Christi Gramling teaches political science and pre-law courses at CSU. She has been teaching at CSU since 2012, but she has been blessed with an exciting and varied professional history prior to beginning her teaching career.

Gramling graduated from Ohio University (not to be confused with Ohio State) with her bachelor’s degree in English and shortly thereafter began her graduate studies at Regent University where she graduated with a master’s degree in government and public policy and a law degree.

After her four years of graduate studies, and passing the bar exam, Gramling began practicing law. She started as an associate lawyer at a general practice law firm where she handled a variety of cases, such as contracts, debt collection, bankruptcies, adoptions, and criminal defense, to name a few.

Though she enjoyed practicing law, Gramling had always been interested in law enforcement and federal agencies, so she pursued a position with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a diversion investigator and later as a program analyst. Working for that agency was an exciting career; every day was different, and the work always interesting. In addition, as a public servant, Gramling felt the satisfaction that came from helping others and upholding the law.

Even though she experienced joy and fulfillment in these positions, Gramling still had a sense that she had not found her true calling. Looking back now, she realizes that she had always “dabbled” in her calling; She worked as a tutor, helped develop a writing center, and acted as a faculty advisor for the National Youth Leadership Forum. Then, in the summer of 2007, she was hired to teach a single course for a separate institution; She knew after that first class that teaching full-time was her calling.

Today, Gramling’s calling and her students provide a constant source of opportunities to guide, teach, learn, and grow, and she is excited to serve God in fulfilling her calling professionally.

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