{"id":663,"date":"2016-12-12T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/inspiring-lights\/?p=663"},"modified":"2017-01-30T19:39:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T19:39:27","slug":"cathy-newman-ba-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/inspiring-lights\/2016\/12\/12\/cathy-newman-ba-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathy Newman (BA ’16)"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][heading]Cathy Newman (BA ’16);\u00a0The all-rounder[\/heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Known for her bright smile and kind heart, Cathy Newman (BA \u201916) Transfer Credit Coordinator, has devoted her career to helping students achieve a post-secondary education. After taking classes on a part-time basis for more than a decade, this spring Cathy earned a degree of her own, with honours. Over the years, she\u2019s experienced the U of L as an employee, student, parent and now a proud alumna. She shares her story here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to the U of L in September of 1998 after working at Lethbridge College for 13 years. So you could say my entire career has been based in post-secondary education!<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting in Fall 2000 I enrolled in classes just for fun and to learn new things, but you also get to meet so many wonderful and different students. People that you would never have had the opportunity to cross paths with otherwise. I\u2019d often be the older person in class, kind of the class mom, and I said to some of the professors, \u2018I kind of get intimidated by these younger classmates.\u2019 Then my professors would say to me, \u2018Don\u2019t fool yourself because they\u2019re kind of intimidated by you too. You view the world differently with all of the experiences you\u2019ve had.\u2019 That\u2019s the wonderful part about learning, getting to understand the same information through someone else\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n

\"Cathy

Cathy and her daughter.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was hard to balance the study-load sometimes with work and family life. I love spending time with my children and grandchildren, and my fianc\u00e9 and I enjoying getting out for rides on our Harley Davidson motorcycles and go camping when the weather allows it. I also had to take some time away from studies after an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong the way, people would suggest that perhaps I could\u2019ve completed my degree sooner at other institutions. While that\u2019s certainly a wonderful option for some, for me, I knew that if I was determined and completed a few more courses that I would achieve my university degree from the U of L. It\u2019s like family here and you want to work hard for your family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I walked across the stage this past June, it was kind of a reflection of the people who helped me get to where I was at that exact moment. From coworkers who supported me when I was feeling overwhelmed, to the professors who took a few minutes to support and encourage me when I wanted to drop out. It was my goal to achieve, but they all helped me get there so it\u2019s like it\u2019s their degree too.<\/p>\n

\"Cathy

Cathy proudly holding her degree at spring Convocation in June 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the people that make this a great place to work and learn. This is family.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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