Emily Bowman was born in Woodstock, Georgia. She graduated from Woodstock High School in 2011 and is now a first year student at Kennesaw State University studying in the Inclusive Learning Academy. She enjoys watching movies on Netflix, eating pancakes, ham and cheese sandwiches, and hot dogs. Emily likes warm weather and dislikes being cold. Her goals are to work at a sandwich shop after graduating and live in Florida. She needs help from her mother, caregiver and advisor to overcome obstacles like not being able to drive or wash her own hair due to a disability.

1. I AM EMILY BOWMAN. I WAS BORN IN
WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA. MY MOM AND
DAD GOT DIVORCED. I AM AN ONLY CHILD.

2. EDUCATION BACKGROUND (WHERE DID YOU GO
TO HIGH SCHOOL)?
• I WENT TO WOODSTOCK HIGH SCHOOL AND I GRADUATED IN 2011. I
CURRENTLY ATTEND KSU. IT IS MY FIRST YEAR IN THE INCLUSIVE LEARNING
ACADEMY.

3. PERSONAL LIKES (HOBBIES, FOODS YOU
LIKE, PLACES YOU TRAVELED TOO,
WEATHER ETC.)
• I LOVE WATCHING MOVIES ON NETFLIX. THE LAST MOVIE I WATCHED WAS
MARLEY AND ME BECAUSE I LIKE SEEING JENNIFER ANISTON’S ACTING SKILLS.
• MY FAVORITE THING FOR BREAKFAST IS PANCAKES. MY FAVORITE LUNCH IS A
HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH. FOR DINNER I REALLY LIKE HOTDOGS.
• I LOVE TO BE WARM SO, I LIKE SUMMER MORE THAN SPRING, FALL, AND
WINTER. I REALLY DON’T LIKE WINTER BECAUSE I HATE BEING SO COLD.
• FOR MY SPRING BREAK AT KSU I WENT TO PIGEON FORGE IN TENNESSEE
BECAUSE MY GRANDMA LIVED CLOSE TO THERE.

4. PERSONAL DISLIKES
(CLASSES, FOOD ETC).
I HATE BEING SO COLD BECAUSE IT MAKES MY NOSE REALLY COLD. I
REALLY DON’T LIKE ONIONS, TOMATOES AND PICKLES. I GET REALLY
MAD WHEN I AM LEFT OUT AND WHEN I HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME
TO SAY SOMETHING TO MY PROFESSOR AFTER CLASS.

5. 3 YEAR GOALS (JOBS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ACHIEVE WHEN YOU
GRADUATE, WHERE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO LIVE, PLACES TO TRAVEL
TO)
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK AT JERSEY MIKES OR JIMMY JOHNS AFTER I GRADUATE BECAUSE I
WAS WORKING AT FIREHOUSE WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT SO I KNOW HOW TO MAKE
SANDWICHES NOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN FLORIDA BECAUSE I LIKE BEING WARM AND I WOULD LIKE TO FLY
TO CALIFORNIA TO LOOK FOR FAMOUS PEOPLE AND PLACES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GO TO
LAS VEGAS SO I COULD GET LUCKY AND WIN MONEY BY GAMBLING.

6. OBSTACLES (LIST CERTAIN
THINGS THAT CAN GET IN YOUR
WAY OF YOUR GOALS).
1.) I DO NOT HAVE MY LEARNERS PERMIT SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY DRIVERS
LICENSE THIS YEAR.
2.) IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET TO WORK BECAUSE I CAN’T DRIVE TO GET MYSELF
THERE.
3.) BECAUSE MY LEFT HAND DOESN’T REALLY WORK, I CAN’T WASH MY HAIR ON MY
OWN IN MY SHOWERS.
4.) IT WOULD BE HARD TO LIVE IN FLORIDA BECAUSE I WOULD LIVE FARTHER AWAY
FROM MY GRANDMA THAN I DO NOW.

7. RESOURCES ( NAME PEOPLE OR
DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN BE OF HELP
TO YOU ALONG THE WAY) EXAMPLES
COULD BE FAMILY, FRIENDS,
ACADEMY STAFF. BE SPECIFIC
MY MOM AND MY CAREGIVER ARE HELPING AT KSU NOW BECAUSE MY CAREGIVER BRINGS ME HERE.
MY CAREGIVER BRITANY IS A GOOD FRIEND TO ME NOW BECAUSE I GET ALONG WITH HER.
I REALLY LIKE MY ADVISOR SHANELLE BECAUSE SHE HAS HELPED ME WITH MY SCHEDULE. THE MENTOR I HAVE FOR
INTERNSHIP ON MONDAY IS A GOOD HELP TO ME BECAUSE SHE IS ALSO MY MENTOR IN HISTORY AND SHE HAS SENT ME
SOME NOTES.
MY MOM COMES AND WASHES MY HAIR WHEN I LET HER KNOW I’M READY FOR IT IN MY SHOWER.
MY CAREGIVER BRITANY WILL WASH MY HAIR FOR ME IN MY SHOWER WHEN I GET HOME FROM SCHOOL ON
WEDNESDAYS.
THESE PEOPLE HELP ME WITH THE STUFF THAT IS HARD FOR ME. THEY HELP ME GET PAST MY OBSTACLES.

8. STRENGTHS ( THINGS YOU ARE
GOOD AT OR SUCCESSFUL AT)
I AM GREAT AT BEING NICE BECAUSE I LIKE TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE AND NOT BE MAD AT ME.
I EAT ALL OF THE FOOD ON MY PLATES BECAUSE I DON’T LIKE TO LEAVE FOOD ON MY PLATE
WHEN I AM DONE.
I AM GOOD AT GETTING TO MY CLASSES ON TIME BECAUSE I WATCH THE TIME.
I AM GOOD AT WRITING NOTES IN MY CLASSES BECAUSE I TRY TO WRITE QUICKLY AND NEATLY.

9. COLLEGE LESSONS LEARNED SO
FAR (DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HAVE
LEARNED BEING AT KSU SINCE
YOU ARRIVED IN AUGUST.
I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT GRAPHITE AND CHARCOAL PENCILS
IN MY DRAWING CLASS THAT HELP ME DRAW GOOD PICTURES.
I LEARNED ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN ON CAMPUS.