{"id":4419,"date":"2023-05-10T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:18:13","slug":"he-leads-by-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/2023\/05\/he-leads-by-example\/","title":{"rendered":"He Leads by Example"},"content":{"rendered":"
Doctoral student Julius Moore, a former Army drill sergeant and squad leader, shows veterans a path to post-military success through education.<\/div><\/div>\n

By Amanda Loudin<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re a member of the military, there\u2019s someone telling you where to be, what to do, and when to do it, pretty much around the clock.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re a university student, the opposite holds true. The choices available to you \u2014 good and bad \u2014 are almost limitless. Professors give you assignments and deadlines, but the choice to show up to class and turn your work in on time is up to you.<\/p>\n

No one understands this contrast and challenge better than Julius Moore II, retired Army sergeant first class, assistant director of the MLK Scholarship Association at Seton Hall. Moore, 45, brought a full military career with him when he began his university teaching experience in 2015.<\/p>\n

Tasked with providing guidance to the University\u2019s ROTC students, Moore initially worried about his new job. \u201cI had just finished my associate degree when I arrived at Seton Hall,\u201d he explains. \u201cI was nervous because I had never taught students before.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Moore had done during four deployments, however, was lead. He had also served as a drill sergeant, laying a foundation from which to now lead students.<\/p>\n

Still, there were differences. \u201cIn the military, there\u2019s a power dynamic in place that dictates everything you do,\u201d he says. \u201cIn education, you\u2019ve got college students with aspirations to become an officer, and I felt like an imposter teaching them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet Moore had a knack for teaching his new charges. \u201cThe students encouraged me to continue my education and become Dr. Moore,\u201d he says. \u201cI listened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after beginning at Seton Hall, Moore began a quest to obtain first his bachelor\u2019s degree, followed by a second associate degree, and then his master\u2019s. He did all that while teaching, and helping his wife raise their blended family of six children. \u201cThere were moments I thought I wouldn\u2019t graduate, but I learned that a student can\u2019t be afraid to ask for help,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Today, Moore is in pursuit of his Ph.D., with plans to defend his dissertation and graduate in the spring of 2024. Hillary Morgan, program director for higher education in the Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy, is serving on his dissertation committee. \u201cI first met Julius in the fall of 2020,\u201d she says. \u201cHe was so engaged, and he cared deeply about the students he was working with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan says that in Moore\u2019s case, at times it was the student teaching the professor. \u201cI learned from him because I don\u2019t have a military background and he wove that experience into every class,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

As Moore adjusted to his life as both a student and teacher, a new mission became clear to him: helping student veterans connect to higher education. \u201cMany veterans aren\u2019t aware of the path they can take in education, and Julius wants to help them bridge that gap,\u201d says Morgan. \u201cHe is a passionate advocate for this group, and he stands out for his dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rev. Forrest M. Pritchett, senior adviser to the provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Seton Hall, and a mentor to Moore, has witnessed this advocacy in action, and is impressed. \u201cI\u2019ve watched a mature man climbing up the ladder of life,\u201d says Pritchett. \u201cIt has required more persistence and determination for him to complete what he has than the typical student entering college.\u201d<\/p>\n

To that end, Moore\u2019s dissertation is focused on student-veteran persistence, a perfect topic for him to tackle. \u201cThe challenge for veterans is entering a completely different environment,\u201d he says. \u201cThe military tells you what to do, and once you leave, everything is strange and different. I want to help veterans persist through college.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Morgan and Pritchett will tell you Moore is already accomplishing that goal. Says Pritchett: \u201cHe\u2019s made a quantum leap in academia, and now he\u2019s sharing that experience and making a difference with young veteran scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amanda Loudin is a Maryland-based freelance writer. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doctoral student Julius Moore, a former Army drill sergeant and squad leader, shows veterans a path to post-military success through education.<\/p>\n

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