Elizabethtown College has a talented and active student body, and Adam Brockett is one of those students. Brockett is a sophomore social work major and religious studies minor. He’s originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, but he currently lives on campus in Royer Residence Hall. Back at home, Brockett has a King Charles Cavalier dog named Annie.
When Brockett first stepped onto Etown’s campus, he knew he’d found the right school for him.
“My condition for going somewhere was it needed to be a small liberal arts college, and Etown fit the bill,” Brockett said. “It was also the only college campus I visited that felt like more than just a school.”
When choosing his study concentration, Brockett kept true to his aspirations and interests. While Brockett has only recently decided on a social work major, his conviction behind choosing it is strong.
“I have a hyper fixation on mythology which made my religious studies minor obvious,” Brockett said. “I want to help people, so I eventually went with social work.”
Brockett has been dedicated to his studies, being able to focus on his coursework without having to juggle a job alongside it.
“[I’m] professionally unemployed, though I’m looking to change that,” he said.
Brockett is active in the anime club on campus as the secretary and has been involved in the club since his first semester of college. His experience with the anime club has included Lock-Ins, game nights and a cosplay competition for Halloween.
Although Brockett is involved in campus activities, he values his personal time in order to decompress. He has a single dorm and often talks to his partner over the phone while there.
When it comes to campus cuisine, Brockett prefers a simpler diet which he can customize to fit his tastes.
“I don’t go out to eat much, so I really just make stuff in my dorm,” Brockett said.
Brockett has two more years left in his college career, and he’s already had a life changing experience while at Etown.
“College has been such a transformative experience; I don’t think there’s any one thing I can point to. If I had to sum it up, I’d say just being in a place where people are actually nice,” Brockett said.
Currently, Brockett is taking 16 credits for the semester, like most students at Etown, but he has a favorite out of those four classes: Discovering Indian Philosophy, taught by Professor of Religious Studies Jeffery Long.
Brockett has taken all of the classes needed for his religious studies minor and plans to take even more, due to his interest in mythology. He even has time for fun classes like bowling, which is often taken by upperclassmen to fill credit hours.
Brockett aspires to get further education and a comfortable life after he graduates from Etown.
“I’ll probably end up getting a master’s degree,” Brockett said. “Other than that, I just want to live a satisfying life, preferably doing something I like.”
Brockett has the other half of his college career to look forward to at Etown and is ready to see how that will unfold for him.
