{"id":2261,"date":"2019-02-06T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:40:48","slug":"military-mom-leads-by-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/06\/military-mom-leads-by-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Mom Leads by Example"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2261_e38d7e-06 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2261_509bbb-bc\">We could all learn something from following WilmU senior Brandi Niehoff, though most of us couldn\u2019t keep up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Brandi-Niehoff-446x446-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Brandi-Niehoff-446x446-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Brandi-Niehoff-446x446-300x300-1-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering the final semester of her Criminal Justice bachelor\u2019s degree program, she leads by example wherever she goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Niehoff starts her day caring for her husband and two sons \u2014 an infant and preschooler. She makes sure the kids are dressed, fed, and dropped off at school or daycare. Then it\u2019s off to her full-time job as a civil operator and investigative case analyst for the Army National Guard as a member of the Delaware Counterdrug Taskforce. Her daily responsibilities involve supporting local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in counterdrug investigations, and helping community- based operations that serve youth and adults. After work, she visits her \u201csecond family\u201d at Frontline CrossFit, five days a week. It\u2019s a major factor in her continued success. Somehow she manages to find the time and energy to maintain her 3.6 GPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with Dr. Jim Warwick, program chair of the Criminal Justice program, and members of the Instructional Design and Credit for Prior Learning teams at the College of Online and Experiential Learning, Niehoff was approved for and completed a specialized Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) in fall of 2018.&nbsp; She was one of the first students to participate in this exciting option for the redeveloped Technology Applications in Criminal Justice (CRJ 350) course.&nbsp; The specialized PLA format was designed carefully for students with sufficient professional experience in law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 15 years of dedicated service to her nation and local community, she will be appointed to the rank staff sergeant with the 160<sup>th<\/sup> Engineer Company.&nbsp; Never one to shy away from a challenge, she is also taking advantage of the opportunity to participate in the CRJ to MAJ Accelerated Option at Wilmington University. 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