{"id":20188,"date":"2018-01-03T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=20188"},"modified":"2018-01-03T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:30:20","slug":"just-go-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/just-go-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Go For It: Permelia Luongo M '16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Permelia Luongo at Midlands Technical College<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the bridge program coordinator for Midlands Technical College, Luongo is helping change students\u2019 futures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

EVERY DAY, PERMELIA LUONGO <\/span>has the opportunity to encourage prospective students of all ages to attend Midlands Technical College in Columbia. Whether on the phone or in person, she\u2019ll say, \u201cCome on, you can do this! What\u2019s stopping you?\u201d<\/p>\n

After 30 years of higher education service, Luongo began to reflect and ask herself the very same question.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had an undergraduate degree, and I just said, \u2018I\u2019m never going back to school,\u2019\u201d says Luongo. During a leadership program at the University of South Carolina, a mentor and former Midlands Technical College president encouraged her to pursue graduate studies to be more involved in policy affecting the academic outcome of students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did some research and discovered Clemson had online graduate-level programs,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was as if it were meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luongo began work on her master’s in human resources development, focusing on organizational change. Originally, she wasn\u2019t keen to pursue online learning because she liked being in the classroom, but she said the experience was better than anything she imagined.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Clemson degree complements my work in higher education and provides me with additional skills and resources to contribute valuable information and insight into organizational change,\u201d Luongo says. \u201cI believe this is mission-critical as community colleges shape partnerships with secondary institutions. Through these partnerships we share professional expertise, resources and facilities and in turn promote student success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luongo has reaffirmed her dedication to changing students\u2019 lives through education, working to further develop new means to meet students\u2019 expanding list of needs and enhance enrollment practices to make four-year universities more accessible.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy guiding principle and ultimate desire is for all students to be successful,\u201d she says. \u201cLearning makes you feel alive. I want to give that experience to as many people as possible. As a result, I try to be an encourager, offering as much advice, support and guidance as I can to the students I come in contact with.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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