A couple of years ago, I realized I had reached the end of the road at my job. There was no room for advancement; my daily tasks were mundane; I was bored; the position was stagnant; my skills were not being tapped. The job did not provide the intellectual stimulation that I so desperately wanted. I decided I needed a ... Read More »
Elisabeth Cheries is no shy violet. “I have a voice and there is hardly a classmate or professor who isn’t immediately made aware of this,” she jokes. Cheries, who recently graduated from Northeastern University College of Professional Studies with a Bachelor of Science in Management degree, wasn’t always so sure of herself, or of her path in life. Before taking ... Read More »
Twenty years ago, Alexandrine Policar left her home country of Haiti to complete her education in the United States. But, she says, she’s never stopped thinking of Haiti. “I was speaking to a colleague and she told me it’s really great that I have a different understanding of Haiti, because all she could see was crime, corruption and poverty,” Policar ... Read More »
I’ll be the first to admit it: I was skeptical of going to school online. “It’s easier than on campus,” I’d hear. “You get no interaction with other people,” they’d say. After hearing many different opinions about pursing a degree online, doing research and putting my master’s degree off for many years - I had earned my B.A from Auburn ... Read More »
Mark Dickson, assistant coach of men’s tennis at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, joined the University of Miami in 2011, following successful careers as both a player and a coach. A 10-time winner of international professional tennis tournaments, Dickson defeated many of the world’s top players in the U.S. Open and Australian Open. Not one to rest on ... Read More »
There are 23 million youth basketball players and 2.5 million people coaching them—which means there’s a lot of people learning the game and teaching it differently. No one knows this better than Jay Demings, who has worked in boys and girls basketball for well over a decade. Last fall, he took on the role of USA Basketball Youth Division Director in ... Read More »
My first day interning at the United Nations in New York City was also my first day in New York City. It was both exciting and confusing. I got stuck on the wrong subway, was yelled at by a bus driver, felt a rush of energy when walking with the morning crowds in my business suit, and finally spent minutes ... Read More »
It’s not easy leaving everything you know behind – including your wife and newborn son. But that’s what Ishaku Lemu Haruna of Nigeria had to do in order to attend a special dual master’s program in Australia through Northeastern University and Swinburne University of Technology. Offered an Australian scholarship in 2013, Haruna said the benefit to his education and to ... Read More »
What does it take to earn a World Series ring? Most would say you need to play professional baseball. Most would be wrong. Here are three stories of Northeastern College of Professional Studies alumni who have gone on to great places since graduating - including earning World Series Rings by filling important roles for the Boston Red Sox. From Ticket ... Read More »
Growing up, Michelle Krasodomski was no stranger to golf courses. She learned how to play as a teenager from her father, who adores golfing. But as an athlete, she preferred to stick to her sports of choice: volleyball and basketball. Much later — after earning her Master of Sports Leadership degree from Northeastern and an internship with the Vermont Golf Association got her hooked ... Read More »