Overcoming Challenges in Graduate School: Dr. Patrick Horton's Advice

0:00 [Music] foreign 0:07 with an accomplishment list a mile long but Dr Patrick Horton is most proud of his graduate 0:15 degrees from uopx he is a retired U.S army Sergeant who received the Purple Heart during 0:21 operation Iraqi Freedom an Executive Vice President of program management a college 0:26 professor and a member of vistage Executive coaching let's hear what he has to say 0:34 thanks Alex hey everyone my academic Journey at University of Phoenix was amazing because of the 0:39 University's e-learning platform I was able to experience living in locations around the world 0:43 where I earning my graduate degrees University of Phoenix allowed me to work on my schedule which 0:47 created an amazing work-life balance for me as a working professional my journey started when 0:52 I was released from U.S army active duty and became a Department of Defense Contractor at 0:56 that point in my life I had an associate's degree and dreamed of continuing my education but School 1:00 wasn't an option my schedule and working overseas made it difficult for me to attend classes then I 1:05 found University of Phoenix University of Phoenix was one of the first universities to revolutionize 1:09 online learning they had comprehensive programs in my field of Information Technology that align with 1:14 my profession I could pursue higher education while gaining valuable work experience thus 1:19 optimizing my potential for career enhancement in the most efficient way possible the level of 1:23 academic quality is second to none the flexibility of the degree structure allowed me to travel the 1:28 world and pursue new career opportunities without sacrificing academic quality attending a doctorate 1:33 with classes that directly align with my executive workplace challenges tasks and 1:38 scenarios made me a believer that e-learning likely keeps better place with the real world 1:43 the postgraduate degrees I earned at University of Phoenix helped me in my professional career 1:47 and personal life after completing the doctoral journey I feel that there's nothing that I can't 1:51 learn I truly believe that knowledge acquisition is a compounding asset and that because of my 1:56 University of Phoenix journey I go exponentially as a person every day back to you Alex 2:05 thank you Patrick and Well Done uopx offers doctoral degrees in Business 2:10 Health Care Nursing and education and students receive support from 2:15 a dedicated research chair the College of doctoral studies Prides itself in helping 2:20 students distinguish themselves in the field while positively impacting their 2:25 communities thank you for your service DR Horton and thank you for sharing your story 2:32 foreign