Business student takes leadership in Red Cross

Getting involved in clubs and organizations -- both on and off campus -- can be an important part of the college experience. With classes, homework and everything else a student deals with, finding time for extra involvement can put a person's time management skills to work.\nSophomore Katie Metz knows a thing or two about doing just that. Majoring in both accounting and marketing as well as earning a minor in history, Metz manages to find time in her busy schedule to devote herself to an array of clubs and volunteer work.\nSince August 2004, Metz has been a member of the Kelley School of Business Civic Leadership Development. Metz is currently acting as an administrative assistant for CLD.\nAccording to the Web site, kelley.iu.edu/ugrad/cld/, CLD is a community service and leadership program that teaches students about the nonprofit division of business while giving them chances to volunteer. \nMetz said she enjoys all the opportunities that being a member provides.\nThrough CLD, Metz said she was chosen to serve as a full voting member on the board of directors for the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross, where she has volunteered since last August.\n"Katie is just amazing. Her passion and her energy are awesome," said Helen Ingersoll, CLD director. "Katie brought her enthusiasm to do a fundraiser for our local chapter (of the Red Cross). They really appreciated her energy."\nMetz said she helped to organize a faculty auction, which raised over $2,000.\n"The basic concept is that faculty members at Kelley were asked to donate time or items which students bid on at a live auction," Metz said. "For a debut event, it was a huge success."\nMetz also serves as an assistant youth leader at First United Methodist Church.\n"My responsibilities are to lead middle-schoolers on Sunday evenings in various activities, to serve as a mentor both one-on-one and as a group and to help plan events and projects for the youth," she said.\nOn top of all that, Metz still finds time for a job, she said. \nShe is a part time employee at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in outside lawn and garden. \n"I get to be outside and I'm constantly moving and helping customers," she said.\nMetz plans on pursuing a master's degree in accounting after finishing her undergraduate studies. But her plans don't stop there.\n"Ideally, I'd love to get my law degree and then practice accounting in a private practice," Metz said. "I'm hesitant to talk about careers goals because it changes for everyone as they experience new things, especially in college."\nThough at times it might prove stressful, Metz said she truly enjoys her hectic, yet fulfilling schedule.\n"You are what you make of yourself, no better and no worse," she said. "I believe that with my whole heart, and I'm just thankful that I'm able to do what I can to make this world a brighter place to live"