Sometimes the smallest happenings of the day, the ones that don't show up on my weekly task list, leave the biggest impression.
Today I received a phone call from a young woman who stated bluntly "Do I have to make an appointment or can I just come in and see you today?"
By all means, come in and see me.
She said she was a single mother who had recently moved to Havasu and gotten my card from someone with job services. She'd already applied for financial aid and received an award letter. She dressed up to come see me, and she was really, really, really ready to start college.
"I've never been to college and nobody I know has ever been to college," she told me.
She thinks she wants to become a pediatrician.
I spend a lot of my time talking to people about how they can get the fastest possible retraining so they can be employable again right away. (Unfortunately, it rarely works that way.) So it was a pleasure to discuss what MCC can do for an ambitious and determined young person who's plotting a course for a four-year university degree ... and beyond.
About the blogger
- Diana Parker
- I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.
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