Friday, June 12, 2015

I Did It!

Suzan Strong Dunbar, Valedictorian Finalist...

I graduated from Santa Ana College on June 5th.  My degree is in Liberal Arts, because I could never choose just one thing!  4.0 GPA.  Never thought this would be me.

I went back to school in 2006 (you realize it is now 2015) to take a metalsmithing class for jewelry making.  I had researched which colleges in California had such a program and Santa Ana College was one of the few.  I figured I'd take a few classes, maybe get a certificate in jewelry making.  When I applied, the jewelry making class was already full, so I took a Survey of Humanities class, which was mostly online but had several class meetings to take the tests.  I was HOOKED.  I fell in love with Santa Ana College--the campus, the staff, the students.  I passed no less than five schools on my drive down there.  But that didn't matter.  Here I am, nearly nine years later, preparing to move into the next phase and get my Bachelor's degree in Applied Management (sort of like Organizational Leadership).  I eventually took that metalsmithing class and learned a lot.  Then they cancelled the jewelry program.


After the ceremony, Jack, my mom and our friend, Pat went out to dinner.


Pretty fun to celebrate.

I am giving myself four years to complete the B.S.  See you in 2019!












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