Probably the most important thing any student can do is graduate! That’s why I spend so much time talking with our new freshmen and urging them to make the commitment to finish what they start. I was delighted to hear my sentiments echoed in a beautifully written essay by Kathy J. Doering-Kilkenny, a UW-Whitewater employee who will be graduating this May – alongside her daughter, Kathleen.
In Forks (Or How I Completed My College Degree) Kathy wrote: “Either because of my age or in spite of it I became determined to finish what I started…The confidence that comes with age helped me, I think, to stay the course. The nights and weekends that I devoted to sitting on my porch reading, studying, preparing reports, participating in an on-line course discussion, or memorizing Japanese vocabulary was time spent doing exactly what I wanted to. I have no regrets.”
Well said, Kathy, and well done.
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