My name is Paul Bigus. I am a former Western student who was featured in a Western News article written by Karmen Dowling a number of years ago (Single dad graduates from dropout to dean’s list, June 10, 2004).
I just wanted to send in a thank you and an update.
Since that point in time, I have gone on to complete a degree in education and have worked as a teacher with one of the school boards here in London, as well as a case writer at the Ivey Business School.
However, over the past few years, I have been attempting to complete my master’s degree here at Western and finally graduated during the fall convocation.
Still very passionate about the value of a university education, I have started teaching here at Western for the first time during the current fall term. Throughout my career as an educator, I have been very fortunate to share my experiences about overcoming adversity, making sacrifices and working hard to achieve life goals.
The article featured in Western News has been something very special I have used in many classroom learning situations to help reach out to students and the unique challenges they face.
It might just seem like one small article, but I wanted to communicate back how truly instrumental it has been and continues to be. Thank you for interesting stories and content Western News provides.
Paul Bigus
HBA’04, BEd’08 and M.Ed.’13