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This document is an action plan by Olivia Collins outlining her next steps after completing her education program at Loyola University of Chicago. It summarizes that her experiences at Loyola have taught her about institutions, education, diversity, equity, and hidden curriculum. Her plan is to stay in higher education but remain open to other fields. She will get licensed as a social worker and certified nursing assistant to expand her career options. Eventually she aims to obtain a PhD in psychology. To stay informed, she will read journals, attend conferences, and maintain connections with other educators. Her long-term goal is to help people through education and mentoring.

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Action Plan

This document is an action plan by Olivia Collins outlining her next steps after completing her education program at Loyola University of Chicago. It summarizes that her experiences at Loyola have taught her about institutions, education, diversity, equity, and hidden curriculum. Her plan is to stay in higher education but remain open to other fields. She will get licensed as a social worker and certified nursing assistant to expand her career options. Eventually she aims to obtain a PhD in psychology. To stay informed, she will read journals, attend conferences, and maintain connections with other educators. Her long-term goal is to help people through education and mentoring.

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Running head: Action Plan

Action Plan

Olivia Collins

Loyola University of Chicago


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According to John Dewey in Experience and Education, “Everything depends upon the

quality of the experience which is had. The quality of any experience has two aspects. There is

an immediate aspect of agreeableness or disagreeableness, and there is its influence upon later

experiences. The first is obvious and easy to judge. The effect of an experience is not borne on its

face” (1938, p. 27).

I open with this quote from John Dewey because Loyola has been quite the experience.

Here I have gained explicit and implicit knowledge about institutions, education, race, politics,

and so much more. I came from a public University and worked for a year prior to Loyola as a

Director of Social Services. All my experiences have not been quality, but they have all been

educational and effective in me becoming who I am. Here I have absorbed more about the

significance of diversity, equity, politics, and hidden curriculum.

As I write this paper, I think about what is next for me as an educator and as a life-long

learner. As I am currently entering the job market, I hope to stay in the Higher Education field,

but I am open to other fields. If this program has taught me anything, it is, life is a journey. On

my journey I plan to continue to learn from all my experiences in the work force, in classrooms

and outside of institutionalized education. I plan to get my license as a social worker in the state

of Illinois and a Certified Nursing Assistant. As someone who is unaware of their next steps, I

think it is in my best interest to be equip with the licenses I may need to acquire careers of my

interest. I eventually will return to institutional education to receive a PhD in psychology.

Education has always been my home away from home. Education being my first love I

do plan to stay up to date on relevant research. I know in order to stay informed I will need to

read relevant research and attend conferences, which I look forward to. A part of being informed

and having relevant research means watching the news, reading educational journals, such as The
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Chronicle and Inside Higher Education. Another way I plan to stay involved in education is by

being friends with other educators. Majority of my friends are in Higher Education and plan to

stay or purse PhD’s and through them I expect to be passively involved. The main characteristic

of my desire in life is to help people become better versions of themselves. One way I currently

do this in my spare time is by assisting friends and family with their resume and cover letter. I

plan to continue to mentor the youth at my mother’s local church in the importance of education

and teach them how to apply college. Learning and being and educator is something I plan to do

for myself and for my community. Though my educational pursuit at Loyola is ending my

journey to learn will never end. I will learn in different realms of life.
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References

John Dewey. (1938). Experience and Education. First Free Press

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