Free online leadership course offered in 2020 sparks Glover’s return to finish his bachelor’s degree

A free online leadership course offered by Troy University in 2020 planted a seed for Baytown, Texas resident Justin Ross Glover, and on July 24, that seed bloomed into a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. Glover was among the more than 300 Troy University graduates to receive their diplomas during the summer commencement ceremony inside Trojan Arena on the Troy Campus. For Glover, Friday’s walk across the graduation stage represented the culmination of a journey that began 27 years ago. Glover lived in southern Alabama from ages 5 to 8, but then his family bounced around the south, before landing in Texas, where he finished high school. He started college in 1999. “It was hit or miss – a lot of fun and taking semesters off to work,” he admitted. “I finished my associate’s degree in 2010.” Glover had occasional thoughts of continuing his education, but it was the notice about a free leadership class that appeared on Linked In in 2020 that caught his attention. “In 2020, I saw on Linked In an announcement about Dr. Hawkins’ free online course, Leadership 101, and I decided to take it,” he said. “It planted a seed. I looked further into TROY
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