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Katherine's work combines: Education, Non-Profit Organizations, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Red Mountain High School
Bachelor's Degree
Human Nutrition
Arizona State University
Graduate Degree
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Arizona State University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Education Administrators, Postsecondary:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Graduate Degree: Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I had a passion for learning about the body and thought I was going to go into medicine.
2.
I took an upper division biology course and discovered it was a hobby not a career for me.
3.
While working at the university as a student worker, I got offered a full time position.
4.
I found out I enjoyed the university atmosphere and working with university administration.
5.
I got a master's program recommended to me to pursue.
6.
Then completed a practicum with the department I work in now! New passion for Higher Education!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
Medicine is the way to go to make a good living.
How I responded:
You find your own path, sometimes by accident and that is okay. You might be on one path and realize that maybe it's not for you. Open your eyes around you and see where you have embedded yourself in, and you might realize that you have found a new passion that you never have thought of before. There is not one professional that you can make a "good living," there are many and not only that, you want to also love what you do!
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My parents immigrated from Poland and even though both are educated, they both had no clue how the education system worked in the U.S. It was not only a huge learning experience for me, but for them as well.