Crossing Paths
Bea DiBona ’18 and Denise Devaney ’20 reminisce about their time at PC Bea DiBona ’18 and Denise Devaney ’20 first crossed paths at Bishop England High School in Charleston, S.C., where they both ran cross country. Bea decided to be a Blue Hose and recommended PC to Denise too. Bea graduated two years ago, and Denise is looking forward to graduating this May. They look back at their time at PC, where their paths crossed a second time.
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“I felt right at home once I came to campus...”
- Denise Devaney ’20
11 | PROMISE OF PC
s one of PC’s first students to graduate with an English degree with a concentration in communication studies, it’s amazing to look back at my freshman year and reminisce on my story here at PC and wonder how four years had already come and almost gone. I discovered PC through a former cross country teammate of mine from my high school. After touring at the University of Alabama, I knew that I didn’t want to go to a big school. Bea DiBona ’18 suggested PC as a smaller, “more homey” option. I felt right at home once I came to campus and met the cross country team that I would run with in the early mornings. They took me to Senor Garcia’s, where I would have future meals with friends. They showed me around campus, where the lawn and landscape is always immaculate. After a tough first semester and a realization that business was not a great fit for me, Dr. Thompson and the English department welcomed me. I enjoy all of the English classes I have taken at PC and am so grateful for the comradery they provide and the variety of works I have read so far. Dr. Thompson recommended me to tutor in the Writing Center. Dr. Brent and Dr. Hamilton have been great advisors for The BlueStocking, having helped me move up the ladder to editor-in-chief. PC and the English department have helped me get three internships under my belt to ensure I have the experience to get the career of my dreams when I graduate. I don’t think I would have had such a great experience as I have had at PC at any other school. I enjoy the company I have on campus and the professors that PC provides. I’m sad about the fast approaching end of the semester, but I hope to find the fun and experience I have had at PC in the years to come.
