overcoming adversity and achieving dreams through higher education
“Just tell me where you want to go to school and you’ll go. Just tell me what it is you want to be—and you’ll BE it. Whatever you want to be—Yessir! You just name it, son, and I hand you the world!”—Walter in A Raisin in the Sun For all 20 years of Odyssey’s history, Odyssey …
Congratulations to Duke Ellington, a German shorthair pointer, for achieving certification by the Alliance of Therapy Dogs and for making progress towards becoming a Canine Good Citizen! Owner-trainer Brian Benford, Odyssey alum and full-time success coach, notes, “I hold high expectations for Duke. After all, he is named after one of our greatest jazz masters. …
“You are extraordinary!” UW’s new chancellor told Odyssey alumni as she visited Odyssey’s South Madison home on her second day on the job. Odyssey Codirector Emily Auerbach welcomed Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, gave her a brief overview of Odyssey’s 20-year history, and rapidly turned the program over to six alumni. Char Braxton, Odyssey ’06, read an …