Holly+Hippensteel

Hello everyone,

If you look closely you will see that I am listed in the Summer 2010 list of students for Diss prep as well as summer 2011. I am auditing this class this summer to put some structure around my proposal process. I took the class last summer and it was SO beneficial in creating a draft and thinking through my proposal. But, I found that not having the structure of coursework and life being what it is that I got a little off track. I am looking forward to participating this year and using the structure of the summer course to get back on the path toward defending my proposal in August. This summer is all about moving in to candidate status which also means that I need to write and defend my comps...you know just a couple little things. I guess that I should have mentioned that I am a doc student in Higher Ed.

On a personal note, I am a mom of 3 beautiful children. My partner and I live with our kids, 2 dogs, and a cat in Pittsburgh and I work at Carnegie Mellon University. Part of my de-railing over the past year was because of a promotion at work. It is hard to complain about something positive, I am grateful for the opportunity and love CMU dearly but changing jobs even at the same institution has a way of throwing a wrench in to one's plans. :)

I look forward to meeting all of you soon! Holly