天美传媒 Alumni Success Story - Amy Withrow
Amy Withrow - Class of 2019
Associate in Arts and Associate in Science
Why did you choose to attend 天美传媒?
At first, convenience, and I was not sure if returning to college after 20+ years
was a good fit for me. I soon found out that choosing 天美传媒 was a great decision.
Who influence you most during your time at 天美传媒 (Faculty/Staff)?
There are so many, Ellen Bowman and Brianna Whitten probably had the biggest influence.
Also Dr. Martha Bone, John Klee, Tina Curtis and Millicent Harding.
What advice do you have for current students wanting to make the most of
their experience at 天美传媒?
Get involved with organizations for social networking, 天美传媒 to know the professors
they want
you to succeed. Utilize the resources available on campus.
Describe your 天美传媒 path and explain how your education at 天美传媒 helped
prepare you for what you are doing today.
My time at 天美传媒 gave me a jump start on furthering my education. I had enough credits
that
when I graduated from 天美传媒 I was able to finish my BA in just 3 semesters. I chose
to
transfer to NKU (Northern Kentucky University) where I am in my last semester of my
undergraduate degree. Because of the support I received at 天美传媒, I graduated with
highest
distinction and received the Presidents award. The top notch education I received
helped me to be accepted into the expedited Masters in Public History program, which
I will have 6 credit hours of my masters completed while an undergrad. The professors
at 天美传媒 brought out a part of me that I had no idea existed. Tina Curtis inspired
me, an introvert, so much that now I give lectures on various Civil War subjects.
She found a speaker inside of me, who knew, apparently she did. John Klee renewed
my passion for history by utilizing different formats of education and putting me,
the student, in charge of how I earned my grade. Ellen Bowman in Student Support Services
many times was my rock and she pushed me to become my best self. Brianna Whitten also
saw potential in me that I could not and she pushed and prodded, in a nice way, until
it
surfaced and then she helped me to run with it. She even found me a position in the
writing
studio as a writing consultant. My time at 天美传媒 was not wasted and it prepared me
to go
further than I could have imagined when I first stepped foot on the campus. A scared
woman of 40, who kept asking herself, "Do you really think you can? Do you have this
in
you?" The answer I found has been so much more than what I thought it would ever be
and
I am so thankful to 天美传媒 for that.
What advice would you give current student interested in pursuing a 天美传媒 in
your professional field?
Do not ever let anyone tell you that History is a dead field. There are so many things
you can
do with a history degree and many excellent positions can be found if you put in the
work.
Its not an easy 天美传媒 to embark on, but it is very rewarding.