{"200":{"first":"Elizabeth Sara ","last":"Cosgrove"},"201":"escosgrove@widener.edu","202":"yes","203":" Full Time Student","204":"Scranton, PA","205":"University of Scranton","206":"Human Resources Management","315":["No"],"316":"","207":"I have a strong interest in Employment Law, since I spent the last 5 years of my career in Human Resources. I also am interested in civil rights law, as well as prosecution. ","208":"I spent my first semester at Widener focusing on getting a feel for going back to school and focusing more on my school work than extra curriculars, but I am hoping to explore more of the student organizations that are offered this semester, specifically the student ambassador program. ","209":"- I worked in Human Resources for the past 5 years before coming to Widener, and I was the Program Manager for the North American Onboarding Team for my last employer, Cognizant Technology. I developed and implemented the onboarding and orientation program for new employees who were specifically coming from being a college student and this was their first position in a corporate setting. I had a passion for the orientation program and loved being able to introduce people to their new roles and help them get settled into their new environment, which is why I am very interested in this program. \r\n- Other work I did was Human Resources Program Manager and Administrator roles, in which my job requirements were more generalized for everyday employee needs. ","210":"Every time a friend or family member asked me over break, \"how is law school?\" I would say \"It is a lot of work, but I am so thankful I chose Widener.\" At Widener, I feel like it is really a community of students rather than a competition between students. After only knowing my classmates for a couple of months, we have all gotten to become friends and support for each other during one of the biggest transitions in any of our lives. Also, in addition to my classmates being supportive, the 2L and 3L students are even more of a support. Specifically, the ASF program and the upperclassmen involved in that. We can text, email, or just stop by for advice to any of our ASFs and they are always willing to help and go above and beyond for us. Overall, the support and community you get from Widener is something you do not hear about when you are making the decision to come to law school. Which is why, when asked, I always say how thankful I am I chose Widener. "}