From Average Student to Extraordinary Graduate: The Success Story of Felician University!

20 years ago, Greg Espinosa graduated from Harrison High School. He called his high school years unremarkable.

Greg Espinosa

“I was simply an average student, just trying to get by.” He felt that a college degree was not in his future, but his life’s journey eventually found him at Felician University, “At Felician we felt like members, not numbers, I sat in class next to people from all walks of life, younger and older, parents, athletes, people with full time jobs, and even nuns!” Greg became more than an average student at Felician and on Saturday September 12th, he addressed Students, Parents and Faculty as the 2020 Salutatorian.

Today Greg already has a job as a Special Education teacher in the Parsippany/Troy Hills school system, having officially graduated last May. He credits Felician for helping him find his way. “What I think we learned most at Felician is that we are capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for.”

Watch Greg’s address by clicking here.

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About Felician University

Felician University engages over 2,300 undergraduate, graduate, and adult students through programs in Arts & Sciences, Business, Nursing, and Education. Universal Franciscan values of social justice, compassion, and respect for human dignity serve as an inclusive foundation for transforming the lives of tomorrow’s leaders. Felician University’s education is ranked 3rd best return on investment for private colleges in New Jersey 2018 by the PayScale.com College ROI Report and is ranked #1 safest college campus in the state by niche.com.