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Confidence For Graduation, Tiffany Pickett, Office Of Communications & Marketing
Confidence For Graduation, Tiffany Pickett, Office Of Communications & Marketing
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“Fake it until you make it.” While a common phrase in the leadership/business management advice genre, it’s genuinely how I survived my freshman year as a first-generation college student.
I smiled. I nodded. I tried to exude the confidence that I knew exactly what I was doing, but in reality, to quote Michael Scott from “The Office”: “I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.” I would quietly ask questions to friends I could trust or pray that another classmate asked the question I wanted to ask in …
Mentorship Beyond Graduation, Gayla Parker, Bailey Buettner, Office Of Communications & Marketing
Mentorship Beyond Graduation, Gayla Parker, Bailey Buettner, Office Of Communications & Marketing
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My grandmother could make the best biscuits ever over an open fire. My dad could tune a guitar to perfect pitch without a tuner. Those were just a few of the many skills they taught me. But there was one skill they could not teach me: navigating the world of higher education.
As smart and gifted as they were, high school graduation was not a part of their stories, much less college. When I graduated from high school, they were thrilled. They never imagined there would be multiple graduations to follow.
The Secret To Graduation, Lisa Sells, Office Of Communications & Marketing
The Secret To Graduation, Lisa Sells, Office Of Communications & Marketing
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My maternal grandparents grew up in the Depression-era poverty that surrounded the lumber mills around Ashdown, Ark. When World War II ended, and my grandfather came home from the front lines in Europe, there was no work in the Texarkana area. He and his young family moved to northeastern Oklahoma where he found a job at the newly opened BF Goodrich tire factory.
And so it is that my story starts in Commerce, Okla., and not Ashdown, Ark.
The Journey To Graduation, Addie Woods, Office Of Communications & Marketing
The Journey To Graduation, Addie Woods, Office Of Communications & Marketing
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This year marks my fourth and final year of college. It seems just like yesterday I was walking up the stairs of Frances Crawford Hall, too many bags in hand, to embark on my educational journey.
I grew up knowing I wanted to pursue a higher education to finish what my parents started. I didn’t know where and how to start my journey, but I leaned into my advisor, Dr. Deborah Root, who answered every question, met every need and solved every problem because she wanted to see me succeed.