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MAJOR AT CALVIN Communication arts and sciences
GRADUATE STUDIES
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Syracuse University ’08, Master’s in communication and rhetorical studies
Uche Ilobi’s path to Calvin took some interesting turns. Born in Nigeria and educated in the Netherlands, she came to Calvin to study communications. It was her Calvin professors who gave her a perspective that would shape her life going forward—“everyone is called to be an agent in God’s world.” After graduating from Calvin with a degree in communication arts and sciences, she took a job at a prestigious public relations firm before heading to graduate school. With her master’s degree in hand, Uche took a position as the education outreach coordinator at the Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), an organization that brings the world’s finest artists to Houston, Texas, to enrich community life and inspire young people.
UCHE ILOBI Uche has called many places home—Nigeria, the Netherlands, Calvin and now, Houston, Texas.
Next on her journey? She’s leaving that in God’s hands.
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God wants me to be an influence. Maybe it will remain in the arts, perhaps I’ll move to business or even diplomacy. But whatever it is, I’ve learned to give it all my heart.
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