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Melissa Boroughs

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  • Title: Admission Representative
  • e-mail: mboroughs@csbsju.edu
  • Phone: (800) 544-1489
  • Territory: Maple Grove High School (Minn.)* and Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Vermont
  • Hometown: Maple Grove, Minn.
  • College: 2008 CSB/SJU Graduate
  • High School: Maple Grove Senior High School
  • Major/Minor: Communication major/Spanish minor

*Bold denotes states to which Melissa travels.

More about Melissa’s college experience:   In college I was a member of the Chamber Choir, performed in several Music Department Operas, worked for Campus Groove Recordings — a promotional on-campus recording group, had an internship with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, worked for the Music Department for four years and performed a vocal recital my Junior and Senior year. I was busy and loved every minute of it! My favorite memory was Christmas at St. Johns every year when we sang two concerts in the Great Hall and one concert at the Basilica in Minneapolis with the Chamber Choir.

Studying abroad: I had the unique opportunity of participating in two semester-long study abroad programs  — Cork, Ireland and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. I had the privilege of volunteering for a government-run children’s home in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala where I took care of a group of 16 mentally and physically challenged orphans. Each day that I worked with them I was truly inspired by their strength and courage.

What impresses Melissa about CSB/SJU: The sense of community at Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s makes you feel like you are home from the second you step on campus!

Fun facts: I was born in Denver, Colorado but grew up in Minnesota and have two younger sisters. I have a ten-gallon fish tank with four goldfish that I have had since my first month of college at Saint Ben’s. I have been to 15 different countries. I love wakeboarding and snowboarding, and was a synchronized swimmer for two years. I performed in my first operetta in third grade and my favorite roles since have been Laurie in Oklahoma and Bloody Mary in South Pacific. I can speak Spanish and select phrases in Norwegian and Kiche (Mayan). My favorite pastimes are traveling, spending time outside, and reading historical fiction.

Some of Melissa's favorite things:

  • Movies: Braveheart, 300, Gladiator
  • Books: Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Kite Runner, Gone with the Wind, any book by Jane Austin or historical fiction
  • Restaurants: Applebees and Macaroni Grill
  • Places in the world: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala; Tulate, Guatemala; La Ceiba, Honduras; Cork, Ireland; Sardinia, Italy; the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University   
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Photos:

  1. On a hill overlooking Nazareth, Israel
  2. Feeding the birds in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy
  3. In the Baha'i Gardens in haifa, Israel
  4. Kayaking on Lake Atitlan surrounded by volcanoes in San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala