{"id":3294,"date":"2018-03-06T16:31:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T22:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/international-dev\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:10:12","slug":"jihad-kadhim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/jihad-kadhim\/","title":{"rendered":"Jihad Kadhim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Jihad-Kadhim.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4933\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Jihad-Kadhim.webp 268w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/Jihad-Kadhim-241x300.webp 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Best memories from your Valpo days: &nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have so many things in my memory from VU that I always remember. I remember playing ultimate Frisbee with David Brown and how he taught me to throw the disc; it was such a fun&nbsp;game with many American and International students from different majors who studied at VU at that time. In addition, I remember a lot of things that I loved there such as swimming, playing soccer, volleyball etc. I took so much knowledge and experience from Valpo and I am transferring it&nbsp;to my current students and colleagues, and they are so happy with everything that I teach them. Simply, life in Valpo was great and it was an amazing opportunity for me to be a&nbsp;VU student. Now I feel so grateful and happy to be a Valpo alumnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best memory that I have from Valparaiso University is knowing very great people. People at Valpo are so kind and friendly. I made many friends at Valpo. Faculty members and colleagues are so helpful; they helped me to achieve my goal and ambition by learning new experience and different cultures. There were so many activities that made me feel I was at home. In fact, I never felt I was in a new country, I felt at home in Valpo! People at Valpo are so welcoming and generous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jihad Kadhim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a0December 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Degree:<\/strong>\u00a0M.S.,\u00a0Nursing Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Current Job:\u00a0<\/b>Lecturer, University of Kufa, College of Nursing (Iraq)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Contact Email\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; <a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u006a\\u0069\\u0068\\u0061\\u0064\\u002e\\u006b\\u0061\\u0064\\u0068\\u0069\\u006d\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u006a\\u0069\\u0068\\u0061\\u0064\\u002e\\u006b\\u0061\\u0064\\u0068\\u0069\\u006d\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days: &nbsp; I have so many things in my memory from VU that I always remember. 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