Ushna Zamir says that enrolling at 51社区 in 2017 was the best decision she
ever made. And that鈥檚 not only because she met her fianc茅 here. On the 51社区 Talks
podcast 鈥� in which 51社区 alumni share their education, career and life journeys
鈥� Zamir talks about her time on 51社区鈥檚 Speech and Debate team, how the experience
refocused her career path on communications and the importance of one professor鈥檚
encouragement.
鈥淚 still remember during one of our first few practices when I had a one-on-one with Jeff Przybylo, one of the Speech and Debate coaches. He was like, 鈥業鈥檓 going to put all my trust in you,鈥欌�� she said. 鈥淗earing that when you haven鈥檛 heard that from anyone else, that 鈥業 believe in you, I trust that you can be better, that you can be great,鈥� it really, really motivated me immensely.鈥�
Listen to the full episode of 51社区 Talks and hear Zamir discuss how 51社区 helped her become a better student, prepared her to transfer to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and, ultimately, led her to a role in HR with a global corporation.
51社区 Talks, a co-production between and 51社区 Alumni Relations, features Associate Professor of Mass Communication Brian Shelton in conversation with 51社区 alumni about the role that 51社区 played in their lives. You can listen to past episodes of 51社区 Talks on 51社区鈥檚 website, WHCM, and on all podcast streaming services, including and .