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Sierra Clark apparently has taken to heart a piece of advice attributed to Confucius: 鈥淐hoose a job you love and you鈥檒l ewsletterever have to work a day in your life.鈥�

Clark, a communications major who transferred to Adelphi last fall after finishing her freshman year at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania, is now a senior communications major (specializing in journalism) and a marketing minor. She is also the top scorer on the Panthers women鈥檚 basketball team.

She was drawn by Adelphi鈥檚 strong communications program, she said, adding that the small class sizes were also important since 鈥渢he intimate classroom settings allow for teacher-student interaction. And, of course, basketball was a big factor in my choosing Adelphi. Playing basketball is my passion, so I wanted to go to a school that had a great basketball program.鈥�

Clark said both her parents played basketball while in college鈥� Charmayne and Arthur played Division I basketball at Drexel University and Radford University, respectively鈥斺�渟o I followed them in that respect. But,鈥� she pointed out, 鈥渨hen it comes to my career, I鈥檓 branching out from them. My mom is a lawyer and teaches on the side, and my dad works in IT and is also a pastor. What inspired me to get into public relations was the ability to help enhance a company or a team鈥檚 image. I also saw this as a great way to be able to have a career related to something I am passionate about.鈥�

Associate Professor Mark Grabowski, J.D., who described Clark as a multitalented basketball player and journalist, mentioned that she鈥檚 the Panthers鈥� top scorer and was named last season to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team. She recently had stories published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the Webster Times and was the Department of Communications Student of the Month in March 2016, he added.

Clark, who has also been named MetLife鈥檚 Legacy Advisors Player of the Week several times since 2015, downplays her sports honors. 鈥淏asketball is a team sport with individual accolades, but I think just being able to put on a Panther jersey and going out every night and leaving everything on the court is my greatest achievement,鈥� she said.

In mid-2015, sports gave Clark the chance to travel outside the United States for the first time, as part of the Beyond Sports third annual Costa Rica Basketball Tour. 鈥淚 had the opportunity to play against the Costa Rican national team, which was really cool,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e also put on a couple of sports clinics during our time there鈥攐ne for the Special Olympics and the other for a local elementary school. I also got to go zip lining on a volcano and visit a rain forest.鈥�

She 鈥渨ould have loved to go鈥� on Adelphi鈥檚 Cuba trip in January 2016, she said, but that fell 鈥渞ight in the middle of my [basketball] season.鈥�

Looking beyond graduation, Clark already has her sights set on a public relations career. 鈥淚 want to work in public relations for a professional sports team,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 from southern Maryland so my dream would be to work for any of the Washington, D.C., pro teams鈥濃�攑referably the Wizards, she added.

In a May 2016 story in The Delphian, Adelphi鈥檚 student newspaper, Clark said she鈥檚 also considering another option: 鈥淚 hope to eventually get into color commentating.鈥�