She spends her time at school organizing scholarships for students and helping them study for college testing. Now, she gets to spend time doing the things she loves. Higher education coordinator Marcia Brown is set to retire from LCM after almost 20 years of constantly helping students pass their tests and be college ready, among other tasks.
Brown has been the higher education coordinator at LCM for 11 years. Before she took on her current role in 2015, she taught several different courses since 2009: AV Tech, Keyboarding, Website Design, Health, Money Management, Family and Consumer Science, and Career Preparation. As well as her time at LCM, she worked as an instructor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an adjunct instructor at the Lincoln School of Commerce, and an instructor, office technology program director, and technical division chair at LSCO.
Following Brown’s retirement at the end of the school year, she is anticipating focusing her time on what matters most to her.
“I am looking forward to having time to enjoy working in my flower garden, catching up on my genealogy, and traveling with my husband,” Brown said.
Even though Brown is retiring, she is leaving the door open for opportunities to assist students with their education.
“I have known that I wanted to teach or work in education since 6th grade,” Brown said. “I am a teacher/trainer at heart, and I am confident there will always be opportunities to continue to find ways to help others continue to learn.”
One of Brown’s favorite memories from LCM is when her daughter competed in band at the area marching contest, and she was very excited when it was announced that LCM would be competing in state.
“Another favorite memory was helping coach LCM’s Quiz Bowl team, and their winning the Channel 6 Academic Challenge for several years,” Brown said.
Brown’s passion is being able to help guide students through the ins and outs of their high school and college education.
“I love helping students (and parents) understand the transition from high school to college—either through dual credit or the application process, the excitement of the seniors when they let me know they have been accepted or received a scholarship, watching the satisfaction of the students who studied and meet the college-ready standard on the TSI test,” Brown said.
In the position of coordinator, much of the work involves helping students succeed and plan their futures, which inclined Brown to eventually take on the role.
“It was a great fit—I was asked to take on this role, and it combined my college teaching and administrative background and experience and my high school experience together,” Brown said.
When Brown retires, there are many things she will miss about the campus she has spent nearly two decades at.
“I will miss getting to know the students and watching them mature from freshmen to seniors and young adults,” Brown said. “I get to work with a lot of juniors and seniors, and we have some of the best kids here.”
