{"id":240,"date":"2017-11-08T14:12:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/religion\/?p=240"},"modified":"2017-11-08T14:12:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:12:52","slug":"ron-chicken-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/religion\/2017\/11\/08\/ron-chicken-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Chicken &#8217;09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ron Chicken &#8217;09 \u2013 Majors: Classics; Religious Studies M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (2012)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> J.D. Student, University of Georgia School of Law (present)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What led you to study Religion at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State?<br \/>\n<\/strong>With seven family members and four generations of successful alums, choosing to attend Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ was both one of the easiest and best decisions I have ever made.<\/p>\n<p>I double-majored in Classics and Religious Studies, and took a minor in Philosophy. In addition to my classroom education, I left Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ with lifelong friends, irreplaceable memories and an unforgettable student experience. I participated in intramural sports and was involved with countless organizations. I was also elected Student Government President, serving two terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has \u201clife after Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State\u201d been like for you?<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter graduation, I earned a master\u2019s degree at Princeton Theological Seminary, in Theology and Philosophy. Building upon the foundation I received from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State, I made it a priority to excel both inside and outside the classroom in graduate school. Academically I pushed myself beyond the normal requirements, enrolling in Ph.D. seminars at Princeton University. I studied abroad in India and received a fellowship to study in Berlin, Germany. As a full-time student I also held leadership roles in intramural sports and took on a unique internship, working twenty hours a week at the State Psychiatric Hospital in Trenton, while again serving as a Student Government president. I credit both my academic and extracurricular success at Princeton to the education and mentoring I received from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its superb faculty and administrators.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from Princeton, I worked as a pastor in Gloucester City, NJ. I then helped restart a youth program at the Highland Park Church of God, worked in the local schools as a substitute teacher, and was elected to the city\u2019s local minister\u2019s ecumenical association as Secretary Treasurer. In June 2014, was married and decided to pursue a law degree at the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any thoughts to share about your Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State experience for current students?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m just grateful to the professors I had in both Philosophy &amp; Religion and Classics at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, who have always encouraged and supported me, both as a student and as an alumnus. I wish the best of luck to all graduating Red Hawks and urge them to make Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State proud as they follow their dreams and help create tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Chicken &#8217;09 \u2013 Majors: Classics; Religious Studies M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (2012) J.D. Student, University of Georgia School of Law (present) What led you to study Religion at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State? 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