And Then There Was One...

Let's travel back in time...its the new year, 2005. What New Years resolution can I make? I had been working at the hospital for a couple of years. It was a decent job, I liked well enough. Did I see myself working there in 5 years? I didn't know...there wasn't much room for advancement. Both my father and my wife thought I should go back to school. I had thought about it from time to time. I had actually gone back a couple of times. It just never worked out. To be honest, the biggest deterrent for me at this point was the time it would take to get a degree. Dad: "You should go back to school". Me: "It will take too long". Dad: "So what if it takes five years, the five years are going to go by anyway, why not get a degree?" Along with the support of my wife, that was a fact I couldn't beat back. So the journey began:

January 27th, 2005

GEN 300 SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2005*

MGT 330 MANAGEMENT: THEORY, PRACTICE AND APPLICATION

MGT 331 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORCIS 319 COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING

* I was also taking classes at Scottsdale Community College

2006

PHL 251 CRITICAL THINKING

SOC 200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

SCI 362 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ETHICS

MGT 350 CRITICAL THINKING: STRATEGIES IN DECISION MAKING

2007

ECO 360 ECONOMICS FOR BUSINESS

PSY 250 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY

MKT 438 PUBLIC RELATIONS

RES 341 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION I

RES 342 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION II

MGT 431 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

FIN 324 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS I

FIN 325 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS II

MKT 431 MARKETING

2008

MGT 448 GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGIES

MGT 449 QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY

EBUS 400 E-BUSINESS

MGT 434 EMPLOYMENT LAW

So here we are. Only 2 1/2 years later. One class to go! On August 4th, 2008, I will officially have my degree! Official Program: BSB/M, Bachelor Degree in Business Management. Thank You Babe! Thank You Dad! Miracles do happen!