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Tour OCAD University (in just 2 minutes)

January 18, 2020

– So I’m down here at OCAD University, off to check out their Open Day. (jazzy music) – So this is our Rapid Prototyping Center and here we kinda take
students digital files and we can produce physical
objects out of them. – [Man] What kind of
stuff do you make here? – Anything to do with metals, so you can make something structural, you can make something artistic. It’s totally up to your imagination. – Today I’m teaching visitors how to make a mould using clay and cast a plaster positive. – Digital Futures is technology and art and design and entrepreneurship and anything in between. – So this is the jewelry
metalsmithing studio. The program encompasses
both ceramic and textiles as well as jewelry and metalsmithing. – We’re doing lithography today. – Now put your arms up like this and that tells the software
that you’re innocent. – We’ve done projects with
Scotiabank, with Contact. We are doing everything
and tons of everything. – [Man] That’s great. – Environmental Design is about how humans interact with space. – Graphic Design is about
creativity and criticality. So what we’re trying to do is come up with original ways of communicating information,
communicating texts. – [Man] What kind of stuff do you guys get up to in Illustration? – It’s super self-directed so it’s like you could do editorial work,
advertising, local signs. – Successful class is
everybody gives something and everybody gets something. – So that was a super quick tour of OCAD University’s Open Day, Canada’s biggest and oldest
Art and Design University.

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Supply Chain Management Degree Programs Online

January 17, 2020

My name is Julian, I’m originally from Bulgaria and I work in Georgia, in the Republic of Georgia, not the State of Georgia. I was introduced to Supply Chain Management through my work. As a result I wanted to get more knowledge and understanding of this field and decided to look for um, the best provider of education in this area. I decided to go for a degree in Supply Chain Management because it blends very nicely with my corporate environment. And my ah activities currently. And it’s getting to be a very competitive work place. And it’s always good to have ah, the degree to stand behind in the, in today’s environment. Well this is an online program designed for working professionals. Penn State has a strong supply chain program and it was ranked number 1 across the many programs that now do exist in the country, in the supply chain area from both an academic perspective and a practioner’s perspective. One can be either in certificate program which is we go for a year and at the end you get a certificate in Supply Chain Management and you’re done. Or you can apply to the master’s program which is a two-year program and has the same set of course work as the certificate program and in the second year, finish up the master’s coursework. And as part of that, we started with a three-day residency portion. Some of the material that we cover really is best done by having people here in groups and doing group exercises. It’s nice that after a year, the folks that the students have been working with only in an on-line environment, they actually meet them. And it builds a sense of ah teamwork and that carries on well throughout the rest of the second year. Taking an on-line class really offered my flexibility in my family and professional life. I was able to juggle both my office activities as well as my, my duties to my family as well as taking the school work. The hours that are required are sufficient to really make you learn. But it’s not overly burdensome so that you can’t have a life as well as learn. Next for me will be to try to find supply chain management related work within my company and if I cannot do that, try to apply my knowledge and skills elsewhere because I really developed a passion for supply chain. In exchange of experience and and thoughts and ideas. In class, outside of class um is invaluable.

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Master in Statistical Science – Leiden University

January 17, 2020

From already in high school I really liked mathematics.
It was also one of my courses which I was really good at.
So that’s why I decided to go for this master’s, before I decided to really become a doctor
and finish my Medicine study. Originally I’m from Germany and I
decided to move to the Netherlands to do my master’s here because the education
is really research focused. This master is perfectly combined of
my interest in programming and the… more mathematical side of statistics. I believe actually
that is a big advantage for me as a doctor to have more statistical knowledge,
as I would really like to do some research in the future. I meditate now since several years. I noticed that in this programme this really
helped me a lot, because it can be quite challenging from time to time. Well what is nice about Leiden University
is that they actually cooperate with a lot of other universities
and they also work together with the LUMC, it’s University Hospital there. Which is quite nice for me because I would really
like to do my internship there so I can work on my link with my medical background. The international community of Leiden
also makes the programme really interesting because everybody here
comes from a different background. Another reason why I started to follow this programme is that the courses are
taught also at the Mathematical Institute and that means that you get a more
mathematical background. This was a really important thing to me because I wanted
to not only use the methods but also understand the background of it. I just finished the first semester and there were already recruiters from
different companies who asked to see if you would like to do an internship there. I really believe that the job opportunities after you finished your masters are really good. One thing that I really like about
statistics is that you get to see so many different fields.
It’s a job that never becomes boring.

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Earn Your Business Degree at the Southern Oregon University School of Business

January 16, 2020

Business is what makes the world go around. You need business skills in every industry you go into. I think one of the joys of being an an instructor, a professor, or mentor is that I get to see students transition or blossom, or develop, you know, from maybe as a freshman and then go through our program and then at the end of the four or five year program ready to face the real world, so to speak. We have students that are working all over this valley, in high level positions: at Lithia Motors, Asante, Harry and David’s. A lot of our students end up staying here in the valley because once they come here, they learn how great it is and they don’t want to leave. I decided to go to college at the age of 50 in 2008 because I wanted to further my career and expand my knowledge. I wanted to provide the best value I could back to Rogue. We have faculty from a wide variety of business disciplines. And all the faculty here believe to help students to success, help them to define what they’re going to do in the future who they are, and how they’re going to succeed in the real business world. What I love about SOU’s Business Program is that they work really hard in putting on activities that will help them better their future. They put on career fairs, where about forty to fifty different employers come and show what they’re offering. I bounced around to several very expensive private schools out of high school, and I never felt a connection with the faculty until I came here, and I felt like I found a home here in the Business department, in this program, with the faculty, I found people that were interested in talking to me, in connecting with me and really helping me accomplish my goals. I love teaching at SOU because I love the people I work with. I have great respect for my coworkers We have a lot of fun and everyone here cares about helping students succeed. I have actually been fortunate enough to graduate from SOU in three years instead of four, which is really fantastic because it saves a lot of money but it’s also really sad, because I don’t get to spend as much time with everybody. I decided to come to SOU because SOU is actually a partner university of my university back home. And I wanted to study in the US because I think it’s a great opportunity to study abroad and I love to travel Thanks to the classes that I have taken and the professors that I have met here, I was able to secure an internship with the Oregon Wine Experience this past summer and it was a phenomenal experience. I got to work with some of the top wine makers in the country and and also wine masters from all over the world. And that was just mind-blowing. So I tell students: “If you don’t want to major in Business, at least minor in Business because you’re going to need those skills sooner or later.” I can’t overstate the value that obtaining my degree at SOU has brought to me, the Credit Union, but also what it taught my children. My daughter now attends SOU and is so focused on obtaining her education Because she saw at the age of 50, that Mom could do it and so now she knows she can do it as well.

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Lakehead University Campus Tours

January 16, 2020

At Lakehead University, you need to see it
to believe it! A campus tour is the best way to discover
that this is where you belong. On your campus tour, you will get to see your future
classrooms, labs and facilities, and experience all that Lakehead has to offer. Next you’re going to see our amazing residence,
you’re going to meet our Residence Team, and see your future new room. And to top it all off, you can meet with a
professor, find out what your program has to offer, see our exceptional research opportunities,
and much more! Campus tours are offered Monday to Friday,
all year round. Book yours today at mylakehead.ca See you soon!

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Professional Master of Public Administration

January 16, 2020

[music] The PMPA program is a part-time professional program for professionals who want to continue working as well as continue on with their postsecondary studies. Because our instructors are both academic and practitioners the skills that are developed within the PMPA program are new leadership skills
that help develop and enhance both personal and professional skills. So, it’s not solely academic. It’s more practical in the teaching,
so I think that makes it a nicer setting for students to come into. It’s uniquely positioned to allow someone who is actually working
to keep working and to still take a graduate degree Because they only come together once a month for two days over two years. Plus an intense two weeks of programming. The cohort is really the incubator of networks. And those networks go on for decades.
So, we don’t see the in-the-classroom experience as the core. We see it as the beginning of the core. I chose this program over an online option for both the teaching component
and for the relationships and friendships you can build. So, it gives a good chance to apply what you’ve learned, have discussions. There is a strong component of participation,
which really helps to raise the level of discussion amongst the group. This school and this program have a really rich history
in terms of working with government. We often times see when federal government or provincial government
are looking for expert advice on issues they come calling on this school. They come calling on the faculty here. So, we have some really well-known faculty. Indigenous issues are rapidly becoming huge issues for the federal government,
for the provincial government, all levels of government. So, to have that sort of knowledge and to be taught by First Nation instructors,
I think, is really really important. The juxtaposition between the in-class learning
and what is going on in the real world and being able to be part of both is really special. As an Indigenous person, I am motivated to learn more about public policy
and how it impacts our communities, so we can sort of be an agent of change within our role moving forward. I’ve been very proud to say that what I’ve learned at Queen’s I’ve actually integrated into my position and I’ve seen a visible increase in quality.

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Project Management Master’s Degree Online

January 15, 2020

I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana and work for Rolls-Royce Corporation. I am pursuing the Masters in Project Management. When I first thought about doing the online classes I really didn’t know what to expect. This is the only place short of being an executive that you actually have to understand the entire breadth of a business challenge and that’s the nature of project management. I think a lot of stuff I’m learning every day is helping me. I interact with everybody on my team and in my department and I feel that the skills that I’m learning here are actually helping me to be a better coworker and also helping me to get the ideas across that I need to at work. I’ve been a member of Project Management Institute for 25 years. We have full-time PhD faculty who all have backgrounds in project management as part of their industrial experience. It’s very interactive and it’s a great learning experience. I can take different courses that I feel I can accomplish in the time frame. For example, fall is really really busy for me so I took some of the courses that I can actually go at my own pace. Whereas during the spring i’m more flexible so i can take a more structured course. It is a full-time commitment in the sense that it’s a master’s degree through Penn State University and there are the natural expectations of work that are associated with that. It’s just been very hectic, but it’s definitely manageable. I’m hoping to have a knowledge base so that I can do some project management on my own. We have program managers at Rolls-Royce and I’d like to step into that position. I’m hoping to get into the construction field after i complete the program and hopefully at some point be able to manage and run my own business. You have a world-class university offering a world-class degree and that speaks for itself.

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Graduate College (Masters) Commencement – University of Iowa, May 10, 2019

January 15, 2020

WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA GRADUATE COLLEGE MASTER’S
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY. I INVITE PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCE TO
TURN TO THE ARENA MONITORS TO VIEW A VIDEO, LET’S SHARE A
MOMENT IN CELEBRATING IOWA. THE HIGHLIGHT OF EACH SEMESTER FOR ALL OF US IN THE GRADUATE
COLLEGE IS COMMENCEMENT, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING GRADUATE DEGREES. ON
BEHALF OF THE GRADUATE COLLEGE, I AM DELIGHTED TO GREET THE
MASTER’S CANDIDATES AS WELL AS THEIR ADVISORS, MENTORS,
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. DID YOU KNOW, THAT ACCORDING TO 2015 US CENSUS DATA, ONLY 12% OF THE
AMERICAN POPULATION ARE ESTIMATED TO HOLD AN ADVANCED
DEGREE? HOLDING AN ADVANCED DEGREE IS EXCEPTIONAL AND
DISTINCTIVE. WE GATHER TOGETHER TODAY AS A COMMUNITY THAT
UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN IOWA. I HOPE THAT ALL OF THE MASTERS
CANDIDATES ENJOY THIS CEREMONY, WHICH MARKS A VERY SPECIAL AND
SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIVES AND IN THE LIVES OF YOUR
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. INDEED, THIS CEREMONY PROVIDES EACH OF
US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT, TOGETHER, ON BOTH THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR STUDENTS. WE DELIGHT IN CELEBRATING THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DEGREE RECIPIENTS, WITH THOSE CLOSEST
TO THEM—THOSE WHO HAVE NURTURED, ENCOURAGED AND
SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH THE EXCITING, BUT OFTEN STRESSFUL,
PROCESS OF OBTAINING A GRADUATE DEGREE. WOULD ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE TRAVELED HERE TODAY TO JOIN
OUR CELEBRATION PLEASE RISE? YOUR DEVOTION TO THESE
GRADUATING STUDENTS IS SO IMPORTANT, AND WE ARE VERY
PLEASED THAT YOU ARE ALL HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. IS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
IOWA BRASS COLLECTIVE FOR THE MUSIC WE HAVE ENJOYED THUS FAR
TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE QUINTET ARE: DR. AMY SCHENDEL AND MR.
EVAN FOWLER ON TRUMPET; KATELYN HALBERT ON HORN; TODD SCHENDEL ON TROMBONE AND PROFESSOR JOHN MANNING ON TUBA. THANK YOU FOR
PERFORMING TODAY. SCOTTIE VAN ISEGHEM IS SERVING
AS THE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER FOR OUR CEREMONY. SHE WILL
INTERPRET MOST PORTIONS OF THE CEREMONY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
NUMBER OF GRADUATES, SHE WILL NOT SIGN THE GRADUATE’S NAMES. NEXT IS AN INTRODUCTION TO MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE PLATFORM WHO REPRESENT THE VARIOUS COLLEGES
AND PROGRAMS FROM WHICH TODAY’S GRADUATES HAVE MATRICULATED. I
WOULD REQUEST THAT EACH OF THEM STAND AS THEY ARE INTRODUCED.
FIRST, I AM HONORED TO INTRODUCE INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT AND
PROVOST SUE CURRY, WHO WILL ALSO ASSIST ME IN THE CONFERRAL OF THE DEGREES; THIS IS HER LAST WITH THIS COMMENCEMENT, OVER THE SUMMER,
SHE’LL SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT OFFICE.
SHE’S A STAUNCH ADVOCATE AND
SUPPORTER OF GRADUATE STUDENTS,
GRADUATE EDUCATION AND THE GRADUATE COLLEGE.
THANK YOU PROVOST CURRY.
ALSO JOINING ME ON THE PLATFORM TODAY ARE:
DANIEL CLAY, DEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. JULIE ZERWIC, DEAN,
COLLEGE OF NURSING. DANIEL MCGEHEE, ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.
EDITH PARKER, DEAN, COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
DAVID JOHNSEN, DEAN, COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY.
SHELLY CAMPO, ASSOCIATE DEAN, GRADUATE COLLEGE. CHRISTINE GETZ, ASSOCIATE DEAN,
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES.
AMY KRISTOF-BROWN, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN, TIPPIE COLLEGE
OF BUSINESS. MICHAEL PENTELLA, DIRECTOR OF
THE STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY. HEIDI ARBISI-KELM, ASSISTANT
DEAN, GRADUATE COLLEGE, AND CHARLES CONNERLY, PROFESSOR AND
DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, WILL
ANNOUNCE THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES.
IN ADDITION, TODAY’S MARSHALS ARE: SAMUEL BURER, PROFESSOR, TIPPIE
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. REBECCA KOWAL, DEPARTMENTAL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DANCE.
TED NEAL, CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
AND JENNIFER TEITLE, ASSISTANT DEAN, GRADUATE COLLEGE.
WE NOW COME TO THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE
PROGRAM—THE MOMENT WHEN WE RECOGNIZE EACH DEGREE RECIPIENT. I WILL BE JOINED TODAY, BY PROVOST CURRY, WHO WILL ASSIST
IN THE CONFERRAL OF THE DEGREES. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE CEREMONY
AND IN ORDER THAT EACH GRADUATE’S NAME MAY BE CLEARLY HEARD, PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE
UNTIL THE LAST GRADUATE HAD BEEN INTRODUCED. AT THE END, WE WILL GIVE OUR STUDENTS A ROUSING FULL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THEN, AFTER THE CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES
AND THE FAREWELL, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD
REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE END OF THE RECESSIONAL—-THANK YOU.
WOULD THE CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTERS DEGREES PLEASE RISE? PROVOST CURRY THESE CANDIDATES
HAVE COMPLETED THE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE MASTER’S DEGREES AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO YOU BY THE
GRADUATE FACULTY FOR THE CONFERRAL OF THESE DEGREES. ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GRADUATE FACULTY AND BY THE
AUTHORITY INVESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS, STATE OF IOWA, I CONFER ON EACH OF YOU THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY, MASTER OF ARTS, MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING, MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, MASTER OF FINE ARTS, MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MASTER
OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK AS QUALIFIED AND
DESIGNATED. THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED. WOULD THE RECIPIENTS OF MASTER’S DEGREES PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
BE RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALLY. STUDENT SECTION A – E, PLEASE COME FORWARD. (READING OF NAMES) I’M WHAT STANDS BETWEEN YOU AND
CELEBRATING WITH YOUR FAMILY. TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE ROOM, I JUST WANT TO SAY “THANK YOU” AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT TO THE GRADUATES HOW PROUD WE
ARE, AND HOW PROUD YOU MAKE US,
AND YOU DO US, YOU’LL REPRESENT
US AS YOU GO OFF TO YOUR CAREERS, AND WE COULDN’T HAVE
BETTER REPRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT’S BEEN A JOY FOR ME
PERSONALLY, I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST. THIS CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. AS A REMINDER, I ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS AS THE PLATFORM GROUP AND THE
GRADUATES RECESS. THANK YOU.

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Master’s Degree in Nursing Online

January 14, 2020

>>I was a staff nurse in the
neonatal intensive care unit, and I worked there for two and
a half years before we relocated to the Caribbean temporarily. I started researching
masters programs to utilize this extra
time that I had and found Penn State’s program,
and I was really interested in the administrative option
with the master’s degree, and it all kind of
fell into place!>>Penn State degrees
are all the same degree, they’re just delivered
differently. So our diplomas just say
you’ve got a Penn State degree, the College of Nursing
and Nursing, and it will say the
option on it, so the bottom of the diploma will
say nurse educator and nurse administrator,
because that’s how — the philosophy, the way
Penn State runs its courses.>>I was looking for a degree
that was going to be, you know, recognized, and the Penn
State degree is well known. My undergraduate degree
was from Penn State. We’re a big Penn State
family, it was just kind of the obvious choice.>>I started working
with nursing students and just seeing how, you know,
the education and working with students in their
educational environments, I saw all the plan and
how they designed it, everything came together. Using the things that
I’ve learned in some of my courses was learning
about evaluative techniques and debriefing skills with them. Just to help them get
more meaningful experience in their learning, and
it helps me learn also! [ Music ]>>Our MSN program online has
two options, nurse educator and nurse administrator. Both programs are 37
credits, completely online. They have different
cores within the program. We have a master’s core that
all our master students take, and then we have
specialty courses that the option students take. The practicum is a four-credit
course, it’s 180 hours and it’s very individualized, students can tell us
what their goal is when they get the degree, and we try to have
them have experiences so that they can
actually then move into that role when
they graduate.>>I found all my
professors were very easy to communicate with. I never had any problems
contacting professors. I tried to come up with a
plan, like at the beginning of the semester with everything
that’s open and work it around, you know, things I know that are
coming up with kids or family or work, and, you
know, I can work ahead. You can have as much time
as you need to get it done. I mean, my course, I’m actually
taking one class at a time, so it’s very extended out. If I wanted to take more,
I could, but it just — that works in my life. I would guess that
I’ve probably spent 6 to 10 hours a week
on course work. Some classes were definitely
more intensive than others. Luckily, I got most of the program done
before I had my daughter. I had two classes left
after she was born. [ Music ]>>My plan, right now, is to
still be working in the same job that I am, it’s just
bringing more to my position and maybe more opportunity for more teaching
in my position also. My hope is to someday use
my administration degree. I’m really interested
in administration and really enjoyed the program
and where it has taken me and getting to know different
aspects that I didn’t know as a staff nurse, and
growing in that career. [ Music ]

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Homeland Security Master’s Degree Programs Online

January 14, 2020

[ Music ]>>My name is Melissa Linsky. I’m currently a resident
physician at Penn State Hershey
Medical Center. I’m studying in the Master’s
Homeland Security program, the public health
preparedness option. Having a medical
degree and pursuing like something homeland security
particularly the public health preparedness option
goes hand in hand.>>After the Sandy Hook
shooting, I started to think about security issues in
the built environment, architecture and public spaces. And I started to wonder what it
is that architects can maybe do to make buildings and public
spaces more inherently safe. And I looked at a number
of different programs and I saw the homeland
security program at Penn State and it’s great.>>I decided to pursue a
homeland security degree because I hope to
become a trauma surgeon and I think being a trauma
surgeon, you learn how to take care of injured
patients particularly those who have been injured in
large scale disasters, terrorists attacks. That’s why I chose to
pursue homeland security. There are a lot of
options out there but I chose Penn State World
Campus because to get a degree from Penn State would be a
huge enhancement for my resume and for a skill set I don’t
think I could get anywhere else.>>I had looked at a
number of online programs and what it really boiled
down to was credibility and of all the different
possible programs out there, Penn State offered
the best reputation.>>Newly accepted students are
asked complete the common core curriculum that’s worth
9 credits consists of three courses. Once they have completed
that common core curriculum, they move into their chosen
academic specialization area and after that, they are able
to choose three electives. The third and final course
is the Capstone project. That’s worth three
credits and then in total that makes it 33 credits. [ Music ]>>The setup of the
courses are really conducive to having a job during the
day and be able to come home at night and do the coursework
so that you can kind of work at your own pace to get
those assignments done for the end of the week.>>The best part about
the online program is that you essentially
make up your schedule. So being able to do
this at your own pace on your schedule is wonderful.>>This degree in
homeland security is going to set me apart from
all trauma surgeons and I’ll have a skill set that
most civilians won’t have. That’s really what’s going to
benefit me in the long run. My best advice for someone who’s
considering getting a degree from the Penn State World
Campus would be to do it. [ Music ]

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