Heather Duckett

Heather Duckett is a freshman living in McNutt Residence Center. But unlike the other 1700 residents living there, Heather has yet to take a class on the IU campus. She is one of 50 students who are a part of the Hoosier Link program, which offers Indiana residents the opportunity to gain admission to IU upon completion of specific coursework at Ivy Tech Community College. Students have the chance to transfer to IU either after their first semester, or, like Heather plans to, at the end of their freshman year. Living at IU she’s been able to participate in school traditions like attending football and basketball games and running in the Nearly Naked Mile, but she’s still not a part of everything here on campus. Heather is working toward her immediate goal of passing and earning 27 total credit hours so she can be officially accepted to the University, but is also working toward the goals that she hopes to achieve 10 years in the future, IU degree in hand.