{"id":6235,"date":"2022-11-04T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:04:08","slug":"naval-officer-complements-leadership-skills-with-purdue-global-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q4\/naval-officer-complements-leadership-skills-with-purdue-global-degree","title":{"rendered":"Naval officer complements leadership skills with Purdue Global degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words wp-block-paragraph\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Chief warrant officer Kelvin Gumbs\u2019 22-year Navy career took him all over the world. Despite his accomplishments, he was plagued by feelings of inadequacy concerning a goal he had not yet tackled. Gumbs had earned college credits intermittently throughout his naval career, but never completed a degree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018 he discovered Purdue Global, where he went on to complete an&nbsp;associate of applied science degree in small group management&nbsp;in 2020, followed a year later by a bachelor\u2019s degree in&nbsp;professional studies. Gumbs served as a keynote speaker at Purdue Global\u2019s October 2022 commencement ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is among nearly 5,000 active-duty, National Guard or reserve members who serve worldwide while attending Purdue Global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had earned numerous ranks in my career. \u2026 But this just had a different feeling because I finally felt like I was on an even playing field in my career and had a real sense of accomplishing something that was really academically prestigious,\u201d Gumbs says. \u201cAnd then to have it come full circle and have the ability to deliver these remarks, it\u2019s humbling.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gumbs\u2019 full story is available on Purdue University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/naval-officer-complements-leadership-skills-with-purdue-global-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persistent Pursuit website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                            <div class=\"column is-narrow\">                 \n                <div class=\"post-content__editor-note\">\n                    <p class=\"post-content__editor-note--header\">Note to journalists:<\/p>\n                    <p>    \n                        Journalists interested in interviewing Kelvin Gumbs of Pensacola, Florida, should contact Matthew Oates at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\">oatesw@purdue.edu<\/a>.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Chief warrant officer Kelvin Gumbs\u2019 22-year Navy career took him all over the world. 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