{"id":81117,"date":"2022-10-13T14:04:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T18:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=81117"},"modified":"2022-10-13T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T23:08:48","slug":"married-couple-crosses-convocation-stage-at-brock-legacy-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/10\/married-couple-crosses-convocation-stage-at-brock-legacy-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Married couple crosses Convocation stage at Brock legacy celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time Lindsay Clare (BEd \u201920) came across a job posting that required an education degree, she would forward it to her husband.<\/p>\n

At the time, Matt Clare (BA \u201903, MEd \u201921), Interim Director, Technology Enabled Learning for Brock University\u2019s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, was enrolled as a part-time student in Brock\u2019s Master of Education (MEd) program, so Lindsay would send him opportunities from the company she worked for.<\/p>\n

Matt would always turn them down, saying he was happy at Brock and not interested in working for a large private company.<\/p>\n

After several declines from Matt, Linsday questioned her motives and started to look inward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought to myself, ‘why do I keep passing on these good jobs to Matt when I could be applying for them myself?’\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A key component was missing from her qualifications: although she had a bachelor\u2019s degree, it wasn\u2019t in education.<\/p>\n

Lindsay then discovered Brock\u2019s Bachelor of Education in Adult Education (BEd ADED) program<\/a>, which would allow her to complete a second degree from a distance, completely online from her home in Burlington. Plus, as the spouse of a Brock employee, she could benefit from the University\u2019s tuition assistance program.<\/p>\n

She enrolled in the BEd ADED and joined Matt as a part-time Brock student. Each worked on their respective degrees while balancing full-time jobs and being parents to their two young children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith kids, it\u2019s about juggling your schedule,\u201d she said. “I would do some learning at lunch and after dinner once the kids went to bed. It was hard, but it was definitely worth it in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindsay completed her BEd ADED in 2020 and Matt completed his MEd in 2021<\/a>, with both graduating as part of the University\u2019s virtual Convocation ceremonies. Although each occasion was individually celebrated, they were unable to experience the pomp and circumstance of Brock\u2019s on-campus Convocation ceremonies \u2014 until Thursday.<\/p>\n

Lindsay and Matt were among 1,600 alumni participating in Brock\u2019s legacy Convocation celebrations this week. As they crossed the stage, their children and parents cheered from their seats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to show our children how important education is, for us and for them as well,\u201d said Lindsay. \u201cLifelong learning is so important for careers right now because skills are changing so quickly, so you need to be able to adapt and grow and learn new things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since completing an education degree, Lindsay has been keeping the job postings to herself. Earlier this year, she was hired within her company in a new role focusing on learning and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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