So Many Dishes

At one point in my educational journey, my dad called me a professional student. 🧑‍🎓 guess it seemed that way for a while. I hold three degrees from three different schools. In addition to those, I took courses from four other universities, although those were all online courses, so I’m not including them in this list. So I did spend my fair share of time in higher education.

My undergraduate degree is from Moravian College, now Moravian University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I was a music major with voice as my major instrument. It was a small liberal arts college with pretty rigorous programs. My music classes were held in historically significant buildings that are now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The study room used by the music students had a plaque on the wall noting that it had been a hospital during the Revolutionary War.

After earning my B.A. at Moravian, Ken and I moved to Columbus, Ohio to enroll in graduate school at the Ohio State University, where I earned my M.A. in music history and literature. I did coursework towards a doctorate, but, as Ken finished his Ph.D. and accepted a position with the University of Florida, I left my program. It wasn’t a difficult decision; I was watching friends finish their doctoral degrees and not be able to find a job. I knew that there were other things I could do.

Once in Florida, I applied to a program at University of Miami called the graduate program in management studies. This was an intensive ten week summer program designed for students whose undergraduate degrees were in something other than business. Successful completion of the program put me into the M.B.A. degree track. My original goal was a job in arts management, but I went on as many interviews as I could, and ended up taking a job in banking. It wasn’t what I ultimately wanted to do, but that detour taught me a lot. I had excellent experiences at all three schools. No education is ever wasted.