The first things we often tell or ask the new people we meet here is “Where are you from?” and “What field of study are you in?”One student is Jennifer Staab, she’s studying in the Medical Administrative Specialist Program at West Campus.

Jennifer is from Monroe Wisconsin. Jennifer once took advantage of an opportunity that brought her to Poland as an English teacher. There she also studied for a year at a university to learn the language and culture.

For over two decades Jennifer lived in Europe, mostly in the eastern Slavic countries.

As she ventured out from Poland into the Ukraine, Jennifer recalled how “The people did not have anywhere near the opportunities to advance as individuals and proper based on their skills or talents like they do in the United States. It made me appreciate the freedom and opportunities that exist in our country.”

Through her commitment as a Student Ambassador, in the Student Life program, Jennifer serves as a liaison between new and perspective MATC students and the college.

Ambassadors assist students with questions or issues from learning the campus to how to navigating the MATC website.

When asked what advice Staab would give other students who are grinding away at their program she replied, “Stick to it and just face one day, or one assignment, or one test at a time.

Each little accomplishment is one step closer to the goal of graduating and getting that job. As one of the older students around, I’m proof that it’s never too late.”