Posted by Alyssa Owens As an avid blog reader, I often wonder who the person is behind the particular blog that I am reading. It’s interesting to me to read the thoughts of other people and their reactions to life’s adventures. Well, this is what I’m going to start with-an introduction of Alyssa Owens, the [...]
Posted by Jennifer Werner I’m really excited about 2010 because I turned 50 last December 19th (that’s the first time I’ve seen THAT in writing – it didn’t sting as much as I thought it would), and I’ve decided that this is the year I am going to bloom. Now, to explain why that’s important [...]
Posted by Julia Jean Jackson-Fowler I do not like labels. They are sticky value judgments, and they’re next to impossible to remove. One very big reason I enrolled in SLU’s School for Professional Studies is that I have one very big label I am trying to lose: I am a Green-Eyed Monster. That’s what Miss [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully As a non-traditional student I find it to be quite challenging at times. However, I appreciate the success accomplished at the end of each course. The times that I find it most challenging are when I have to juggle other obligations, such as family and work, with my classes. I have [...]
Posted by Melanie Perry I completed my Associate’s Degree in 2002, but, just so happened to be pregnant with my first child at the time. I wasn’t able to immediately continue with my education as I’d planned due to many constraints… we’ll call them ‘life’ for short. I always wanted to return to school and [...]
Posted by Martino Britt The hardest part about coming back to school was getting over the self-doubt. I thought for years about how hard it would be and, ultimately, I kept talking myself out of returning to school. However, I reached a point in my life when I realized that the only way for me [...]
Posted by Francesca Zanti Most St. Louisans have heard and seen the ads for “Be a Billiken” around town, but I never realized how important that phrase really was until I became one myself. Two and a half years ago, I was employed as a Medical Records Clerk in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology [...]