Monica Goetz and Philip Goetz
Recorded
November 12, 2022
Archived
November 12, 2022
48:36 minutes
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ddb002596
Description
Phillip Goetz (47) interviews his wife, Monica Goetz (44), about her experiences as a student and staffer at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She shares her family’s history and connection to the university, and recalls both her successes and challenges throughout her education and career.Subject Log / Time Code
(track 1) M talks about her upbringing, and shares her family’s connections to the University of Texas at Austin throughout the generations, and reflects on what it was like to be a first generation college student.
M describes her work at the McCombs School of Business, and talks about her career path from journalism to marketing.
M discusses the culture at McCombs, and remembers some of the support she received as a first generation student.
M shares how her business education allowed her to help her father with his business.
M recalls what it was like to face adversity and to receive support as a first generation student.
M talks about the loss of both of her parents. She says that during the covid-19 pandemic, she was able to work remotely and therefore be able to care for her parents and the ends of their lives.
P compares M’s father’s physical construction work at UTA to M’s digital construction at UTA.
M reflects on what success means to her.
M and P share how they met and connected over both being older students.
(track 2) M discusses some of the challenges she’s faced as a Hispanic person, both at UTA and throughout her career. She also shares the advice she got from a friend and her mother about how to deal with the racism she faced.
M recalls her parents’ reactions when she got her acceptance letter to UTA.
M remembers some of her mentors in high school and at UTA.
Participants
- Monica Goetz
- Philip Goetz