Isa Adney landed unexpectedly in community college due to financial hardships, but the connections she made there with peers, professors, and professionals defined her success. While at community college she became president of Phi Theta Kappa Pi Lambda, joined the community college Honors Institute, and won the $110,000 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship, which allowed her to transfer to Stetson University. At Stetson she graduated at the top of her class with a BA in Communications, received a $2,000 research grant, was asked to teach college English II with MSNBC contributor and famous blogger Andy Dehnart, won the top communications award, and was the commencement speaker Isa is now… pursuing an M.Ed in Training and Development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and works as a Student Life Coordinator at Seminole State College, where she plans campus-wide educational and entertainment events, mentors students, plans and implements student leadership retreats, attends community college conferences, and advises campus clubs.