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July 14, 2005
Why do we work in admissions?
There's a quote in The Gatekeepers that sums up why I think many of us enjoy working in a college admissions office. One of the admission counselors portrayed in the book, Greg Pyke, said this:
"If your life experience makes you value education, which mine does, then you care about who's getting access to education. And if you've had a really good undergraduate education, it's quite attractive to attach yourself to an undergraduate institution that matches your values."
It's interesting to see what led the Case admission staff members to their jobs here. For me, I feel very connected to the campus. I'm a Case alum, my husband is as well, my dad works here, and my father-in-law earned his MBA here. So I definitely have strong ties to the university.
Before I came to work here, I earned a master's degree in journalism and then worked as a health magazine editor, a Web producer, and a freelance journalist. I've worked in a lot of places with a lot of different people, and this is definitely one of the best jobs I've had.
Lisa, Writer/Editor
Posted by lac20 at July 14, 2005 04:54 PM
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