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UTC junior Destini Givens, who received an associate degree from Chattanooga State Community College in May 2022, is majoring in psychology with a minor in child and family studies. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Prior to the recent signing of a dual admission agreement between Chattanooga State Community College and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chatt State Director of Recruiting and Orientation Kisha Thomas was asked to recommend a recent graduate who had immediately transferred to UTC to continue their educational path.<\/p>\n

Thomas suggested Destini Givens, calling the 2022 graduate \u201cfocused and driven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Givens nodded in agreement and smiled when she heard how Thomas had described her.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am,\u201d she said, \u201cand I appreciate hearing those words.\u201d<\/p>\n

By all accounts, Givens\u2019 transition from Chatt State to UTC has gone fairly successfully.<\/p>\n

However, the path in life to get to this point is another story.<\/p>\n

Originally from Danville, Illinois, Givens and her family\u2014parents Robert and Nikki and brothers Desmin and Kamrin\u2014moved to the Chattanooga area during her elementary school days.<\/p>\n

Shortly after she began attending Ooltewah High School, her father was diagnosed with sarcoidosis\u2014an incurable inflammatory disease impacting multiple organs throughout his body. As a result, he could no longer work.<\/p>\n

With only one income in the house, Givens worked two jobs to help out during her time in high school. She proved she could handle multi-tasking, graduating in 2019 with a 3.8 GPA.<\/p>\n

What she couldn\u2019t do was go away to college and leave her family in a precarious financial situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got into Austin Peay (in Clarksville, Tennessee); I did my tour, I had a dorm room,\u201d she said, \u201cbut if I\u2019m being honest, there was a huge financial strain. I remember talking with my mom and she said, \u2018Whatever you want to do, we can do it, but you should really look into the Tennessee Promise Program.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I decided to do Tennessee Promise, it was a privilege that I was able to get two free years. Without that, I wouldn\u2019t have had my education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar to high school, Givens was a high-achieving student at Chatt State. Just like high school, Givens needed to help out financially while navigating college and a pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy freshman year at Chatt State, I worked full-time hours,\u201d she recalled, \u201cbut it was more of a flexible job; I was on campus two days a week and then worked. When COVID hit, I went to all online.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things went back down to where I could return to campus, I was working a full-time 9-to-5 job. I couldn\u2019t attend school in person, but I needed to stick with it, get my associate\u2019s degree and get something under my belt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trying to navigate school and work turned into a three-year process, with Givens receiving an associate degree with an emphasis in psychology in May 2022.<\/p>\n

Associate degree in hand, she wouldn\u2019t stop her educational journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have become more aware of how much education is a privilege,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere I come from, there\u2019s no college down the street\u2014and after moving here, I live down the street from not one, but two colleges. I knew I needed to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked at UTC, applied and got in. I knew this was the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Givens, targeting a spring 2024 graduation from UTC, is majoring in psychology with a minor in child and family studies. She continues to work 40 hours a week while taking 12 hours of classes to maintain full-time student status.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to sound a little cheesy, but when I started coming here last fall, it was magical for me,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing able to be on campus, take classes and meet people who may not have the same story\u2014but we\u2019re the same age\u2014was so important. Being able to network and talk to people, I found myself and the career path I wanted to take. It has just been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling her start at UTC last fall, Givens admits it was a challenge at first. \u201cEspecially money-wise, it was hard to take off work and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

But she said she wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try not to get emotional thinking about it, but the biggest motivator in my life right now is to be able to have my education,\u201d Givens said. \u201cTo be able to break generational curses where it strained our families on both sides, I could not pass that up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like my family\u2019s rooting for me all the way from Illinois because they know I\u2019m not taking any of this for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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