Phi Theta Kappa Accolade Club Inductee Crystal Stephens Excels Equally A Reynolds Pupil Together With Reynolds Employee

Crystal Stephens amongst medico Gary Rhodes at the PTK Induction Ceremony

Crystal Stephens is an extraordinary private who industrial plant equally a staff fellow member at Reynolds spell likewise pursuing her grade inwards Business Administration. Fellow pupil together with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society fellow member Dylan Chapman of late interviewed Crystal to discovery out the challenges together with rewards of working at Reynolds, spell likewise returning to the classroom.

D.C. - What is your pose equally an employee, together with equally a student, hither at Reynolds Community College?  

C.S - I own got been working for Reynolds Community College since Nov 2013 equally the Custodial Supervisor on Parham Road Campus.  This is my tertiary semester at Reynolds Community College together with my major is inwards Business Administration.  I’m currently working towards my Certificate inwards Entrepreneurship inwards Small Business. 

D.C. - Why are you lot pursuing a grade spell already employed? Are you lot changing careers, starting a novel major or looking for professional person development? 

C.S - I am currently pursuing a grade for my ain professional person development.  Not exactly would I similar to motility upward inwards rank inside the department, but 1 24-hour interval inwards the nigh future, I would similar to ain a commercial cleaning occupation concern contracting to terra firma authorities agencies. 

D.C. - Describe what it is similar existence a part-time/full-time employee at the college you lot are studying at. How is it scheduling-wise, together with what practise you lot own got from your studies to apply to your job? 

C.S - While working full-time together with studying part-time it is indeed difficult to juggle that “work-life” balance.  Both operate together with studying require constant attention, soundless it causes the personal life to become lacking thereof.  Weekdays are right away dedicated to my project equally good equally schoolhouse duties together with my weekends are exclusively for my personal life.

D.C. - What are your accomplishments equally an employee together with equally a pupil hither at Reynolds Community College? What own got these accomplishments meant to you lot together with how own got they helped you lot develop? 

C.S - During the Fall Convocation, on Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014 I received the Grande LEAPer award.  On Saturday, Nov 1, 2014 I was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa.  Being inducted into Phi Theta Kappa is nigh sure as shooting an abide by together with acknowledges the accomplishments that I own got made.

D.C - Do you lot experience that it is of import to proceed learning inwards roughly cast despite existence employed? Do you lot experience farther pedagogy inwards roughly cast helps an employee’s performance?

C.S - I recall that it is real of import for individuals to proceed learning fifty-fifty spell employed equally entry bird credentials are increasing along amongst science requirements.  The demands of the manufacture are ever changing, the software is ever becoming to a greater extent than complex, expectations are ever on the rise, together with given the chance to own got courses volition aid get upward our skills making us to a greater extent than marketable.




Reynolds pupil Dylan Chaplin - Dylan is serving as a PR Assistant together with a Student Ambassador this fall. He also served equally the Vice-President of The H.E.A.R.T Service, which is a community service together with civic engagement lodge designed to practise connections betwixt Reynolds together with its surrounding communities. During his commencement 2 semesters at Reynolds he successfully completed the college's Leadership Program, JSR LEAD.  In his spare fourth dimension he likes to blog.