Updated Bio 2013

Bio

Hi, my name is Jervana Goolsby and I am an intern here at PC.  I started my internship after my BIO 160 class with Amanda Chapman, in September 2012 and I have been given the opportunity to participate for a second term.

When I was a little girl my mother worked as a lab technician at the Toronto Hospital in Ontario Canada.  I remember going to the lab every chance I got.  I was fascinated by the atmosphere, the equipment and the experiments that took place there and I knew that when the time was right, I'd find myself working in the same atmosphere.  This was just a preview of what was to come for me.

Sad to say that my dream job was put on hold as I unexpectedly became a mother (which turned out to be another great moment in my life...twice).  But as motherhood flourished my dreams took a back seat.   A difficult circumstance came about with my daughter, who was 4 at the time, which made me look at my life and where I was headed.  At the time...I was headed nowhere a little too fast for my liking, time was slipping away and I knew that I had to do something more beneficial for my children and myself. So I decided to put my brain back to the test and enroll in school.  It is one of the best decisions that I have made in a long time.  I started my college career at the age of 30...better late then never I always say!

As the semesters went by, I became more and more confident in my abilities as a mother, student and peer mentor.  My grade steadily increased until I reached the status of Phi Theta Kappa and became a member of the prestigious Presidents club at PC for achieving straight A's, two semesters in a row.  I was also awarded the Wilma Ulrick memorial scholarship this semester, so I am finishing out my college career sure strong!
I am determined to be the best example that I can for my children and others around me.  It has been a difficult road for me personally but this internship has opened my eyes to my own possibilities, possibilities that I always knew were there but that had been suppressed for one reason or another.

I will be graduating at the end of this semester (YEAH!!), which is a great personal accomplishment for me and for my family as I will be the first one in my family to graduate from College.  I would like to thank all of my family, my boyfriend Tomas, my friends and all my teachers that believed in me and helped my reach my potential.  Also a special thanks to Amanda Chapman for taking a chance on me and giving me this opportunity.

I can't wait to see what project will be assigned to me this year!!