Emily Williams: Letter to a Future STUdent

DEAR FUTURE STUDENT,

My name is Emily Williams, and I am a proud alumna of STU, Class of 2019, graduating with a major in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Human Rights.

At STU, I was a member of Moot Court and the Model UN team and completed the Certificate in Experiential Learning and Community Engagement.

During my time at STU:

• I received an excellent liberal arts education
• I found my passion
• I forged a career path
• I made lifelong friends

I greatly value my liberal arts education because it equipped me with the skills to succeed, teaching me:

• effective communication
• comprehensive research and writing skills
• teamwork

After receiving my Bachelor of Arts at St. Thomas, I completed my master’s in International Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway. I am now based in Dublin as the Policing and Justice Policy Officer at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.

The subject matter I learned in my Human Rights and Criminology classes is relevant to my daily work, but the broader skills I learned from other courses in Political Science, Philosophy and Spanish allowed me to develop employable skills that I have been able to use in every job.

I hope you’ll consider St. Thomas for your post-secondary studies — it is a tight-knit community full of opportunities.

Wishing you the best of luck,

Emily Williams