SunSentinel.com reports:
This week's graduating class at Barry University is about to get bigger.
Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal will graduate Saturday with a doctoral degree in education from the Miami Shores university. His 7-foot-1 frame will don a red-and-black velvet gown as he joins 1,100 graduating students at the commencement ceremonies at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.
Known simply as Shaq, he now can call himself Dr. O'Neal. For 4 1/2 years, the former Miami Heat center took 16 courses, completed 54 credit hours and carried a grade point average of 3.813, according to the university. The 40-year-old's exact degree is in Organizational Learning and Leadership, with a specialization in human resource development.
Two
weeks ago, O'Neal presented his doctoral dissertation before Barry faculty
members. His oral and video project was titled, "How Leaders Utilize Humor
or Seriousness in Leadership Roles." He is expected to use his degree to
advance his post-basketball entrepreneurial career, which includes working as
an analyst on TNT's "Inside the NBA" sports program.
He's
always had an interest in education. In 2000, O'Neal graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of
science in general studies. In 2005, he got his MBA through an online program
from the University of Phoenix.
In South Florida, O'Neal was also involved in the community. He was a reserve officer for the Miami Beach Police Department and was known to give way game tickets via his Twitter account.
In a university release, Shaq stated: "This is for my mother, who always stressed the importance of education. I am proud to have achieved a doctoral degree and wish to thank my professors and Barry University for helping make this dream a reality. I'm smart enough to know that, even at my tender age, my pursuit of education is never finished."
In South Florida, O'Neal was also involved in the community. He was a reserve officer for the Miami Beach Police Department and was known to give way game tickets via his Twitter account.
In a university release, Shaq stated: "This is for my mother, who always stressed the importance of education. I am proud to have achieved a doctoral degree and wish to thank my professors and Barry University for helping make this dream a reality. I'm smart enough to know that, even at my tender age, my pursuit of education is never finished."
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