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Do you know this famous non-traditional student?. St. Ignatius of Loyola As a 30 year old man, Ignatius was inspired to seek an education at the University of Paris after reading The Life of Christ and Lives of the Saints while recuperating from war wounds.
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Do you know this famous non-traditional student? St. Ignatius of Loyola As a 30 year old man, Ignatius was inspired to seek an education at the University of Paris after reading The Life of Christ and Lives of the Saints while recuperating from war wounds. While he was a student, he formed the Jesuit order, whose mission is “to seek the greater glory of God and the good of humanity.” Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12 2011
Do you know this famous non-traditional student? Valentina Tereshkova You may not recognize her, but this Russian cosmonaut has the distinction of being the first woman in space. Tereshkova only received a formal education from the ages of 10-16, as she worked to provide for her family. After volunteering for space flight, she graduated from the Zhuykosky Air Force Engineering Academy. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Do you know this famous non-traditional student? Steven Spielberg After being turned down twice by USC’s Cinema School, Spielberg attended California State University but dropped out after three years. Almost 35 years later, Spielberg completed his degree through independent study courses, but put on his cap and gown to walk with the Class of 2002 in the graduation ceremonies. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Do you know this famous non-traditional student? Martin Sheen The star of “West Wing” and “Apocalypse Now” deliberately flunked his University of Dayton entrance exams to pursue his dream of acting. Now age 66, Sheen enrolled this fall at National University Galway in Ireland where he is studying philosophy, English literature and oceanography. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Do you know this famous non-traditional student? Bill Cosby After dropping out of high school to join the Navy, Cosby completed his GED through correspondence courses. He later enrolled at Temple University, but put his education on hold for acting. Cosby completed his bachelor’s degree at Temple and received a master’s and doctorate of education from University of Massachusetts in 1976 at the age of 39. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Do you know these famous non-traditional students? Claire Danes, Jodie Foster & Natalie Portman These 3 famous actresses all took time away from their acting careers to pursue an education – Danes and Foster earned degrees from Yale University and Portman graduated from Harvard University. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Do you know this famous non-traditional student? Shaquille O’Neal Shaq left Louisiana State University in 1992 after his junior year. He completed his degree in December 2000 through a combination of independent studies and attending summer school in the basketball off-season. He has since earned a master’s degree and has plans to return for a doctorate. Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Wait, there’s more! Andre Agassi Orlando Bloom & Angelina Jolie Albert Einstein & Herbert Brown Nobel Prize winning scientists Albert Camus, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Jack London, Carl Sandburg & H.G. Wells authors Richard Carmona US Surgeon General Grover Cleveland, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln & Martin Van Buren US presidents Mahatma Gandhi Patrick Henry James Naismith inventor of basketball Jimmy Page musician “Colonel” Harlan Sanders Arnold Schwarzenegger Grover Cleveland, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln & Martin Van Buren US presidents Albert Camus, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Jack London, Carl Sandburg & H.G. Wells authors James Naismith inventor of basketball Jimmy Page musician Arnold Schwarzenegger Richard Carmona US Surgeon General Albert Einstein & Herbert Brown Nobel Prize winning scientists “Colonel” Harlan Sanders Mahatma Gandhi Patrick Henry Orlando Bloom & Angelina Jolie Andre Agassi Celebrating National Non-Traditional Student Recognition Week November 6-12, 2011
Happy National Non-Traditional StudentRecognition Week! Thank you to Elizabeth Hamtil, Program Coordinator, School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University for providing this slide show.
