学生成为老师

Above all, it was the connections that Alivia Zubrod ’17 made during her time at 皇冠体育 that inspired her to achieve a career in academia.

Alivia最近接受了密苏里州帕克维尔市帕克大学助理教授的职位，她认为是两位Mount Mercy大学的教授帮助她走上了这条道路。

“I strongly believe the only reason I am where I am is because of my connections with my professors, especially Dr. Dennis Dew and Dr. Ron Feldt.”

艾丽维亚参观了仁慈山，打算学习社会学。 一位教授建议她考虑修读心理学双学位。 It hit her during Dr. Dew’s Social 心理学 class: she wanted to be a social psychologist.

The ability to conduct research and attend conferences with Dr. Feldt was crucial in Alivia’s undergraduate experience.

“Getting involved in research was absolutely pivotal in helping solidify what I wanted to do moving forward.” 去参加各种会议给了Alivia一个机会去认识Mount Mercy以外的教授，并聆听著名心理学家的演讲。

虽然她的教授在她今天的成就中发挥了很大的作用，但阿利维亚说，慈悲山社区作为一个整体对她来说很突出。 在Mount Mercy大学期间，Alivia是一名学生运动员，也是一名学生大使。 她觉得她的教练和同龄人总是支持她。 “在Mount Mercy，每个人都想帮助你实现你的目标。”

她的教授们也帮助她顺利申请研究生院。 费尔特博士鼓励艾丽维亚申请北爱荷华大学，并指导她完成了申请流程。 艾丽维亚很感激他的鼓励。

“I wanted to go to graduate school, but I was too afraid to take that first step by myself.”

Alivia获得了UNI的心理学硕士学位。 她现在是蒙大拿大学的博士候选人，将于5月毕业。 She’ll begin her role at Park University in August.

毕业后，阿利维亚在仁慈山建立的纽带依然牢固。 在UNI研究生院的第一学期结束后，她遇到了Dew博士，并分享了她所面临的挑战。 她还每月与费尔特博士和另一名学生共进晚餐，以补习功课。 “They were just so vital in my growth— not only as a student but as a person.”

Alivia在Mount Mercy大学期间建立的人际关系让她想和本科生一起工作。

“To be able to give students the experience I had, that would be a great way to live the rest of my life.”

这个梦想很快就会成为现实。 作为公园大学的助理教授，Alivia希望通过提供她在本科生涯中经历的那种研究和会议机会，成为课堂内外学生的导师。 Alivia也希望对学生产生和教授对她一样的影响。

“There’s nothing as important, I think, as making someone feel special, and that’s really what the professors at Mount Mercy did for me.”