{"id":8944,"date":"2015-09-03T19:03:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8944"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:20:45","slug":"venus-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/venus-degree","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams Graduates With\u00a0A Business Degree Despite Her Hectic Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Venus always had another dream that went beyond the tennis courts, and after several years of hard work, she has finally achieved it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Quest To Continuous Improvement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Venus always wanted to earn a business degree, so four years ago, she enrolled in the online degree completion program at the Indiana University East. This program is part of a partnership between the university and the Women\u2019s Tennis Benefits Association.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School officials reported that she was incredibly dedicated, just like she is on the court. \u201c<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Venus took concepts from the courses and tried them out in real life, and then she would want to learn more<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d School of Business and Economics Dean David Frantz said. \u201cV<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5\">enus had a certain openness to learning that we cannot teach and we celebrate<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8945\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/venus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/venus.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/venus.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/venus-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/venus-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/venus.jpg?w=720&amp;h=480&amp;crop=1\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Happy with Her Accomplishment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her hard work has finally paid off and she earned her degree. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve learned so much<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was always my dream to have a business degree, and I ended up going to art school so many times, but in the back of my head I felt like I needed the tools to be a better leader, to be a better planner, to be better at all of the things I wanted to do in my businesses because I\u2019m so hands-on<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8946\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CN7DYZqUEAAZ31Z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CN7DYZqUEAAZ31Z.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CN7DYZqUEAAZ31Z.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CN7DYZqUEAAZ31Z-85x80.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CN01iQSXAAAPrQD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/serena-2\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0From Humble Beginnings To The Pinnacle of Success, Here Are 7 Things You Should Know About Serena Williams.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venus Williams has accomplished so much in her tennis career. 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