Crystal Waller
Two hours before the application deadline, business administration major Crystal Waller submitted her completed paperwork to Towson University. Since then, doors at home and abroad haven鈥檛 stopped opening for Waller.
Her love of travel led Waller to participate in three international opportunities. 鈥淓ach study abroad trip helped shape my academic decisions,鈥� Waller says. She traveled to Bordeaux, France, for a three-week field study of the marketing of wine.
She participated in an intensive Chinese language study abroad program in Beijing.
鈥淚t was a very humbling experience because going into it I was very confident about
my ability to speak Chinese until I landed and tried to resolve a cell phone problem
on my own,鈥� recounts Waller.
In Beijing, she spent every day in Chinese language class with other international
students at the Beijing Language and Culture Institute. 鈥淥ur teachers did not speak
English, so we were forced to speak the language,鈥� explains Waller. After bombing
on the first test, she received the second highest grade in the class for the summer
session. 鈥淚t is amazing that my language improved that fast,鈥� says Waller. 鈥淚t was
also great to make the connections and scout places where I would like to live in
China.鈥� Most recently, she spent a semester abroad in Queensland, Australia, taking
courses at Griffith University.
鈥� Each study abroad trip helped shape my academic decisions. 鈥�
On the Towson campus Waller has been a student consultant for the College of Business and Economics. Waller led panel discussions, worked at open houses and attended nearly all events involving prospective students. She also served as community service chair for , the oldest and largest business fraternity in the world, helping them reach their goal of more than 250 hours of community service during that semester. Among her most memorable service activities: 鈥淓very Wednesday morning, I served breakfast at Our Daily Bread. People are so thankful. They have so much gratitude for the simplest gestures.鈥�