by MarketSmart | Sep 9, 2025
Kind of like Janie in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, I lived my life a bit backward. I was married at 18, had a child the next year, worked full-time, and was going to school. My lifelong goal was to be a college graduate. Marriage, work,...
by MarketSmart | Sep 6, 2025
I was and still am the first and only member of my immediate family to graduate with a college degree, actually three degrees. My college began at Central Missouri State University, actually a college when I started, but re-named. I wanted to be a Teacher. I had...
by MarketSmart | Sep 6, 2025
I grew up on Kansas City’s West Side. We were poor, but rich in spirit. I’m a Mexican American and was the first in my family to go to college. I finished my last two years of my Bachelor’s program at UMKC (1970). It was for me an achievement that...
by MarketSmart | Sep 6, 2025
I began my career in Economics at Sacramento State University. My unofficial advisor there was Dr. John Henry; after several frustrating experiences in introductory Economics courses, I decided to attend Sac State, and when I walked into Dr. Henry’s classroom...
by MarketSmart | Aug 26, 2025
I was determined to get my bachelor’s degree, no matter what life threw at me. After a divorce, I decided to go back to school as a non-traditional student in my 30s. I chose UMKC for multiple reasons – it was near my job at the time, their reputation and...
