Tonight Mr. Steve Pierce came to Forum tonight to talk about the values most employers look for, as well as the future of UNA.
He is a trustee for the University and is a business owner. He began with discussing "our plan" for our lives. I, like some students in the class, know what I want to do after college. I want to be a pediatric nurse and eventually get my masters to be a nurse practitioner. I am currently on the right track, as I am in the honors program and hopefully that will help me get in the nursing school here. See what I did there? I hope you are laughing right now. He mentioned that we are the "cream of the crop". This reminds me of eighth grade. My algebra teacher gave us a speech about being the "cream of the crop". It was an advanced class so at the time it was quite hard for me, as well as for the rest of the class. So, we obviously were struggling. That was the premise for the speech. It was humorous and made for comedy all through out high school. Sorry, I digress. He talked about the importance of networking and getting involved. He talked about the significance of shaking someone's hand and making contact. This is something that my mother has always taught me. Most of my friends in high school made fun of me for trying to network, and being professional in my interactions. They said I was "sucking up", but I was really just networking. They just didn't understand. Now, I hope they are laughing. Not to brag, but those are skills that I feel that I have masteres over the years. I have no fear in putting myself out there and taking risks, like Mr. Pierce talked about. Also, my facebook is clean. He talked about employers looking at that and making judgements as such. That is something else I feel I do not have to worry about. The one thing he discussed I do have to worry about is the presence of the global compeition in the job market. He is definitley right. We are going to be competing with people from all over the world for jobs here in the U.S.
He was being very encouraging and compelling by telling us to not waste our talents that God has given us. It is also important to never stop learning.
Another thing that he talked about alot was the new additions to come to UNA in the future, I knew the premise of the future plans, but not the whole package. Of course, concerning coffee and chicken, I am all in! I am a big fan of both starbucks and Chick fil A. So, this will make Anna one happy camper. One thing, however, I was not aware of were the new counseling facilities. I think that is a very nice, unique addition. I also think it could be of much help to many students. Another thing that heavily interests me is the building of the new science building. Having lots of classes in Floyd, being a nursing major, I can definitely tell you that Floyd is JANK. I mean, I'll say it. It is for dang sure. Everyone knows it. Floyd is gross and outdated. I feel that having a new science building will be beneficial and will encourage others to pursue degrees and careers in the science fields.
I really liked this speaker, as well as the content discussed.
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Peace Out
Anna Goggans
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