Students’ Success Stories
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Student-Athlete Finds Success Both On and Off the Court
The balancing act that occurs within the life of a student-athlete is one that takes great patient and mental fortitude. For Annette Dominguez, the adversities have been handled with the same grace of a perfectly executed volleyball spike. We caught up with Annette so she could tell us about her experience at FNU, her life…
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Dental Lab Technician goes from Graduate to Business Owner
Florida National University students are cut from a different cloth. They are revered for their perseverance and determination. The spirit of the Conquistador is embodied in every story we tell. Enrique Martinez is no exception. Enrique enrolled at FNU at the end of 2012, seeking a certificate in the field that he considered home: dental.…
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From the Classroom to the Job Market – PTA Grads Share their Success Stories
My name is Craig Cooper and I graduated from the Florida National University physical therapist assistant (PTA) program in 2017. My success story starts about 7 years ago when I began working as a rehabilitation aide at a hospital in Texas, where I am from. I had no experience working in the medical field and…
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Diagnostic Sonography Grad finds Success through Confidence
There is no clear-cut mold for what success should look like. It takes many different forms, all personalized to the individual hoping to bask in its glow. It is no surprise that Florida National University (FNU) students have the perseverance to find success no matter what hurdles they have to go over. Diagnostic Sonography Graduate…
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FNU Student follows Family Inspiration to Pursue Career
Meet Efren Martinez Triana… Efren Martinez Triana has been living the US only three years; however, he is determined to study, learn, practice his skills to become an excellent professional Dental Technician. He originally studied dental technology in his native country, Cuba. Upon arriving to the USA, his new home, he wanted to continue his…
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Meet Annierys Fernandez Diaz…
Meet Annierys Fernandez Diaz… Longing for freedom, Annierys Fernandez Diaz left her native country, Cuba, one year and one month ago. She had a strong desire to reunite with her mother and live in the USA, the land of the free and opportunity! Motivated and filled with eagerness, Annierys researched and explored where she could…
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Criminal Justice Grad finds Career Clarity at FNU
Studying full-time while still climbing up the corporate ladder is not a career route that just anyone has the mental fortitude to take. Recent FNU Graduate Giomar Hernandez embraced the adversity and found success, even when changing his field of study halfway through. Entering FNU as a Radiology major in 2013, Giomar was working at…
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FNU Grad Publishes his first Novel!
Meet Anibal Anaya… Anibal is a proud Florida National University (FNU) Business Administration Alumnus, and author of “Familias Prestadas.” He recently visited FNU to share the great, hot off the press, news of the publication of his first book! Familias Prestadas is a novel about a young man by the name of “Mario”, who despite…
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FNU Dental Grad Returns After Almost Three Decades
One of life’s most peculiar occurrences is how we get taken full-circle, back to our beginnings. As is the case for Ricardo Sanchez, an FNU graduate who has been a proud Conquistador for almost 3 decades. The Ecuadorian native enrolled at what was then Florida National College in 1989, just a few years after our…
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Perseverance and Change Pays Off for FNU Grad
The old adage says that a smooth sea never made for a skilled sailor. As is the case for Nickenson Chery, an FNU graduate who had to fight great obstacles to find success, even when his journey took him across the country. Nickenson began at FNU in the Spring of 2008 as a Radiology major.…
