Beverly Forbes

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA USA

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Beverly's work combines: Education, Engineering, and Helping People

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Interim Director of Career Development Services

I oversee operations of university career services including administration, budget, and staffing.

Bachelor's Degree: Business/Commerce, General

Graduate Degree: Counseling Psychology

My path in life took a while to figure out

1.
I was accepted to Old Dominion University for my undergraduate education and was the first in my family to attend a higher education institution.
2.
I obtained a job on campus, which changed my perspective about being a college student and allowed me to feel more connected and engaged with the student body.
3.
I became the first professional staff advisor that was a non-faculty member and this changed my professional role and prompted my enrollment in graduate school as a counselor.
4.
I had two young children and left ODU for six years in order to provide care and taught preschool during this time.
5.
I returned to ODU as a full-time Engineering Career Coordinator with Career Development Services.

Keep following my journey

THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Teachers do not make any money.
How I responded:
Research marketability and salary structures of your occupations of interest. Also, remember that decisions should not be made based on salary alone.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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I overcame these hurdles by working multiple jobs throughout college in order to afford tuition and also relied on my support system to provide financial assistance when it was possible.
Applying my feelings of pride of being a first-gen college student in order to complete college and learning to be very conscientious about my studies.
I had to have a strong work-ethic and a desire to be flexible in order to work with constant changes in scheduling and jobs throughout college.

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