PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — University of Maine at Presque Isle senior Chelsey Briggs will be the next speaker in the 2017-2018 Distinguished Student Lecturer Series on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., in the Campus Center.
Briggs, who is the fifth UMPI student to serve as a student Distinguished Lecturer, will deliver her talk An Unconventional Journey, which is free and open to the public.
Briggs is a senior in UMPI’s elementary education program and she’ll be applying a lot of life experience to her future career as an educator.
“‘An Unconventional Journey’ is how I would summarize my life,” Briggs said. “After my senior year of high school, I traveled to Beijing, China, and studied Mandarin for two months, which is how my passion for travel started.”
She earned her undergraduate degree in political science, business and marketing from Mount Saint Vincent University. When Briggs graduated from college, she was unsure of what she was going to do next. She moved to Seoul, South Korea, stayed there for a year and a half and taught English to kindergarten students.
Briggs has traveled to 27 countries, driven across Canada nine times, hiked Machu Picchu, climbed an active volcano, and owned and operated her own food truck business. Now 30, she is back in school to complete her degree in elementary education.
“Throughout my experiences, I have discovered that when you are able to couple education and passion, anything is possible,” Briggs said.
All are invited to attend Brigg’s lecture. For more information about this event, contact the University’s Community and Media Relations Office at 207-768-9452 or email umpi@maine.edu.
