Grant Writing Ceremony
My daughter, Molly, has accomplished so much in her two short years of community college! She not only graduated with high distinction with an associate degree in English Composition, but she also received a career enhancement certificate in Grant Writing.
When Molly was in high school, she wasn’t sure if she would go on to college because she didn’t want to end up with college debt like so many students of this generation. She only wanted to go if she could make it through with no debt. So far so good. When she signed up for classes her first year of college, she decided to get a grant writing certificate as well; so if she decided to not go on to a four year college, she could have an actual skill that is in high demand. She may never use this skill or she may have to if teaching jobs become scarce. Either way, she is prepared, and I am so proud of her foresight.
Getting that extra certificate
She has decided to go on to a four year college to become an English teacher. Her actual degree will be Integrated Language Arts Secondary Education which means she can also teach classes like journalism and probably speech. She should be able to get through her remaining 2 or 3 years with little debt as well thanks to grants and scholarships.
A couple of weeks ago, she received her certificate for grant writing at a small ceremony where other one year career enhancement or programs were honored. I didn’t go overboard with the pictures, but I still wanted to share this day with you all.
The picture of Molly is with her grant writing and technical report writing professor. The bottom left picture is Para Jones, President of Stark State College.
That is awesome. You must be so proud of her. It sounds like she is a really hard worker 🙂
You raised me well 🙂
BTW Amy was my technical report writing class professor. Professor Williams was my grant writing and technical grammar and style professor, and the head of the English department. You need to hire a fact checker 😉
Okay, you can be my official editor, child!
Hey, congrats on all the accomlishments so far! I have a BA in English. It has been absolutely useless to me because I did not want to be a teacher. Grant writing is the type of skill that will carry you VERY far in business world, even if you decide teaching isn’t for you. I had zero debt, but my father wasted about 60k and I wasted 4 years on a piece of paper lol.
LOL yes, English is not worth much without going on to be a teacher or something related!
Grant writing is a very valuable tool for so many areas of life. We did a lot of grant writing in an art organization I was in and sometimes we just hired someone to do it so that also turns into a career. Congrats to you and your daughter.
Congratulations and best of luck to her! You must be so proud. I’m sure she’s going to have a great future in her writing field.
Congrats! Way to go Molly! You must be proud! I cant wait for the day my daughters make accomplishments like this! One proud momma I bet!
Aww this is such a sweet post, I can see how proud you are of your daughter Molly! Well done – I went to a similar college for my Graphic Design program 🙂
Wow congrats and best wishes to her! That is pretty amazing. What a fantastic accomplishment. You must be SO proud!
Congrats, Molly! I love your fact checking comment! It sounds like something one of my daughters would say. I’m impressed with your degree in grant writing. I tried to apply for a grant for our church once and it was way over my head (and I’m a former high school principal – don’t tell anyone).
Daughters….what can you do? LOL
Congrats to your daughter! That’s so wonderful – you must be so proud!
Grant writing sounds like a great thing to have on any resume. What an awesome accomplishment!
Congratulations to her! That is something to definitely be proud of and I wish her the best of luck in her writing endeavors.
Congrats to Molly! All of that education will serve her well in life, no matter what she chooses to do. Congrats to the proud Mama as well! So happy for both of you!
Congratulations Molly for doing a great job. Your mama must be so proud.
Congrats to your daughter for her grant and associates degree as well as the career enhancement certificate in Grant Writing. We as mothers or parents even love to show the world how proud we are of your children’s accomplishments. Best wishes to her and great job mom. Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow! Congratulations and best of luck to her! I am sure you are so proud of her
Congratulations to your daughter. English is a super hard subject to teach and accomplish. I hope she enjoys her new path.
It is so exciting to see out kids growing up and doing so well. You must be very proud. My daughter just received a scholarship for her first year of college.
That is great news! Kids need to realize how hard work really does pay off in the long run!
Grant writers are always in demand too, especially at the colleges but in other places too. And the starting pay is nice!
What a great accomplishment! I’m sure you’re one very proud mom as I know I would be!
Thank you! I sure am! She just got another scholarship too! Yay!
Congrats to your daughter! Grant writing is such a special and sought-after skill to have in the writing and business world.
Thank you!