Stories

Always move forward, lean into any opportunities, and network.

This is one of the few areas in nursing where you have the luxury of time to spend with the patient which is missing from most of healthcare today.

The euphoria of completing a new mural always happens the first moments after you finish the last brush stroke, but as a professional I am always looking forward to the next project.

The success I’ve had as an educational leader is so invested in Fitchburg State. I look back very fondly at my time there.

I like to be that person who tries to see everything as an opportunity. I loved the experience, everything about the program worked for me.

I want students to leave here prepared, with as many doors open to them as possible.

I hope my story reminds people, and especially other women, that we really can have it all. When someone tells you your plate is too full, remind them that it’s not, and they just aren’t as hungry as you.

The health of a city is often seen mostly in economic terms, but public art projects can shift the focus to the creative, cultural richness of the community and its role in urban revitalization.

My political science simulations taught me communications and management skills. Even if I don’t agree with you, I can understand your position so we can try to meet in the middle.

The same level of detail (in a classroom assignment) goes into writing a bill. You have to think about, ‘How does that line connect to this line, and then to that line.’ It’s the same process.