毕业生焦点:兰迪·麦克唐纳
R和i McDonald spent the last decade as a stay-at-home mom. As her kids got older 和 more independent, she decided she wanted to reenter the workforce.
She had attended classes at Hawkeye before 和 was familiar with the campus. Its location close to home 和 a scholarship that covered tuition helped make her decision easy. R和i enrolled in the Medical Office Specialist program, where she soon discovered most of her classmates were also nontraditional students.
"A lot of us kind of are on the same wavelength,她说. “我们在家里有家人. We have outside responsibilities other than being a student."
Though balancing school 和 life could be difficult at times, R和i was also able to get involved with activities on campus that she truly enjoyed, 像唱诗班.
"Who would have thought I'd have been in a choir 和 having that experience?她说. "I think everybody should join something."
After graduation, R和i plans to work at 来自.
"I had these plans before I started, but I'm going to fulfill them now,她说. "Because of Hawkeye, I have been able to confidently return to the workforce."