{"id":768,"date":"2026-05-14T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/gradschool\/?p=768"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:00:27","slug":"beyond-the-nest-rebecca-wasio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/gradschool\/2026\/05\/14\/beyond-the-nest-rebecca-wasio\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Nest: Rebecca Wasio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Meet Rebecca Wasio! Rebecca is a two-time Cardinal graduate. She earned her undergraduate degree in 2002 and an MA in Elementary Education in 2014. Rebecca is currently a 3rd-grade teacher at South Bend Hebrew Day School. Chirp Chirp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">What led you to your graduate program at BSU?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I always believed in building my professional knowledge. I graduated in 2002 with my undergraduate degree, and around 2011, I took some graduate courses at a college near where I lived. I wanted to grow my professional knowledge. So in 2012, I transferred those credits and pursued the program online, which allowed me to go at my own pace. The summers were when I took my classes, when I was off while teaching at Head Start.<\/p>\n<p><b>What was your proudest memory as a BSU\u00a0grad\u00a0student?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It was probably during that time that I realized that I really enjoyed child development research. I had a couple of part-time research positions doing assessments with children and observations in classrooms. Getting more into understanding the importance of research and how to apply it to what we&#8217;re doing every day stands out to me.<\/p>\n<div><b>How have you been able to use your graduate degree(s) from BSU?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;ve been able to teach in higher education. 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