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\"\"Jayda Janway is a communication major from Heavener, Oklahoma. The Southeastern freshman serves as president of the Native American Student Association, and is following in the footsteps of her two older sisters, both of whom graduated from Southeastern.<\/em><\/p>\n

DURANT, Okla. \u2013<\/strong> For Jayda Janway, choosing to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University was an easy decision.<\/p>\n

You might even call it part of a family tradition as the Heavener, Oklahoma, freshman is the last of three Janway sisters to make the 146-mile move to Durant.<\/p>\n

And Jayda, a communication major and member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is proud to follow in the footsteps of\u00a0 Kelsey (\u201920 ) and Sierra (\u201917). All three are first-generation college students\/graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are my role models and I have always wanted to be like them,\u2019\u2019 Jayda said. \u201cAs for choosing Southeastern, Durant is not too far from home (Heavener is about 45 miles southwest of Fort Smith, Arkansas), but far enough where I can start the next chapter in my life. Plus, the school is very affordable and I have family (sisters) here. (Kelsey is employed at First United Bank, while Sierra works at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma headquarters).\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Like her two sisters before her, Jayda is deeply involved in campus activities, serving as president of the Native American Student Association and as a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. When not in class (17-hour load this fall) or studying, Jayda can be found working at the front desk as an office clerk at the Choctaw Nation headquarters. Her hobbies include Native American beadwork, in which she has started her own business.<\/p>\n

Even while in high school at Heavener, Jayda exhibited leadership skills, chairing (as did Kelsey before her) the Choctaw Nation Youth Advisory Board for a 10.5-county area and representing the Le Flore County south chapter of the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the advisory board, we learned leadership skills, how to react to life\u2019s circumstances, and how to help people,\u2019\u2019 Janway said.<\/p>\n

One of her favorite advisory projects was the Choctaw HEART Program, with\u00a0 HEART being an acronym for health, exercise, awareness of what you put into you body, rest and recovery, and teamwork. The Le Flore south chapter implemented a special program involving frequent workouts using machines and incorporating yoga, CrossFit, and Zumba.<\/p>\n

Janway says her career goal is to work in \u201cadvertising\u2019\u2019 for the Nation.<\/p>\n

And like most college freshmen, she\u00a0 says it\u2019s been challenging making friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has limited activities and interaction among students.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019re making connections in class and through Zoom,\u2019\u2019 Janway said. \u201cI have a very large and diverse group of friends, and have had the opportunity to meet many international students.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Janway credits a trio of Southeastern faculty-staff members \u2013 Dr. Randy Prus (English professor), Lauren Rowland (director of Native American Institute), and Kelsi Rainwater (Choctaw Nation first-year experience coordinator) \u2013 with providing guidance to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll three of them have reached out and helped me,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cDr. Prus is one of those professors who makes sure you clearly understand your assignments. That\u2019s so important when you\u2019re a freshman.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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