It is often said, "There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it." It is against this back drift that Nellie matriculated to the Mankato University of Minnesota.

At this high ranking state university which is located several miles from the twin cities Nellie studied Business and Marketing.

On Saturday, May 8, 2010 she proudly received he Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree and is ready for the next step.

Jannie and Joseph Roberts, her parents, were extremely proud of her. They can't imagine the sense of relief they are experiencing.

Minnesota State University (MSU) is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 50,000 located 75 miles southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2009, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with nearly 17,000 students, with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus ranking first.

There are two satellite campuses, one in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina and the other in Owatonna. It is the top university in the state when it comes to raising private funds. Students are served by 600 full-time faculty members creating a 28:1 student to faculty ratio. The school was founded in 1867 with only 27 total students enrolled and is now part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). The current President is Dr. Richard Davenport, who began his term in 2002. The athletic teams are known as the Minnesota State University Mavericks with school colors of purple and gold. Teams primarily compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

The exceptions are the Men's and Women's ice hockey teams who compete at the NCAA Division I level, in the highly regarded Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Minnesota State University currently offers 158 undergraduate programs of study, 82 graduate programs and is the first institution in the United States to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree in Forensics. Each student attending MSU pays a .43 cent per credit fee to sustain the Minnesota State University Student Association, a student lead non-profit that advocates on behalf of all Minnesota State University students.