Victorville, California to Montgomery, Alabama – a continent away. Shannon O’Keefe did not even know where Montgomery was on the map when she first got a call from Faulkner University. Shannon was determined to find a college where she could study Great Books, and yet have a Christian philosophy and environment. Thanks to the persistence of a Faulkner recruiter, the lure of the Great Books Honors College, and most importantly, in Shannon’s opinion, “God, Who made a way for me to be here!” Shannon is now majoring in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Theatre at Faulkner University. Great Books, however, is her first love.
She left her parents, five sisters, and two brothers back in California to come to Alabama where “Faulkner would allow me to study and learn from the Great Books in a Christian context. I feel like Faulkner chose me!” She further states, “Great Books got me here, the wonderful people have kept me here.”