential solutions to a problem. I’ve learned to present. I’ve learned to research. I’ve learned to analyze. The list goes on.

In many ways, the scholarships I’ve received have made these learnings possible. They’ve allowed me to focus on my classes and the experiences that provide me with opportunities to learn, rather than just experiences that support me financially. Scholarships truly have altered the trajectory of my time here at SDSU and I will forever be grateful for the opportunities they allowed me to take advantage of. I know that in May, I will be graduating from the Fowler College of Business, as the well rounded individual I aspired to be during my first year at SDSU. So much of that is because of the scholarships I’ve received and the support of donors like all of you. After graduation, I hope to further my experience in the field of architecture in pursuit of my architectural license. My long term goal is to one day start an architectural firm of my own where I hope to apply all that I’ve learned in the College of Business.