{"id":1304,"date":"2017-02-27T16:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2017-02-27T16:18:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:18:31","slug":"employee-spotlight-robert-foshie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1304","title":{"rendered":"Employee Spotlight: Robert Foshie"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – \"Robert<\/a>Described as a man with a strong passion for his work and a positive infectious attitude, Robert Foshie is Texas State Technical College\u2019s first Employee Spotlight honoree.<\/p>\n

The Employee Spotlight was created by TSTC\u2019s Staff Senate to recognize employees who are excelling in their positions and making a difference in their department and around campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m blown away by this award. I\u2019m honored,\u201d said Foshie, interim coordinator for TSTC Assessment and Advisement. \u201cThis is one of those awards that means a lot because the nominations came from my colleagues. I guess this means that I\u2019m making an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tennessee native has been employed with the college for nearly nine years, but before that, he could be found walking the halls and corridors of TSTC as a student.<\/p>\n

Foshie graduated in 2009 with an associate degree in Business Office Technology, now known as Business Management Technology. He said this was an unexpected achievement after never finishing high school, adding that it was his move to Texas that changed his life.<\/p>\n

It was during this time Foshie finished his GED certificate, graduated from TSTC, earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in English Literature from Grand Canyon University, and his master\u2019s degree in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe TSTC everything for who I am,\u201d Foshie said. \u201cI went on to other degrees and I couldn\u2019t have done it without the values that TSTC instilled in me. That is why I wanted to remain here to help other students also achieve their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foshie began working at TSTC as an intern in the Business Office Technology department and was immediately hired after graduating as the department secretary. He has also worked in admissions and as an advisor.<\/p>\n

It is this dedication to the institution that inspired Foshie\u2019s award nominations. Although the nominations remain anonymous, comments submitted are printed on his certificate.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is very knowledgeable and has a strong passion on everything he does throughout the campus,\u201d reads one such comment.<\/p>\n

Yet another states, \u201cRobert is always reliable and very understanding. He is always willing to work with his staff and always puts the students first. He is always looking for ways to make our department better and more efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

And a final comment, \u201cHe is always helpful to students and conducting trainings. He is a wonderful asset to TSTC.\u201d<\/p>\n

TSTC prides itself in being a great place to work and Foshie could not agree more.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing an employee of TSTC means gaining a family,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re all one team and always willing to lend a helping hand. And it is awards like this that reassure employees that they matter. It\u2019s a great reminder that what we do is important and making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foshie said he will continue to work at TSTC as long as he can and he hopes that someday he can use his English degrees to write a novel and teach at the college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – Described as a man with a strong passion for his work and a positive infectious attitude, Robert Foshie is Texas State Technical College\u2019s first Employee Spotlight honoree. The Employee Spotlight was created by TSTC\u2019s Staff Senate to recognize employees who are excelling in their positions and making a difference in their department and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1306,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/1306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}