My Depaul Journey

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My long journey in obtaining my degree from DePaul started 30 years ago, and has spanned a 27-year career in IT as well as marriage and two children who are now both in college. The classes I have taken at SNL have bridged several phases of my life and my learnings from each of them has given me something to utilize in both my work life as well as my home life. With all of the great classes that I have taken, I do have several that stand out overall. The classes I have taken to shape my focus area have been essential in building my career and broadening my scope of responsibilities. I learned and retained a great deal from these classes, but it seems that the classes that were “outside” of my field have surprised me the most, I have greatly enjoyed and I have retained the longest. …show more content…

In the midst of that, I did some work that intrigued me in the computer area and decided to take a proficiency test to determine if this field was a suitable fit for me and I passed with flying colors. Already a student at DePaul, I decided to apply for the Computer Career Program certification to get a jump start on getting a new position. With the 9-month program complete, I found a new job several months later. I now needed to take a step back and decide where I wanted to go with my schooling and degree. While I could have continued to pursue a degree in IT, I decided to enroll in the SNL program instead to take advantage of my work experience and obtain a liberal arts degree. With numerous breaks in between classes, I always came back when things settled

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