Each issue of the , we provide a profile for one NÂ鶹Դ´ faculty member, one staff member, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Meet Leon Niessen, our graduate student profile for Summer 2023.
MAJOR: MBA
FUTURE PLANS: Working as an independent sales agent in the textile industry
GRAD YEAR: Summer 2023
HOMETOWN: Aachen, Germany
FUN FACT ABOUT YOU: I did not know anything about Idaho, let alone Nampa, before I first came here from Germany in 2018.
FAVORITE NÂ鶹Դ´ MEMORY: The undergraduate ceremony. In Germany, we do not hold such ceremonies, so making this experience of walking and celebrating with friends and family was something I will never forget.
SOMETHING VALUABLE YOU LEARNED AT NÂ鶹Դ´: Things do not always go your way. Throughout my five years on the men’s soccer team, I faced a lot of struggles in terms of injuries and not being able to compete in the sport I love. However, teammates, coaches and trainers have always supported me and helped me overcome these struggles and helped me learn new perspectives that I would not have otherwise.
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT FROM YOUR TIME AT NÂ鶹Դ´: Winning the GNAC Men’s Soccer Championship.
WHY YOU CHOSE CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION: Coming from a German background where schools are public and have no relation to any religion, it was great to have the opportunity to find a school that enabled me to combine education and my faith.
HOW DOES NÂ鶹Դ´ HELP CREATE HABITS OF HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH? NÂ鶹Դ´ helps its students create habits of heart, soul, mind and strength by providing a caring educational environment that allows students to flourish as a student and as a person. Those habits not only are fundamental for your student-life but they will benefit you in your professional career as well.
