Student Stories

Angelee

Angelee Hammond BS Human Services Leadership '08 Graduation Project Student

“I thought I was going to have to retake a lot of classes because it had been so long, but the Graduation Project helped me work with different departments, and I didn’t have to.”

“I no longer feel guilty about paying student loans. I feel a sense of accomplishment and pride. Completing my degree provided me with information and skills that I’ll use for the rest of my life,” she said.

Pamela

Pamela Wood                                      BA  Radio/TV/Film '09                Graduation Project Student

In 1994, Pamela Wood finished her last required course for her degree in Radio/TV/Film at UW Oshkosh.

She fulfilled her general education requirements and took all of her core coursework. However, her participation in the non-credit capstone class wasn’t recorded, and she discovered she wasn’t going to get her diploma.

Read about how Pamela got back in touch with UW Oshkosh and got her degree...

Nick

Nick Mocco BS in Human Services '10 Graduation Project Student

“I felt it was the best possible time for me to come back to UW Oshkosh. I had been away for five years. I had matured and was ready to complete my final three courses at UW Oshkosh,” he said. “You have to do what’s right for you and be in the right place in your life.”

“It still sends chills down my spine,” he said. “I’m so excited to finish my journey where it all started.”

Colleen

Colleen Monroe Associate of Arts and Sciences '11                Graduation Project Student

“I met with the Graduation Project staff, and they laid out a plan for me, step-by-step. They were the driving force to get me back in school,” Monroe said. “When they pulled up my STAR (student academic report) and told me I needed only two courses to compete my associate degree, I thought, ‘I can do that.’”

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