January 26, 2010 - 5:29am
It took eight years, but De Robertson of Campbell River achieved her dream.
Robertson graduated from Vancouver Island University this week with a teaching degree.
“I’m proud of my mom,” said 14-year-old Mitchell Robertson. “She worked hard.”
Robertson commuted between her home in Campbell River and VIU’s Nanaimo campus every day for the past year and a half while completing her post baccalaureate Education degree.
“It was exhausting at times, but if I can do it, anyone can,” said an elated Robertson who attended convocation with her three children and husband Gord.
“I went back to school when my youngest child was three years old. Becoming a teacher was always something I wanted to do. If you’re dedicated, you can make anything happen.”
Robertson credits the support she received from her immediate and extended families to helping make her educational dream a reality.
“This is a big year for me,” she added. “I just turned 40 and now I graduated with my degree. It's a wonderful program. The teachers were very supportive.”
Robertson is now looking for employment as a kindergarten to Grade 7 teacher.
VIU offers the Bachelor of Education program, the post-baccalaureate degree program and a Master of Education in Educational leadership. For more information, visit the website at www.viu.ca/education. For information on more than 200 other certificate, diploma, degree or Masters programs, visit www.viu.ca.
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Editor’s note: VIU graduates from the Campbell River and Courtenay area include:
Campbell River:
Caren Elizabeth Burke - Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care with Child Protection Specialization with Distinction
Jennifer Anne Comeau - Bachelor of Education
Kala Louise Fitton - Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Distinction
Alison Lynn Graham - Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Distinction
Jillian R. Johnston - Bachelor of Arts with Minors in Physical Education and Mathematics
Kathleen Louise Matthews - Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Geography
Arlene Evalyn McGuff - Bachelor of Education
Luke Andrew McIvor - Bachelor of Education
Deanna Marie Robertson - Bachelor of Education
Courtenay
Angela Ines Araya - Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts with Minors in Geography and Languages & Culture
Paulette Davies - Bachelor of Arts with Majors in English and First Nations Studies with Distinction
James Patrick Dodd - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in History with Distinction
Hannah Henderson - Bachelor of Education
Patricia Dawn Isberg - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Liberal Studies with Distinction
Keith William Jones - Bachelor of Education
Penelope Anne Marie Kellett - Bachelor of Education
Michael Landau - Bachelor of Education
Joshua Graham Campbell Leigh - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in History with Distinction
Joanne Helen Livingstone - Bachelor of Education
Tanya Lee Logan - Bachelor of Education
Jeniffer Audrey March - Bachelor of Education
Barbara Marie Mareck - Bachelor of Education
Kevin McClure - Bachelor of Arts with Minors in Psychology and Political Science
Erin Michelle Nixon - Bachelor of Education
Rosemary Sharene Popiel - Bachelor of Education
Natalie Cassandra Ramsay - Bachelor of Education
Jacqueline Debbie Rennie - Bachelor of Education
Serena Cathleen Rotter - Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care with Child Protection Specialization with Distinction
Bethany Jo Scott - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Global Studies and a Minor in Anthropology with Distinction
Dylan Kaye Sharpe - Bachelor of Music In Jazz Studies
Kerry Anne Underdown - Bachelor of Education
Victoria Caitlin Vick - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Liberal Studies with Distinction
Kylie Ann Waters - Bachelor of Education
Taryn Mary Westbrook - Bachelor of Education
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