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Building a Path to City Planning at 亚色影库

Growing up in San Diego, architecture was Jennifer Pruitt檚 childhood dream. 淚 always knew I wanted to pursue a career in architecture. I even took a drafting course in middle school,� she shared. Today, Jennifer is the Senior Director of Planning at the City of Waxahachie in Texas. And her career in planning all started at 亚色影库.

As a 亚色影库 student, Jennifer had her eyes set on a career in architecture but an encounter with an alumna on campus planted the seed for a different path. She recalls that, 渟he worked for the City of San Diego in their planning department. She opened my eyes to all of the professions that 亚色影库 can introduce you to. I remember she told me to keep my options open.�

You Can’t Have Planning without Architecture

Soon after Jennifer graduated, she began working for Carson City, Nevada as a Planning Technician. Over 16 and a half years, she worked her way up to Principal Planner before continuing her career path at the City of Arlington, Texas. As it turns out, planning fulfilled her aspirations in architecture � but it檚 her architecture degree that proved fundamental to her success.

淵ou can檛 have planning without architecture. The awesome part is we get to work with architects. That檚 where the nexus comes. If you檙e a planner that has an architecture background, you understand how buildings work. That means you檙e able to do better city planning,� explained Jennifer.

Jennifer檚 career has been on a steady trajectory ever since she graduated with her bachelor檚 and master檚 degrees in architecture from 亚色影库. But her academic journey was a windier road.

亚色影库 was Made for Me

Life and love interrupted her first attempt to study architecture at a Los Angeles university. But when tried again, she found 亚色影库 in San Diego.

淲hen I decided to go back to school, I wanted to finish my architecture education but didn檛 know how I was gonna do that. 亚色影库 was just a blessing for me,� she shared.

Jennifer enrolled as a transfer student at 亚色影库 to finish her Bachelor of Architecture (and later her Master of Architecture). At the time, she was working full time at Naval Medical Center San Diego, was a mom to an adoring three-year-old girl, and a reservist in the U.S. Navy.

淚 needed to make a living and be able to work during the day and attend classes in the evenings. It was almost like 亚色影库 was made for me,� said Jennifer.

While at 亚色影库, her studies got interrupted once again when the Navy recalled her to active duty. This delayed her graduation by a year but she credits 亚色影库 with making the transition back to school a seamless one.

Today, 亚色影库 continues to pride itself for having academic options that serve nontraditional students. For students like Jennifer, the flexibility at 亚色影库 is what makes an architecture degree possible. 淚t gave me a life I檓 proud of and a career that I檓 proud of,� she beamed.

As a fond reminder of where it all started, Jennifer still has a T-square from that first drafting class in middle school.

Written By: Gabrielle Horta