BE HERE. BE YOU. Celebrating Our Graduates Healthcare Management grad plans to continue on to Brenau University

Tiffany Blalock, a spring 2023 graduate of GHC, is headed to Brenau University this summer to continue her education.

Graduating from GHC with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management, she plans to earn a master’s in the same field.

Blalock decided to pursue degrees in healthcare because she has always strived to help others. Going to GHC helped her get a sneak peek at two potential types of futures in healthcare.

“When I started GHC, I thought I wanted to be a nurse, but after taking a CNA course I realized nursing was not my path,” she said. “After several thoughts, I felt as though healthcare management was the best route for me considering I have had management experience specifically in healthcare.”

She said one of the more interesting elements of studying healthcare management was learning how the myriad of different management styles can be applied to the industry. By earning her bachelor’s and then her master’s, Blalock’s career opportunities will continue to grow.

“I currently work in healthcare, but not specifically in management,” Blalock said. “I am hoping upon graduation to find a career in healthcare management to grow while obtaining my master’s degree.”

Her advice for anyone considering to take the next step in their education is to never stop in the face of adversity.

“Keep going no matter how hard it gets,” Blalock said. “There were so many times where I felt defeated and could not presevere. I kept going and was able to accomplish my goals.”

For example, Blalock says her greatest accomplishment at GHC was raising her GPA to a 4.0 to be on the President’s List.

“I have maintained at least a 3.5 GPA and have always been on the Dean’s List,” Blalock said. “However, my goal was to reach a 4.0, and I was able to do so while taking 12-plus credit hours and working.”

Blalock said while she is excited to take on new challenges at Brenau, she will miss her classmates and instructors who made her time at GHC a positive experience.

“I have personally loved attending GHC,” Blalock said. “I have met so many great professors and advisors that have truly shaped me into the individual that I am and will continue to be in my career.”

Mom of four returns to college for Graphic Design degree

For spring 2023 graduate Carrie Kindt, the idea of returning to college after 20 years to pursue a degree in Graphic Design at GHC was intimidating. However, she overcame that fear and says she made a great decision.

Enrolling in the Graphic Design pathway has helped the mother of four not only expand her career prospects but has also impacted other aspects of her life.

“I feel like it’s broadened my horizons, helped me feel more well-rounded, and made me excited to learn anything and everything possible,” she said. “Nearly every day I would come home and talk to my kids around the dinner

table about the new things I’d learned.”

Kindt initially began her college career majoring in architectural drafting, so the Graphic Design pathway at GHC was a natural transition and an opportunity to utilize her talents.

“Throughout my time as a mom, I was heavily into many crafts, woodworking, painting, gardening, and interior design, so I knew I wanted a career where I could implement some level of creativity,” she said.

Kindt said her experience in the classroom as a returning student has been positive, and that her worries over taking classes with recent high school graduates went away quickly.

“With all the applied life experiences I’d obtained, learning new things was fun and much easier to manage than the first time around,” Kindt said.

Going back to college also allowed her to create new memories, like spending evenings completing homework alongside her teenage children.