Excelsior Life

In this special Commencement edition of the podcast, host Mike Lesczinski talks about Excelsior’s 2013 graduating class and shares the inspiring stories of eight graduates. The episode includes interviews with several of the graduates discussing why they returned to school and what their educational journey has meant to them and their families. 1:15 Commencement at a distance learning institution  2:40 A diverse class 3:20 Jon Gonzalez, achieving the “American Dream” 5:27 Rhonda Esposito, putting her studies into practice   8:52 Jeff Urkevich, three degrees of success 11:43 Terry Bedard, and a dream no longer deferred 16:15 Mike Sturgess, never too old to learn 17:50 Joy Aburquez, Navy veteran kept a promise to herself 19:40 Patricia Mann, a courageous learner 20:57 The inspiring story of Eugene Cuthbert, Excelsior’s 150,000th graduate 23:47 The Excelsior success story – forty years of growth