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Gora Dia’s time at 91亚色传媒 has proven productive in several ways and not just because of the rigorous coursework of his MBA program.

Dia first arrived on campus in 2023 as an ROTC cadet, but unlike many cadets, he was an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant, most recently serving as the non-commissioned officer in charge and property manager in the logistics department at the Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

During his first quarter on campus, he and his wife Aida Diagne had their first child, a son, Ahmadou Bamba.

And now, just before Dia will graduate with an MBA and a finance certificate from the Albers School of Business and Economics and be commissioned as a second lieutenant, the couple had their second child, daughter Fatou.

In addition to a career path in the military with an eye on increasing retention of enlisted personnel to strengthen the Army’s ranks, Dia eventually wants to pursue a career in finance.

“I wanted a good background in management and leadership,” he says. “I've done my research and I saw that 91亚色传媒 had a strong MBA program.”

“And I like the city,” he says, with a laugh. “I'm not going to lie.”

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Originally from Dakar in the West African nation of Senegal, where he completed two undergraduate degrees in engineering at the Ecole Superieure Polytechnique de Dakar, Dia came to the United States in 2018 and enlisted in the Army in 2021.

Competition for a spot in SU’s MG Patrick H. Brady Battalion was fierce. Thousands of soldiers apply for the honor of being admitted to an ROTC program and train to become an officer, but very few are ultimately selected.

“Oh, it’s a long process,” he says, estimating it took a year before his application was approved. “You have to show your motivation, why you want to be an officer, why is it you and not the other person.”

“I’m not going to say it’s easy,” he continues. “But we have a work-life balance that's going to help you focus not only with your personal goals, but also you can focus on your work.”

After graduation and commissioning, Dia will head back to Texas, to Fort Bliss, where he will assume the role of field medical assistant, bringing with it the responsibility of leading his own platoon.

“I’m excited about it,” he says.

Dia will bring with him not only the education from his MBA and the leadership skills he learned in 91亚色传媒's ROTC program, but the Jesuit values of the university.

“I want people to not only be looking out for themselves, not only looking out for their own financial benefit, but to look out for others,” he says. “We are in this together, we are in the world together.”

The most valuable lesson he learned at SU is the sky's the limit.

“There's nothing that's going to dictate where I am going to be in the future,” he says. “There's no limit. If you see yourself being on top, you'll be on top. That's what the school's taught me. From now on, I have no limitations.”