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Keisha Solomon paused her education after facing numerous challenges and hurdles. But her newfound passion for psychology and a determination to help others led her to re-enroll at Triton College. Keisha has successfully balanced work, church, and school with the support of her ReUp Success Coach.
After battling and beating lung cancer and serving as his mother’s caretaker over the last decade before she passed away, Alex faced several circumstances beyond his control, each shaping his outlook on life and his path back to college.
A consummate survivor, Mercedes Rain-Tree Adams has overcome tremendous obstacles to earn her degree—and develop a more positive outlook on the future.Adult learners stop out of school for many reasons. Sometimes, the financial burden of a college education becomes too much to bear. For others, the struggle to balance courses with work and family results in the hard choice to leave school. For Mercedes Rain-Tree Adams, family tragedy and the need to focus on her own mental health required a yearlong break from her studies at Old Dominion University. And even after returning to campus from her much-needed sabbatical, Mercedes
Working with a ReUp Success Coach helped Adrienne finally achieve a goal she had been dreaming of since her 20s: to complete her college degree.
Bryon Michael Donner has survived trauma, addiction, and a prison sentence to earn his college degree with the support of his ReUp Success Coach. Now, he wants to pay it forward.
With the help of her ReUp Success Coach, Sonya Williams completed the long and winding road to graduation and a career. Her next destination? A master’s.
Student success story Leon J. shares how ReUp coaching and making life changes helped him recover from setbacks and get back on track with his college education. Tell us about your educational journey; where did it begin for you? My educational journey began a year after I graduated high school. I wanted to take a year off to experience the world, which I am glad I did. Then, in 2015, I took a few college classes, all of which I completed, but after that, some real-life issues arose. When did things start to become challenging? All of a sudden, life