Name: Delanie Williamson
Major: Ed.S. Educational Leadership
Grad Year: 2027
Hometown: Murtaugh, Idaho
Fun Fact About You:
I have spent 92% of my teaching career in the same school and position. Dedicating so much of my time to one community has helped me develop relationships that will last a lifetime. It has become a home away from home for myself and my family.
Favorite NNU Memory So Far:
Meeting with Robin Gilbert to discuss my principal internship. Robin has more real-life experiences in the field of education than my previous college professors. She shares these experiences as a way to help her students grow and learn. When talking with Robin, it feels like I am speaking with a colleague. In the graduate program, I feel like we have all been treated like professionals.
Favorite Thing About NNU:
I appreciate having professors that are or have been in my position as an educator or leader. In my past experiences most of my professors went straight to being college professors following graduate school. Thus far, all my professors at NNU have been able to share very valuable real-life experiences. I also love that NNU is a small community! I have had many of the same people enrolled in most of my courses.
How has your experience at NNU shaped your faith, guided your calling, and influenced the way you serve or connect with others?
My experience at NNU has given me the faith to pursue a leadership career and has guided me towards that. Beginning my program, I thought maybe I would be a consulting teacher or coach someday; but now I feel a strong pull toward building administration. I have been provided with opportunities that have given me the faith in myself to pursue something I previously wouldn’t have considered. It has given me the confidence to take on more leadership roles and embrace the more challenging aspects of being a leader.
NNU students frequently express that we do college different. How do you believe NNU does college different?
Northwest Nazarene University focuses on the concepts we need to know and how to apply them. Graduate school this go-around feels less like a check list and more like a learning experience.
