Excelsior Life

In this special Commencement edition of the podcast, host Mike Lesczinski talks about Excelsior’s 2013 graduating class and shares the inspiring stories of eight graduates. The episode includes interviews with several of the graduates discussing why they returned to school and what their educational journey has meant to them and their families. 1:15 Commencement at a distance learning institution  2:40 A diverse class 3:20 Jon Gonzalez, 5:27 Rhonda Esposito,   8:52 Jeff Urkevich, 11:43 Terry Bedard, and a 16:15 Mike Sturgess, 17:50 Joy Aburquez, 19:40 Patricia Mann, a courageous learner 20:57 The inspiring story of Eugene Cuthbert, Excelsior’s 150,000th graduate 23:47 The Excelsior success story – forty years of growth