Busy Mom Hopes to Inspire Women to Complete Their Degrees
9月, Nina Springwater was invited to share her story at the Tulsa 校友 Gathering hosted at 首尔大学塔尔萨校区. Her inspiring story encourages any 工作ing mother seeking to finish a degree to consider SNU, 一个重视家庭的大学, 信仰, 更平衡的生活方式.
Dr. 安妮·鬼熊，导演 首尔大学塔尔萨校区、分享
“Nina Springwater exemplifies the busy adult learner who prioritized herself by following her educational dreams! 她把家庭管理得很好, 职业, 和 her degree requirements 和 reached her initial goal of earning a bachelor’s degree 和 is continuing on to earn her master’s degree. She is changing her world 和 making life better for others with her dynamic 和 enthusiastic approach to learning 和 life!”
Juggling 工作, 家庭, 和 higher education can be an overwhelming task. Like so many, Nina was struggling to complete her degree. As a pregnant single mother attending a local community college, she found managing her full-time 工作 和 school schedule challenging. Finding a job that accommodated her morning classes 和 her 家庭 life proved very difficult. 完成学位是她的首要任务, Nina still needed to be able to 工作 和 provide for her 家庭.
As Nina reached out to friends 和 家庭 for support, she discovered that a friend’s wife 工作ed for a local temp agency. The agency expressed that they might be able to help her find a job that would 工作 around her dem和ing school schedule, 即使只是暂时的. Nina was hopeful this job would help her continue college but had real concerns about the scheduling. 即便如此，尼娜还是去了面试. 面试过程中, the interviewer began asking about Nina’s experience 和 what she was looking for from both a job 和 a school. The interviewer shared with Nina how SNU offers classes one night a week 和 entirely online, 教师是如何积极和支持的, 和 how SNU might be a better fit for Nina’s busy schedule.
尼娜共享, “I was so intrigued about the things she told me regarding how the university schedules around 家庭 和 工作 life, 以及他们提供的不同学位. After that conversation with her, I chose to take a leap of 信仰 和 pursued enrollment with SNU.”
尼娜从2019年开始在首尔大学上课, she found that the evening classes 和 pace of the course工作 made it much easier for her to manage school, 工作, 还有家庭生活. By taking classes one night a week 和 one at a time, Nina could continue to 工作 和 provide an income for her 家庭 while pursuing her goal of completing her Bachelor of Science in Family Studies 和 Gerontology. Dr. GhostBear noted, “Nina added to her SNU value by petitioning 和 earning credit through our great 先前学习评估 系统.”
尼娜也重新与上帝建立了联系. As Nina’s instructors 和 cohort accepted 和 encouraged her, Nina observed that she was growing into a better version of herself,
“I also learned about myself in ways that helped me reflect & grow to be a better me, 和 I learned how to improve the relationships I once had lost. 但最重要的是, 南拿撒勒大学 impacted my spiritual connection with God by providing a safe space to openly 和 honestly embrace him.”
SNU offered a safe 和 supportive environment for Nina to grow 职业ally 和 personally in her 信仰, 表达她的信仰, 并培养她的自信心. Through the mentorship of her instructors 和 the friendships she developed within her cohort, Nina began seeking God’s will for her life more passionately. She had the 信仰, confidence, 和 support to finish her degree.
Nina graduated in 2021年12月 with her Bachelor of Science in Family Studies 和 Gerontology. 但她并没有就此止步. Nina has decided to continue her journey by pursuing her 工商管理硕士 at SNU 和 is confident that this will be part of God’s larger plan for her life.
“Being able to attend an educational institution that genuinely underst和s the importance of life, 家庭, 信仰是一种祝福, 和 I’m very proud to say that I am a 南拿撒勒大学 alum today,尼娜说。.
“I love the spiritual aspect SNU provides within the classrooms. Being a student here allows me to accomplish my goals at a pace that’s attainable while creating a stronger bond with God.”
Nina’s inspirational story is one of how the Lord led her to the right campus, 在适当的时候, 有合适的人员和项目. 她的学位对她的生活产生了积极的影响, 和, 最重要的是, her time at SNU renewed 和 strengthened her 信仰. Nina hopes her story will inspire others who are struggling 和 who want to pursue their degree at SNU.
SNU’s 职业al 和 graduate studies programs offer classes one night per week or 100%的在线 全年有多个开始日期. Many programs can be completed in as little as 18-24 months with credit for prior learning available. Contact our enrollment counselors if you’re interested in completing your degree at a university that underst和s the importance of 家庭, 信仰, 工作与生活的平衡.