Why did you choose Ursuline?
I knew that going back to school to complete my degree would be different at this stage in life. I knew right off the bat I needed a program that offered accelerated courses and evening class times. When I searched for these things via Google, Ursuline College was the first to populate and I did my research. After my first meeting I knew this would be the right academic environment for me. I was among people who not only wanted to see me succeed, but would help me to do it.
Have any advice for an adult learner who is new to Ursuline?
Stay focused on your end goal. Know that this is a program developed just for you, that is to say administration, instructors, advisors and even your peers want to see you succeed. Take advantage of the resources available to you and stay in constant communication with your instructors and advisor(s).
How has your education from Ursuline helped you?
In completion of my Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities I have accepted an administrative position with the Warrensville Heights City School District as the Human Resources Generalist. Additionally, I have been accepted and plan to attend pursue a Master of Arts degree in Nonprofit Administration.
What was your favorite class and/or favorite professor? Why?
I found the most excitement in the HI342 Modern Europe course. I actually majored in Humanities because a History degree is not offered in the UCAP program. This course was my opportunity to see how I would have fared as a history major and I could not have had a better instructor for the course. I would like to say that Dr. McVay and I had a bond, in that what most would find boring or mundane, we both found thrilling. We found it absolutely exciting to transdact pages of century’s old handwritten text. By her suggestion and under her tutelage I was able to participate in the college’s Service Learning opportunity. I worked with instructors Dr. Marguerite Ragnow and Anne Good from the University of Minnesota transcribing the original journal of Dutch soldier John Gabriel Steadman, used in his celebrated work, The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796). This course, although demanding, was the most academic fun I have had to date and as an added bonus I had found a historical kindred spirit in my professor.
