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    Casting Call for Video and Photos 

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    • student activities
    Published: April 28, 2022
    by Holly Walker

    The college is looking for alumni and current students to help us tell the Brightpoint story during June photo and video shoots.

  • Erica Mokun, journalist

    Next Up: Journalist 

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    • alumni
    • arts
    • next up
    • transfer
    Published: March 01, 2021

    Through her involvement in the Tyler's campus community, Erica Mokun discovered her passion for illuminating other people's stories through journalism.

  • Geovany Chavarria, education specialist

    Next Up: Passion and Purpose 

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    • alumni
    • business
    • next up
    • transfer
    Published: February 26, 2021

    The connections Geovany Chavarria made at Tyler helped him reimagine what was possible for his future and include a bachelors degree in his career plan.

  • Jeremy Collins

    Next Up: Electrical Engineer 

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    • alumni
    • next up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 25, 2021
    by Holly Walker & Andrea Almoite

    After making a career jump from electrician to designer, Jeremy Collins returned to Tyler to complete the electrical engineering technology degree he started 25 years earlier.

  • Daniel McCloud, entrepreneur

    Next Up: Entrepreneur 

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    • business
    • next up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 24, 2021

    Daniel McCloud started his associates degree in machining while still in high school, and then scored an internship with Rolls Royce that turned into a full-time job. Now he has returned to Tyler to build his business skills as he starts his own business.

  • Yvonka Weaver, social worker

    Next Up: Social Worker 

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    • alumni
    • government
    • next up
    • transfer
    Published: February 23, 2021

    Two weeks after enrolling at Tyler to become a social worker, Yvonka Weaver was diagnosed with 3 brain aneurysms. She persevered through her health challenges, and with her Tyler support network, completed her degree and transferred to VCU.

  • Alex Ritchie, VCU student

    Next Up: VCU 

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    • alumni
    • engineering
    • next up
    • transfer
    Published: February 15, 2021

    After a NASA internship, leading campus groups, and earning her associate degree in engineering at Tyler, Alex Ritchie is completing her bachelor's degree at VCU and winning awards for her research.

  • Next Up: Saving Lives 

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    • alumni
    • health
    • next up
    Published: February 15, 2021

    Austin Mostoller turned to Tyler for an education that mirrored what he would face in the field as a paramedic.

  • Gervyn Franco, medical student

    Next Up: Medical School 

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    • next up
    • science
    • transfer
    Published: February 15, 2021

    Gervyn Fajardo Franco always loved science, but growing up in Guatemala caring for his quadriplegic father, a career in medicine seemed far out of reach. Tyler made it feel possible again.

  • Tanner Lester, lead draftsman

    Next Up: Lead Draftsman 

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    • alumni
    • next up
    • skilled trades
    Published: February 15, 2021

    Tanner Lester started taking classes at Tyler while still in high school; he leveraged his interests in drawing and design to become a lead draftsman for a housing developer.

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