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.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Here to stay
While I was sitting here staring at a blank "New Post" box trying to figure out what I was going to blog about today, one of my success stories stuck his head in to say he's on his way. Jeff literally stuck his head in because his great height requires him to duck when entering a standard doorway. He stopped by to let me know he'd scored well enough on his Compass assessment to begin college classes toward his associate's degree in Chemical Dependency Studies. As a disable Vietnam vet, he was looking for a way to move on to a new career with the help of his veteran's benefits. I call Jeff "my success story," but of course the real success is his. He took that first step, contacting us, and has faced each successive little hurdle with calm determination. It looks like this one's going to make a big impression around here, in more ways than one.
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