STAMFORD, Conn. – For Joanne Butler, it all started with a degree in secretarial administration from the University of Bridgeport. More degrees followed, but her first experience made all the difference in her path to becoming an adjunct professor in the university’s IDEAL program. “The skills and techniques I learned from that degree have been helpful and transferable,’’ said Butler, ...

STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Andrea Pagani enjoys people. And her classmates in the University of Bridgeport’s IDEAL program give her a well-rounded cross section with whom she can interact. “It’s interesting,’’ said Pagani, who started attending classes at the university’s Stamford location in January. “I’m a person who gets along with people pretty easily. What’s nice at school is you ...

STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Carol Piscitelli found teaching at the University of Bridgeport to be an extension of her work as a family therapist. What she did not know is that she would find it as enjoyable as she has in her seven years with the university’s IDEAL Program. “Some of my colleagues were doing it and I thought I would love to try,’’ said Piscitelli, who teaches at the ...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – AJ Di Mattia has done many things during his career as an attorney and public servant, but none as satisfying as passing on what he has learned to his students in the IDEAL Program at the University of Bridgeport. During his 41-year career, Di Mattia has served for eight years as a New York Assistant District Attorney, assistant prosecutor and New Jersey Deputy ...