{"id":59,"date":"2016-11-02T20:53:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/?p=59"},"modified":"2016-11-02T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:53:10","slug":"being-a-tennessee-tech-graduate-student-john-d-stites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/2016\/11\/02\/being-a-tennessee-tech-graduate-student-john-d-stites\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Tennessee Tech Graduate Student: John D. Stites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The series &#8220;Being a Graduate Student at Tennessee Tech,&#8221;&nbsp;is designed to give you insight into the perspectives of our diverse graduate student body. The second installment of our series introduces you to Mr. John D. Stites of Cookeville, TN.&nbsp;Mr. Stites&nbsp;has served as <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60 alignleft\" alt=\"jstites\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/files\/2016\/11\/JStites-170x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-768x1358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-696x1231.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-1068x1889.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites-238x420.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/JStites.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a>Managing Director of XI Investments, one of the largest commercial and industrial real estate developers in the&nbsp;Upper Cumberland Region of Middle Tennessee, CEO of J&amp;S Construction Company, Inc. for over 40 years, and as Director of Real Estate Processes for the State of Tennessee.&nbsp;He is a prime&nbsp;example of the change going on in education and career advancement.&nbsp;Those who used to be called non-traditional students are rapidly becoming typical.&nbsp; So, what are the benefits of going back to graduate school for working professionals?<\/p>\n<p>Check out the following video and hear&nbsp;how such an accomplished professional finds value in a graduate education at Tennessee Tech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Studies &#8211; Benefits for Working Professionals<\/strong> (Video: Vimeo.com)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/147777266\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Graduate Studies - Benefits for Working Professionals\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tntech.edu\/graduate\">Tennessee Tech&#8217;s graduate programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The series &#8220;Being a Graduate Student at Tennessee Tech,&#8221;&nbsp;is designed to give you insight into the perspectives of our diverse graduate student body. 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