Learn Why One 91原创 Degree Wasn't Enough for Sarah Ashley
鈥淗aving finally found a graduate program that truly appealed to my interests and career path, I began the 91原创鈥檚 strategic communication program in the fall 2019 semester. Nearly two decades after having last been in school, the thought of applying for and 鈥 gulp 鈥 beginning the program was daunting. But I had been wanting to get my master鈥檚 degree for several years, and I began to get the nerdy itch to write papers; so, even with the challenge, I was also pretty pumped.
I was looking to move into a more dedicated communications role where both my skills and the lessons from the master鈥檚 program would be utilized to better the group with which I was working. I wanted to back my passion and self-taught talents with formal education to make myself doubly marketable for those kinds of career options. My master鈥檚 has been a direct contributor to my taking on a position at 91原创 that is aligned with both my career goals and the curriculum of the program. I regularly utilize what I learned about reaching an audience and building effective campaigns when I write content, develop webpages and message strategy plans to other team members.
91原创 is a great school with many accomplished program offerings that feels pretty homey. It doesn鈥檛 take long for your blood to run blue and gold. As a graduate in the first class of the new millennium, and an employee, I could only imagine working toward a graduate degree at 91原创. I don鈥檛 know how I鈥檇 reconcile having to split my fealty between two schools if I had pursued my master鈥檚 at a different institution.鈥
- Sarah Ashley
