During a visit to the Cleveland Zoo as a small child, Maureen 鈥淢oe鈥� Duffy, B.S. 鈥�17, witnessed a zookeeper working with a gorilla, sparking a lifelong interest in animals.
When it came time to pick a college, Duffy knew two things for certain: she wanted to pursue a career where she could work with animals and she wanted to stay in Ohio.
She looked into three different schools in Ohio and said, 鈥溓嗄晟己解€檚 where I ended up finding my happy place.鈥� Duffy earned her from 青年涩导航 in 2017, and today she works as a zookeeper in the Australia and the Islands region of the .
鈥淭he zoology program at 青年涩导航 is well-established and I felt that the classes I would be able to take and the opportunities I was going to be able to have through internships was going to give me the best opportunity in this field,鈥� Duffy said.
Noting that her field is extremely competitive Duffy said earning her degree at 青年涩导航 helped open doors. 鈥淏eing able to go to Kent and get my degree 鈥� Without that college degree, I definitely wouldn鈥檛 be standing where I am today,鈥� Duffy said.
