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ALAMOSA, CO. (January 8, 2024) – Alexandria Miles, Brighton, Colo., graduated Cum Laude from Adams State University, located in Alamosa, Colo, during the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony on December 16, 2023. Miles earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise science.
Miles is the first in her family to earn a college degree. “It means a lot to me to make my family proud, and show my parents that all the sacrifices they made for me to get where I am today paid off.” Her parents showed Miles what hard work looked like, and she describes them as positive and influential people who led by example. “It also means a lot to be able to be another example of this for my younger brothers, one who is a sophomore in college and the other a senior in high school, and encourage them to get college degrees.”
Adams State created a perfect environment for Miles to learn. “I got to know my professors and classmates very well, and allowed me to get opportunities that I would not have received anywhere else.”
Miles will continue at Adams State, pursuing a Master of Science in kinesiology and will become certified as a personal trainer and exercise physiologist via the ACSM.
“My major professors and advisors provided a hands-on and interactive learning environment. They created a space in which I always felt comfortable asking questions and creating a line of communication with them. This helped me to feel more competent in my classes and build confidence in myself as not only a student, but also a future professional.”
Miles received academic and athletic scholarships and worked in the Athletic Training Room as a sports medicine aid and at the Rex Activity Center for work-study jobs. She also volunteered with the Larry Holder Exercise and Cancer Survivorship Program.
She finished her bachelor’s degree in 3.5 years with little student loan debt. Miles is also captain of the Women’s Soccer Team.
“Freshman me would be so proud of senior me. I came to college wondering if I would make it in the kinesiology program, and questioning if I was smart enough to major in Exercise Science and pursue the career I had always dreamed of. Now, I am graduating with honors and as being recognized as an Outstanding Graduate. I am so much more confident in my knowledge and my abilities than I was when I first started. I have matured so much, and I will forever be grateful to Adams State for helping get to the place that I am in today.”
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Brighton native, Alexandria Miles is an Adams State University Outstanding Graduate.