by mssystems2 | Aug 5, 2021
CMU has had a major impact on my life. As a motivational speaker and author, I have presented on stages worldwide. Hard to believe I started off in the no stoplight town of Pinckney. Central Michigan was the difference-maker for me. To go to a college that was big...
by mssystems2 | Jul 20, 2021
My connection to CMU is not the traditional story. As a young child, I actually lived on the property that would eventually become part of the CMU campus. Our home was located right next to the present Foust Hall and behind it were Preston Apartments used for married...
by mssystems2 | Jul 19, 2021
In the spring of 1956, I graduated from Muskegon Heights High School. I did fairly well in High school as a nerd. I had no role models to follow at home, since my parents, who were immigrants from Hungary, never finished much, if any, schooling, nor had my three older...
by mssystems2 | Jul 19, 2021
I arrived at what was then Central Michigan College in September 1956 and met 5 roommates in our assigned rooms in Ronan Hall, a very old dormitory that was demolished years ago. They were graduates of 4 Michigan high schools. I had graduated from Battle Creek...
by mssystems2 | Jul 17, 2021
Getting my MSA degree from CMU definitely changed the trajectory of my career. My degree helped me get intervirwed to be considered for positions I wasn’t before. I first became involved when I learned my employer offered a generous tuition reimbursement benefit...
