“One of the things that surprised me was the level of support that we got from the program from Dr. Jennifer Lemoine and Dr. Christy Lenahan. We could go to them whenever we had questions or concerns or needs, and they really supported us. They wanted us to be successful.”
“Everything I learned in HSA — health care collaboration, finance in healthcare, communication styles, leadership — just became more detailed as I got higher up into my education.”
"Whatever your situation is, online learning will make it easier; you just have to keep working hard. The best part about it all is that no matter where you live, you’ll get to be a Ragin’ Cajun."
“I am very grateful for my advisor, Sharon Williams-Gregory. When I saw her at graduation, I had to stop myself from crying because if it weren’t for her, I probably would have quit.”
“With Health Promotion and Wellness, you can go into nonprofit, you can go into for-profit, you can focus on disease prevention, or you can focus on disease maintenance. It's just so broad of a field."
"A lot of students in the program don’t come from a computer science or informatics background, but through our courses, they acquire the skills necessary to succeed."
Karen LeDoux’s academic goals sat on the back burner for decades until she found she could use her existing college credits to complete her bachelor’s degree online. Once she walked through that door, she found new opportunities on the other side.
“You’re going to get as much out of the MBA program as you put into it. If you’re putting in the bare minimum, you’re going to get the bare minimum in return. But if you engage and get into the discussion forums and be involved with the people in your classes, you will have a network of people that you’ll be able to connect with even after you finish.”
