# @rppurdue on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CHTdSfXHvL5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12171224-rppurdue-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-11-07T21:06:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Purdue Rising Professionals (@rppurdue) — https://gondola.cc/rppurdue

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It’s #SpotlightSaturday!! Today we are sharing our final host experience, shared by Jake Scholz. Jake hosted Andrew Walters, an Account Executive at Lev, during our 2020 program last spring. Jake shared that his favorite moment from being a host was after the closing ceremony. Andrew and his wife, Lauren, took the group to Triple XXX and they all ended up dancing in the parking lot to “Hey Ya” by Outkast. He explained that during the program:

“The bonds that you build are unmatched. We knew Andrew for two days, and at the end of those two days, it felt as though we had known him for years. The same goes with my host group. During our weeks of preparation, we grew close, and by the end of the program, we were constantly updating each other on what was going on. It genuinely felt as though I made an entire set of best friends. But it doesn’t stop there. As a host, you really get to know your Central Committee, and those students who manage this entire program are some of the most driven students I’ve ever met. I still keep in touch with several members of the Central Committee because I look to them for advice and guidance on specific topics. I created a network that will last forever, and that is because of Rising Professionals.”

Thank you to everyone who applied to be a host for the 2021 Rising Professionals program! We are so excited to meet the amazing 2021 hosts.

Thank you, Jake, for your continued passion for the Rising Professionals and Old Masters programs! #RiseUp

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