Patricia LeDoux, Mac of 2006

FEBRUARY ALUMNAE SPOTLIGHT
Patricia LeDoux, Mac of 2006

1. In what ways did your Ursuline education prepare you for your work in the real world?

Ursuline fostered an environment of trust—trust that encouraged confidence and goal success in my life, but also trust to admit that I have had psychological and intellectual areas to be developed, along with the encouragement to do so. That trust given to me is something I now can develop in others, while continuing to do so in myself. Especially in areas where women are not encouraged to succeed- and in some cases, are encouraged towards the opposite- instilling confidence requires an environment of trust and room to falter.

2. Please describe the most significant value you learned from Ursuline Academy.

Ursuline laid the foundation for service in my life.  The academy encouraged me from my youngest of ages to participate in service hours in class “service days” and as I grew up, I was encouraged to commit to individual hours of service work. Not that I am shy, but an external push helped me understand how much one gains from volunteering and helping. It no longer became a chore or something to report—since I graduated, this embedded nature of service has paved the road for all of my lifelong goals, especially in providing healthcare to underserved areas in the future.

3. Describe Ursuline in one word.

SANGHA – Sangha is a community of people with a common goal, vision, or purpose, which is the welfare and happiness of the world, out of compassion for its people.

ABOUT PATRICIA LEDOUX

Patricia graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 2010 with a B.A. in International Studies. She recently returned from a one-year volunteer position as an English instructor near the Laos border in Thailand, where she was working under the directorship of a local Non-Governmental Organization, Dragonfly Community Foundation.

After her return to the United States, she married Jordon Gregory, whom she first met on a university study abroad semester in India. They have located to Washington State, where Patricia is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Both she and Jordon hope to join the Peace Corps after she earns this second Bachelor’s degree.