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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Dr. Carol Sargent at MGA?
How much I enjoy working with faculty across the
School of Business Dr. Carol Sargent is a
professor of accounting in campus (and how easy it is).
the School of Business. She What’s the biggest misconception people have
joined the MGA faculty in about your position/job?
2011.
That accountants do not have a personality!
In what circumstances What’s one thing most people don’t know about
would I come to you for you?
something?
My father and mother both worked for the CIA.
Career advice in ac- What would we most likely find you doing on the
counting. weekend?

What energizes you at Gardening, making homemade cheese, and train-
work? ing my rescue puppies.
What’s one item you can’t leave your home without?
Enabling student dreams.
My purse.
What’s a work-related accomplishment that you’re What’s something—big or small—that you’re really
really proud of? bad at?

Creating cases that prompted students to improve Playing musical instruments (tried, wish I could).
in their accounting and non-accounting courses. What’s something—big or small—that you’re really
good at?
What’s one thing that surprised you about working
Cooking.

Dr. Jasmine Brown (Inter Professional Education Committee) for collabo-
rative learning.
School of Health & Natural Sciences What’s the biggest misconception people have
about your position/job?
Jasmine Brown is the
Director of Clinical Educa- That all I do is make assignments for students in
tion for Respiratory Thera- the hospital and that simulation is not hard work. Sim-
py in the School of Health ulation requires a large time commitment.
and Natural Sciences. She What’s one thing most people don’t know about
joined the MGA faculty in you?
2015.
That I enjoy carpentry work and own a pink tool
What do you do at MGA? bag!
Organize clinical educa- What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who
was it from?
tion opportunities for stu-
dents and teach respiratory “Never do anything halfway; always do your best
therapy courses in the B.S. because God did!” My mother.
entry and B.S. completion What book(s) are you reading now?
program. In addition, I created and run the simulation
program. A montage. Professionally, books about how to
write a manuscript, research projects, etc. Personally,
What’s the worst job you’ve ever had, and what did Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan to Serious, Specific
you learn from it? and Strategic Prayer, by Priscilla Shirer.
What’s something—big or small—that you’re really
I can honestly say that I have never had a job that I bad at?
hated. However, I did work at a facility with poor lead-
ership within the department. I learned that integrity I’m really bad at making Kool-Aid (ask my chil-
is key when leading people; without it, chaos is inev- dren).
itable. If you were to die and come back as a person or a
thing, what would it be?
What led you to this career?
Divine intervention! Being in the right place at the A mother; I enjoy so much being a mom--it’s a
blessing.
right time with the right motivation. Which historical figure do you most identify with?

What’s a work-related accomplishment that you’re I am not a history buff but I am quite fond of Kath-
really proud of? erine Johnson, the African-American mathematician
that got astronaut John Glenn into space. A more re-
I started and created a simulation program with- cent example: Michelle Obama. What a classy figure-
in the respiratory therapy department which result- head.
ed in a very robust research project. In addition, with
permission from the chair and dean, I developed IPEC

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