At 20 Jennifer Chandler, MBA '04, was freshly out of college and working at Dallas'
Skyline High School. While she knew education was her passion, she quickly realized
she would soon need to earn a master's in order to receive a teaching certification.
Chandler decided if she was going to return to school, she would earn an MBA in financial
services.
Chandler credits UD with helping her learn the skills she needed to succeed in the finance industry. "Everything I learned at night could be immediately applied at work the following day," said Chandler. "The small class sizes allowed each professor to be easily accessible making the overall experience far more personalized."
Just over a decade later, Chandler has used that degree to become a leader in Dallas. Due to her work on several nonprofit boards and professional commitment to community impact, Chandler has been recognized by several organizations and publications for her service to the city of Dallas. You'll find her mentioned among other city leaders in D Magazine, Leadership Dallas and most recently, the Dallas Business Journal's 2016 Top 40 Under 40 list.
"I knew that if I could get into a firm and work hard, my work ethic would speak for me," said Chandler. "Through my over 15 years with U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management I have continued to learn new things. As a young professional, it is critical to pick up more responsibilities, add value and take opportunities to show your leadership abilities."
The University of Dallas has announced a new director of civil rights, Luciana Milano. Milano, who has a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard College and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, began her new role on Oct. 12.
+ Read More“This is the first time we’ve had a scholarship in honor of a great Catholic intellectual — and now, within the last year, saint,” said President Thomas S. Hibbs, Ph.D., BA ’82 MA ’83, by way of introducing the St. John Henry Newman Scholarship in Philosophy recently endowed by alumnus Matthew Hejduk, MA '98 PhD '06, and his wife, Julia Hejduk, Ph.D. Julia was a colleague of Hibbs during his time at Baylor University, where she teaches in the Classics Department.
+ Read MoreMichelle Cortez-Gonzales, MFA ’20, was a Fort Worth ISD high school teacher with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Texas at Arlington when she decided to go back to school to get her master’s. At the recommendation of a friend, she visited UD, and knew immediately from the wooded area around the Art Village, the architecture of the buildings, and the faculty members she met that UD was the place for her.
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