Monday 4 January 2016

Laura Motes - Applying to Georgia Regents University

Laura Motes applied to Georgia Regents University to earn a Master’s degree in Nursing from one of the best healthcare programs in the area. Motes lives and works near Athens, Georgia, where she spent over 20 years helping the community as a police Sergeant. Motes now wants to help her community in a different way. During her career in law enforcement, she witnessed many healthcare problems causing some of the desperation that develops high crime rates in her community. Motes hopes that she can help people in need, especially those facing life-changing healthcare problems, as a nurse working with those who need medical care every day.

Laura Motes
Laura Motes

Laura Motes applied to Georgia Regents University because its College of Nursing offered a few of the best nationally-ranked graduate programs in nursing in the United States. The school also offers online classes and study opportunities to supplement her learning on her time. The College of Nursing works closely with many other medical schools and colleges in the area and at the university on important research projects as well as traditional and service learning opportunities. Laura Motes was also drawn to the College of Nursing’s mission statement, which emphasizes being a leader in the nursing field with innovation, excellence, and entrepreneurship in areas that will help the most people in the healthcare industry.

Laura Motes wants to earn her Master’s degree in nursing beginning in the fall of 2016 so she can begin serving her community in a new way as soon as possible. Motes is excited by the prospect of protecting and serving people in a new and more direct way than ever before. Her education at Georgia Regents University is the first step.