Raising four children while working full time is plenty for anyone to have on their plate, but Kenya Matthews wanted more. She wanted to lead. She wanted to better herself. And she wanted to show her children what it means to commit to something.

Kenya enrolled in Robert Morris University’s master’s degree program in Organizational Leadership program in 2016 with the goal of graduating in just 18 months. With just six months to go, her employer laid her off. Still, she kept at it.

Quinton Perry earned two degrees at graduation last year – management and marketing – with the plan that those would cover a lot of territory in business. Pretty soon his job with a Fortune 500 company required Quinton to cover a lot of territory — on business trips to clients across the country, from Alaska to Maine.

Margo is a 4.0 honors student who is actively involved in campus life as a community advisor and member of the Women’s Leadership and Mentorship Program. What you might not know about Margo is, she is fluent in Arabic.

When her RMU journey began, Margo knew she’d receive a world class education in business administration, accounting and finance, but she didn’t know she’d have the opportunity to learn Arabic and travel the globe.
Margo pursued prestigious scholarships with the help of the Office of Scholar Development, and was awarded the Vira I. Heinz Women and

Jordan Curry has always been motivated to work for a good cause, helping the disadvantaged and doing good for society. She also is a big hockey fan. The job she accepted last spring after graduation — program coordinator for the Mario Lemieux Foundation — is a perfect combination of the two things that motivate her most.