What’s the most important non-academic lesson you learned in college?
Asked at School of Education Graduation Ceremony on December 13, 2014
“I'd say to decide you want to do something and really stick with it until you get what you want. ”
— Shira Levine, BA in education, Overland Park
“If you're unsure about giving a presentation, you should always take food. ”
— Chelsey Butts, MA in education, St.Louis, Mo.
“You're always going to change and circumstance will always change. Nothing's ever constant and you have to adapt. ”
— Jason Abnos, BA in education, Kansas City, Mo.
“Just responsibility. You're responsible for all your actions now. There's no parents or anyone else to blame it on.”
— Sydnee Sassaman, BS in exercise science, Garden City
“To explore. You really don't know what you're into or what works best for you until you explore new options. ”
— Ryan Ellis, BS in exercise science, Linwood
“Learn to make myself happy and do what I wanted to do. ”
— Lindsay Horwitz, BS in exercise science, Gurnee, Ill.