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From serving as the president of the Graduate Professional Council to being recognized as part of Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ‘39, Parker Owens attributes his academic success to the wide variety of learning opportunities available at the University of Missouri.

For Owens, a Noel, Missouri, native, Mizzou became a place where he could branch out and try new things.

Parker did both his undergraduate and law school studies at Mizzou.

During his undergrad years, Parker interned with Textron Aviation, joined the university rugby team and performed in Marching Mizzou.

But after everything he was involved in at Mizzou, Owens said that getting into law school was the peak of his experience.

With his law degree, Owens hopes to help people, especially in the realm of property law, which is his specialty.

“I chose Mizzou because I went to undergrad here, and I really liked everything the campus had to offer,” Owens said.

“And then when Mizzou Law accepted me, I couldn’t say no. Getting to continue my education here was really exciting for me.”

Read on for a Q&A with Owens about his Mizzou experience.

My favorite Mizzou memory is getting the acceptance call when I first got admitted to Mizzou Law.

I remember being anxious and waiting and waiting for the call.

And then I saw my admissions portal change from “waiting” to “decision in mail.”

And almost at that exact moment my phone rang, and it was a local number.

I picked up, and it was admissions offering me a spot in the 2024 class.

It was crazy because Mizzou was the only place I wanted to go.

There have been a ton of hands-on learning opportunities for me here.

Most notable was the opportunity to work at the MU Veterans Clinic during law school.

I was there for a semester, helping veterans get their VA benefits, which was invaluable experience.

During law school, I got to participate in things like mock trial, negotiation competitions and other stuff around campus like case competitions hosted by the Graduate Professional Council.