A big congratulations to Young's Nada El Mohtadi, Lucy Williams and Jessica Emmett who all graduated from the The University of Canberra earlier this month.
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Ms El Mohtadi said it ‘felt great’ to graduate with a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Canberra on Tuesday, April 10.
Originally from Sydney, Ms El Mohtadi moved to Young three years ago.
“It was hard but feels good to have my degree,” she said.
The mother-of-three travelled to Canberra once a week to attend classes, while also juggling full-time work and her family commitments.
The 34-year-old is working as a financial planner in Young.
Her mother, father and two of her children attending her graduation.
Young resident Lucy Williams 21, graduated with a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Canberra.
The former Hennessy Catholic College student is now studying a postgraduate education degree with the aim of becoming a physical education teacher.
“I’ve always loved sport and I knew I wanted to go down that path career-wise,” Ms Williams said.
“I bit the bullet and moved to Canberra after high school and I haven’t looked back. I’ve loved studying at the University of Canberra and I’m excited to complete this next chapter.”
Graduating with a double degree from the University of Canberra was “a really long time coming” for Young resident Jessica Emmett.
The 24-year-old graduated with a Bachelor of Sport Coaching and Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Sports Management.
“I feel like it gave me a really good head start into the workforce. It also led to a full-time job while I was studying,” she said.
“I was really interested in the sports degrees and the University of Canberra seemed like a logical choice. It’s close to home and they have a really good Faculty of Health – their reputation precedes them.
“These two degrees covered a lot of bases in the business management side as well as sport and exercise science, so I got a broad range of knowledge and I thought it was applicable to a lot of different areas."
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Craig Thomson
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcasts. I am currently the Editor of Australian Community Media's Launceston Examiner.
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcasts. I am currently the Editor of Australian Community Media's Launceston Examiner.
