As a member of a professional women’s soccer team, Celia Jimenez Delgado spends lots of time training, traveling, and competing. But the Orlando Pride’s right-back still makes education a priority. Delgado is earning her online MBA through Washington State University. The program was “the perfect fit for my lifestyle as a professional athlete,” she says.
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Shirin Shahsavand was thinking about getting an MBA when one of her professors pushed her to aim higher. “Dr. Chuck Munson kept talking to me about a PhD. I owe him a debt of gratitude,” says Shahsavand, who is studying operations management with plans of becoming a university professor.
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Olga Gira often falls into bed at 2 a.m. after a full day of classes, family activities, and homework. Since she returned to school for an accounting degree, it’s been an intense few years for Gira, an immigrant from Moldova. But the tradeoffs make her upcoming May graduation that much more rewarding.
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Sean Russell, 32, will graduate from WSU Vancouver in December with a business administration degree. He returned to school after working in the maritime industry. “I had a bit of a history with WSU, so it feels like a redemption arc,” he says. “WSU was where I started as an 18-year-old and dropped out after one semester.”
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Hailey Crow, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, plans to use her hospitality business management degree to work in her tribe’s hospitality sector.
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Jenny Trujillo, an accounting major at WSU’s Global Campus, has two sides to her personality—an analytical side with a talent for problem-solving, and an adventurous, creative side with a passion for travel and art. Throughout her life, it seemed like she had to choose one or the other. But her journey to WSU taught her that she could embrace both sides of herself, leading to her paintings being featured in the 2021 issues of WSU’s student-produced art journal, LandEscapes.
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COVID-19 changed their expectations for their first year at WSU, but these Carson College students still made the most of their online experience. Now they’re looking forward to a full college experience in Pullman.
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Preciosa Miranda graduated from the WSU Carson College in May, becoming the first person in her immediate family to earn a four-year degree. Scholarships played a critical role, allowing Miranda to concentrate on her studies and graduate debt-free.
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Ever since high school, I’ve wanted to work at a Fortune 500 company,” says Perebotie Amughan, who accepted a job at Amazon after graduation. “I’m very blessed and coming to WSU is part of that.
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A team of Washington State University Pullman hospitality business management students recently captured the title of best wine label at the Intercollegiate Wine Business Invitational, an annual online competition, for a third consecutive victory.
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