Susan Hopkins

Welcome to the Newberry College Website, feel free to browse around and take a look at some of the new majors in Science and Nursing we offer (hint hint)!! I am brand new to the town of Newberry , not to mention Newberry College ! I am from West Jefferson, North Carolina, a very small town, not very different from Newberry, in the northwestern part of North Carolina . I love all kinds of sports and activities that involve the outdoors; canoeing, kayaking, hiking, mountain climbing, you name it and I have probably tried it once. I am also an avid volleyball player, and my love of activity and sports has shaped my choice of colleges, majors and careers! After graduating high school in 2001, I followed the lead of my parents and sister and attended Appalachian State University in Boone , North Carolina where I majored in Exercise Science with a concentration in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness and minors in Psychology and Health Promotion. I interned at the Wellness Center in Providence Hospital in Mobile , Alabama in the summer of 2005, but vowed never to return to the Gulf Coast after being evacuated three times, the last by a little known hurricane by the name of Katrina! I graduated with honors in 2006 from Appalachian and immediately began pursuing a topic I am very passionate about by helping health professionals in Boone develop a summer program for overweight and obese children in the surrounding area. Eventually I plan to continue my education and attend Physician's Assistant school at MUSC in Charleston or East Carolina University in North Carolina .

While at Appalachian, I met my future husband, a fellow Appalachian graduate of course! He played and coached football there, and we celebrated two National Titles during his tenure as a coach before he was offered a job coaching the defensive line here at Newberry, thus the reasoning behind my move to South Carolina ! Not long after moving here, I was offered this job recruiting science and nursing students to Newberry College . I admit that I love working with students and trying to help them find a good college “fit”, so they get the best education and college experience possible! I admit I miss my family, but I am excited about a change of scenery every once in a while. Although the environment I came from is much different, especially the weather, I have already fallen in love with South Carolina, and the “southern heat” that I heard so much about is definitely growing on me (although I am going to miss the two foot snowfalls and teen temperatures in the winter months)!

If you ever want to come on campus and take a look around, or if you have questions about any of our majors, just give me a call or shoot me an email! I hope to see you on campus soon, and if not, maybe at a football game or two!