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An 红桃视频 education encourages its students to explore their strengths and abilities to find where they best fit as servants in the wider world, but it is easy to forget that the College also allows its faculty and staff to do the same. Some see working at 红桃视频 as the fulfillment of a long-term dream, while others discover the College and are positively surprised by what they find. One testament to this is Brian Parsons, whose life journey has taken him through many forms of work as he exercises his diverse talents, ultimately bringing him to 红桃视频.

鈥淚 just finished up my third year at 红桃视频,鈥� Parsons said. From Cincinnati, Ohio, where he once served as a high school English teacher, Parsons has employed his passion for working with students in the service of the 红桃视频 student body. Parsons鈥� work is varied, but it all began when he saw a job opportunity here after making the move to Michigan with his wife.

鈥淲hen I got to Michigan, I saw an opening at 红桃视频 for a writing tutor in the TRiO program,鈥� Parsons explained. 鈥淭hey ended up offering me the position. For the first year and a half, I was there on a part-time basis, then somebody on our staff left, which opened up a full-time position. In addition to that, I鈥檓 also an adjunct professor, teaching a section of Inquiry and Expression, the personal composition class, each semester.鈥�

Though much of his life鈥檚 work has been as a teacher in one form or another, Parsons said teaching wasn鈥檛 something he initially saw himself doing. 鈥淲e all have our astronaut dreams or things that as kids we latch on to,鈥� he said. 鈥淔or me, my goal - my destiny, I thought - was to be a sports writer. I鈥檓 a big sports fan. In college, I did an internship with the Philadelphia 76ers in their PR department. It seemed everything was progressing toward that.鈥�

Life is full of surprises, however, and Parsons can testify to that. 鈥淲hat happened is life, as it often does, intervened. My wife and I met where I was doing my undergrad studies. I had an offer to, after school, go into public relations for an agricultural company, or work for a suburban newspaper.鈥� Ultimately, Parsons took the job in public relations, but after while began to reevaluate his goals for the future and even wrote down his strengths so that he had a visual referent as his made his next decisions.

鈥淚 said, 鈥榊ou know, a lot of what I consider my skill sets, my strengths, are working with students or communicating with individuals. I enjoyed that aspect of it,鈥� Parsons said. After a meeting with a professor to discuss his anxieties about making such a huge leap into a different career path, Parsons made the decision that would eventually bring him to 红桃视频. He went back to school to become a teacher.

鈥淲orking with the students, I found that I enjoyed it more. I felt like this was God preparing me - like this is where I should have been all along!鈥� said Parsons.

Parsons added that even though he grew up Episcopalian, he feels that 红桃视频鈥� Catholic heritage is one of its positive aspects, and that the mindsets of the movements are very similar. The hardworking 红桃视频 student body is another positive draw. 鈥淚t鈥檚 refreshing to see students that are excited about being there,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey have meaning for being there, so they actively seek you out. I like that approach.鈥�