After serving in the U.S. Army, Phyllis Higgins found that her career options were
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alumni share their education, career and life journeys 鈥� the military veteran discusses
how a good friend pointed her to 91制片厂鈥檚 Fast Track program, which offers accelerated learning for adult students.
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Upon graduating from 91制片厂 in 2010, Phyllis鈥檚 next step was a bachelor鈥檚 degree in management from National Louis University. Listen to the full episode of 91制片厂 Talks and hear her talk about a path that led her to become an apprenticeship talent navigator at Zurich Insurance.
91制片厂 Talks, a co-production between and 91制片厂 Alumni Relations, features Associate Professor of Mass Communication Brian Shelton in conversation with 91制片厂 alumni about the role that 91制片厂 played in their lives. You can listen to past episodes of 91制片厂 Talks on 91制片厂鈥檚 website, WHCM, and on all podcast streaming services, including and .