Determined to finish

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, March, 2008 | by VALERIE RUSS russv@phillynews.com 215-854-5987

Some people need a push to get back to college. Not Mark Evans.

For him, it was all about finding a program that understands adults don't always have four years to complete a degree.

At a recent college fair sponsored by District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Evans, an equipment operator in the city's Department of Public Property, spotted a brochure from Widener University. And he told his co-worker, Tempie Chester, he wanted to get into Widener's accelerated program, so he could finish much faster than usual.

"That's going to be kind of hard, isn't it?" asked Chester.

"All you got to do is really work hard," Evans told her. "You've got to really want it."

 

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