{"id":2028,"date":"2018-10-24T14:16:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T19:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2018-10-24T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T19:16:50","slug":"student-spotlight-debora-viana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/student-spotlight-debora-viana\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: D\u00e9bora Viana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>GST Student Spotlight: D\u00e9bora Viana<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2029\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2029\" class=\"wp-image-2029 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-490x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-490x327.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2018\/10\/IMG_4380-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e9bora (standing second to the right) with her family in Brazil.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9bora is from \u00a0Pernambuco (state), Brazil. She completed an undergraduate degree in IT from UNICAMP and she is now a master&#8217;s student at ACU, pursuing both a MA in Theology and a MS in Social Work. Her perspectives have been a huge blessing to the ACU &amp; GST community. Get to know more about D\u00e9bora below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why did you decide to pursue a MA in both social work and theology, in general and then here at ACU?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I worked in a church for 4 years before I came to the US. I was responsible for communicating events and making sure everything technology related ran smoothly. I loved it during my first years, but as my church started getting more involved with our community my interests changed as well. I wanted to offer more to my community but could only do so much with an IT degree that I didn\u2019t want to use.<\/p>\n<p>Having that in mind, I started scrolling through the graduate degrees ACU offered and found the MS in social work. Once I got here and learned that ACU also offered the MA in theology, I thought it could be beneficial as well, and I signed up for it.<\/p>\n<p>It might be counterintuitive for some, but I think these two degrees complement each other really well. Social work gives me a lot of different skills to work with individuals and communities. And theology is a great safeguard against letting that social justice impulse in me take over my conception of God and the church. I think churches could greatly benefit from having social workers and theologians on staff if they take God and their involvement in their communities seriously.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What are your plans after you finish school?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is hard to think farther than a semester at a time, so instead of plans, I have various ideas for post-graduation. I have been looking at different jobs I could apply for, but I also don\u2019t discard the possibility of getting a PhD in the future. One of the best thing about my degrees is that they prepare me to do either after graduation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is one thing that has surprised you about graduate school?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am learning a lot more about Brazil than I expected. I had the opportunity to take a Latin America History class in my first year in the GST and that gave me great insight into the situation of my country and even my church. And this semester I got the chance to read a Brazilian theologian for one of my classes, and it was great to see good academic work that originated from Brazil. I always loved Brazil but now I have a whole new fascination for it thanks to ACU.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How has ACU and the Graduate School of Theology transformed you since your time here?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My time here at ACU and in the GST has been very humbling. I was born and raised a Christian. After going to church for so long, every Sunday became just an affirmation of things I already knew and practiced. Contrary to that, my GST classes have been good reminders that the mystery of God is something I can never take for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GST Student Spotlight: D\u00e9bora Viana &nbsp; &nbsp; D\u00e9bora is from \u00a0Pernambuco (state), Brazil. 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