Beth Pope has been selected as the Alumna of the month for the Lexington campus. Beth graduated with a degree in Computer Graphics Design  in 2009. Today she works for Kentucky Emergency Management in Frankfort, doing graphic design and document production.

"From the first day, I loved being a Spencerian student," Pope says. " My teachers were wonderful and made the classes exciting and I looked forward to each new assignment".

While exciting and new, they were not always easy.

"Some classes were very challenging, but it prepared me for the "real world" as far as deadlines and designing for clients and not myself," she says.

The bonding she experienced with her classmates, faculty and staff also had a profound effect.

"By the time my final quarter rolled around in summer of '09, I hardly wanted to leave the school, as it had become like a second home to me. I still go back and visit every now and then."

Today she also appreciates the quality of instruction she received and the instructors who want to see her succeed.

"Working as a graphic designer now, I realize just how much I did learn in each of my classes; I put those skills to work every day, and still call upon former instructors for advice and opinions as needed".

"Spencerian was a great experience, and my only regret is that I didn't do it years ago" Pope observed.

 

Lexington Director of Career Services, Reba Carroll talks with Kristi Runyon from ABC36 in a new monthly program called Career Connections, a show that offers job search advice.

In 1972, J.C. Dumas was an aspiring journalist for The War Cry high school newspaper at Westport Road High School in Louisville. His assignment for the “all about colleges” section was to look at opportunities available for women in the area at the time.

Dumas looked at the landscape and noted that: "In Louisville, a girl’s dreams CAN come true, for it is home of two outstanding secretarial schools- Sullivan Business College and Spencerian College".

You can read his original article Business Schools a Must for Girls on the Best Age Ever blog.

Today, the research project assistant at Preston-Osborne Marketing Communications & Research in Lexington,celebrates being "inspired by" the women, including his own boss, who have overcome numerous barriers to success.

In Looking Back at 1972, Dumas provides an update to his 1972 article.

Do you run Macs in your office? Are they protected against viruses and threats? Check out this article by Erik Eckel who offers some tips about the best measures and practices to protect them.

Welcome to our new online community.  Membership is FREE and available exclusively to our alumni and friends!

This is Spencerian's private, online community created exclusively for alumni.   It is a secure, password-protected environment established by Spencerian College.

Once you register, an email will be sent to confirm your membership and validate your email address.  Be sure to click on the link in this email so your account can be activated.

Become a member and take advantage of the following services:

• Reconnect with faculty and former classmates
• Organize class reunions
• Discover ways to support your school
• Share alumni news and activities

Features include:

• Message boards for In Memorial, Lost/Missing Alumni, Career & Volunteer Center, Class Notes, School & Alumni News
• Alumni directory that's searchable by class, by name or by occupation
• Lost / missing alumni directory to help find people that others are looking for
• Social networking (Facebook, Skype, MySpace and LinkedIn) support

Search for friends and make new connections with the online community!  All you need to do to take advantage of all the community has to offer is to proceed through the registration process to establish an account.

Be sure to check out the list of reunions and events posted to the left in "Upcoming Events".  If you are a planner of a future event, be sure to read "Event planning information / add an event" for tips and information to make your event a success.

Hazel R. Matthews, Director of Alumni Affairs, hmatthews@sullivan.edu

Lexington Campus:
Reba Carroll, Director of Career Services, 859-977-5406, rlcarroll@spencerian.edu

Louisville Campus:
Meredith Austin, Director of Career Services, 502-449-7828, maustin@spencerian.edu

Michael Long, Online Community Manager, mlong@sullivan.edu

Duane Pierce, Web Administrator