CCU Personal Statement

As I sit down to write the final paper of my undergraduate degree and I pause to reflect on all that I have learned a realization takes shape. My time here at Colorado Christian University has been many things and easy is not one of them. Nevertheless, for all of the vicissitudes, trials and adversities, and the connections and moments of beauty, the theme that runs constant is transformation. The time I have invested and the classes I have taken in pursuit of obtaining a degree at CCU has been remarkably transforming, and although I have decided not to pursue a career in Project Management, the value my project management core-classes and capstone have contributed is priceless. I have attended CCU off and on since late 2005. Over the last
What I lack in organization and self-initiation, project management helps me to overcome. To a large extent, project management is about identifying something that needs to be done and breaking it down into manageable tasks so that it can get accomplished in an orderly, systematic and thorough way. Through a series of events that occurred over the last year, I came to sense the hand of God guiding me towards furthering my education beyond CCU at the Iliff School of Theology. This kind of guidance is a rare (and eerie) phenomenon for me, but it was distinct and clear. Iliff fit well with my interest in studying theology in light of postmodern culture. Despite not finishing at CCU until December, Iliff invited me to start early. I hesitated, but it was clear that this was what I supposed to
The grade is usually based on participation and a 20-page paper that is due at the end of the quarter – the only formal written assignment of an entire course. I know myself well enough by now to know that, if I am going to survive at Iliff, I have to work ahead. I have to start those papers at the beginning of the quarter. A 20-page paper actually has a lot in common with a mid-sized construction project. There is so much involved in being able to learn a subject, process the information, and produce a 20-page document reflecting it, that the project has to be broken down into manageable steps. With the amount of time that has passed since the bulk of my project management classes, I had forgotten more than I know about the discipline. When I started this capstone class, I had to relearn much of what Project Management entails. I downloaded Microsoft Project 2010 and dug into my old textbooks. The information I relearned about Project Management has given me a model for breaking down my 20-page written assignments for Iliff, so that I can be