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Danna Yunis |
Danna
Yunis was a broken person when her father – her best friend – passed away in
2018. Her comeback began when she resolved to heed his urgings in pursuing an
education and earning a degree from his alma mater.
“I
drove to Grossmont College, completely in tears, because that’s where he went
to school,” Yunis said. “I had suffered a tremendous loss, I was very depressed
and I needed to do something, to move forward, to have something to look
forward to.”
Two
years after enrolling at the El Cajon campus, Yunis has something else to look
forward to: she transfers in fall 2021 to San Diego State University – another
school her father attended – for a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric. She plans to
earn a master’s degree in creative writing and hopes for a career as a community
college professor.
She
credits Grossmont College for supporting her in the first steps on her journey.
“The
instructors at Grossmont have a passion for teaching,” said Yunis, who received
a 4.0 point average in fall 2020. “It’s not just a job for them. They inspire
you. They have people there helping you every step of the way, whatever it
takes, whatever you need.”