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  2. Thumbnail for A new degree, a new life

    A new degree, a new life

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/85-a-new-degree-a-new-life
    11 May 2016: Diana Butler began studying Nursing at the age of 40. Her decision to go to University changed her life. And in turn, she is changing the lives of those living in poverty in Africa. Diana is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Tasmanian-based organisation
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    Mother, nurse, student and artist

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/81-mother-nurse-student-and-artist
    8 May 2016: Having children and a busy job doesn’t mean you can’t pursue your study dreams. Just ask Nikala Bourke. After being awarded her Nursing degree in the mid 90s, Nikala came back to University to pursue her passion for photography. “I’m a single
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    Affecting art

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/99-affecting-art
    8 Jun 2016: Artist Selena de Carvalho’s grandmother is a firm supporter of her granddaughter’s creative work. She has an enormous early piece of Selena’s in her hallway, which Selena begs her to remove every time she visits. “I say, ‘can’t we get
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    From ‘scared sh**less’ to making the Dean’s Honour Roll every year

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/105-from-scared-shless-to-making-the-deans-honour-roll-every-year
    16 Jun 2016: It was 1983. Like all year 11 students, Andrew Gibson sat the public service exam, which helped determine what kind of career you were most suited to in the public service. In the first week of year 12, he got a call offering him a job as a
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    From science to teaching

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/103-from-science-to-teaching
    13 Jun 2016: Coleen Cole always dreamt of being a teacher, but life took her in another direction. Now nearly 20 years later, she is studying to make her dream a reality. “I wanted to be a teacher ever since I left university the first time round, but it
  7. Thumbnail for From graphic designer to nurse

    From graphic designer to nurse

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/100-from-graphic-designer-to-nurse
    9 Jun 2016: You might think graphic design and nursing are chalk and cheese, but for Adele Close the two careers give her the perfect life balance. “The design side is a really good creative outlet and gives me time at home with the kids. Whereas the nursing
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    From cabinet maker to teacher

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/104-from-cabinet-maker-to-teacher
    14 Jun 2016: In his 20s Craig Gooding was working in a factory, as a labourer for a shop fitter. He didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. But he knew one thing: he was bored with his repetitive job. Today, he is in a job he loves, teaching primary
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    "I've got the freedom that I always wanted"

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/102-ive-got-the-freedom-that-i-always-wanted
    10 Jun 2016: "I was never great at school and I didn’t enjoy it. I just found it really hard. I was sick in year 12, so I didn’t graduate and afterwards I felt really lost. All of my friends seemed to know what they wanted to do and were going off to uni. I
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    From equestrian to historian

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/83-from-equestrian-to-historian
    9 May 2016: After school I went to uni and started commerce because I thought that would give me a good job. But I didn’t like it, it was just dry and not for me. I was a horse rider and bought an ex-racehorse that I went to the state championships on in the

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