{"id":60203,"date":"2012-05-09T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/?p=60203"},"modified":"2012-05-10T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T20:51:56","slug":"gac-filipaj-52-vjecar-nga-ulqinikurorezohet-me-diplome-te-universitetit-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/gac-filipaj-52-vjecar-nga-ulqinikurorezohet-me-diplome-te-universitetit-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gac Filipaj 52 vje\u00e7ar nga Ulqini,kuror\u00ebzohet me diplome t\u00eb Universitetit Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mbas 19 viteve,Gac Filipaj nga Ulqini,diplomohet n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn 52-vje\u00e7are (VIDEO<a href=\"http:\/\/infokosova.net\/lifestyle\/3487-australi-diplomohet-ne-moshen-97-vjecare-video\">)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kronik\u00eb e shkurt\u00ebr nga historia e Gac Filipaj ardhur ne SHBA nga fshatrat p\u00ebrreth Ulqinit,k\u00ebto dit\u00eb n\u00eb NEW YORK nuk flitet vet\u00ebm p\u00ebr Gac Filipaj,ku mbas 19 viteve mbriti t\u00eb diplomoj\u00eb si emigrant I ardhur nga trojet e Malit t\u00eb Zi.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gac-Filipaj-52-vje\u00e7ar-nga-Ulqinikuror\u00ebzohet-me-diplome-t\u00eb-Universitetit-Columbia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-60204\" title=\"Gac Filipaj 52 vje\u00e7ar nga Ulqini,kuror\u00ebzohet me diplome t\u00eb Universitetit Columbia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gac-Filipaj-52-vje\u00e7ar-nga-Ulqinikuror\u00ebzohet-me-diplome-t\u00eb-Universitetit-Columbia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gac-Filipaj-52-vje\u00e7ar-nga-Ulqinikuror\u00ebzohet-me-diplome-t\u00eb-Universitetit-Columbia.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gac-Filipaj-52-vje\u00e7ar-nga-Ulqinikuror\u00ebzohet-me-diplome-t\u00eb-Universitetit-Columbia-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nShqiptari hyn si pastrues del me diplom\u00eb n\u00eb Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pas nj\u00ebzet\u00eb vjet pune pastrues n\u00eb objektet e Universitetit Columbia, shqiptari me prejardhje nga nj\u00eb fshat i Ulqinit, Gac Filipaj do t\u00eb diplomoj\u00eb n\u00eb Universitetin Columbia n\u00eb New York k\u00ebsaj t\u00eb diele me nderimet m\u00eb t\u00eb larta, thuhet n\u00eb nj\u00eb kumtes\u00eb p\u00ebr media t\u00eb universitetit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe k\u00ebt\u00eb po realizohet vet\u00ebm gjysma e \u00ebndrr\u00ebs sime,\u201d ka deklaruar Filipaj, p\u00ebr t\u00eb cilin sot shkruajn\u00eb shum\u00eb gazeta amerikane si nj\u00eb fenomen i njeriut k\u00ebmb\u00ebngul\u00ebs, inspirues, q\u00eb diplomon n\u00eb nj\u00eb nga Universitet m\u00eb t\u00eb njohur dhe elite amerikane ku pranohen vet\u00ebm 10 p\u00ebr qind e atyre q\u00eb konkurrojn\u00eb. N\u00eb Universitetin Columbia ka diplomuar edhe presidenti i tash\u00ebm i SHBA, Barack Obama n\u00eb vitet e tet\u00ebdhjeta.<\/p>\n<p>Gac Filipaj \u00ebsht\u00eb nip i priftit t\u00eb veprimtar i mir\u00ebnjohur, p\u00ebrkthyesi par\u00eb i Bibl\u00ebs s\u00eb plot\u00eb, Dom Simon Filipaj.\u201cSot duhet t\u00eb kesh ose master ose doktoratur\u00eb,\u201d thot\u00eb Filipaj p\u00ebr gazet\u00ebn Njujorkeze, Daily News. Gac Filipaj kishte ardhur n\u00eb SHBA m\u00eb 1992 pas fillimit t\u00eb luft\u00ebrave n\u00eb ish Jugosllavi dhe prej at\u00ebher\u00eb ka filluar pun\u00eb n\u00eb Universitetin Columbia n\u00eb mir\u00ebmbajtje si pastrues.<\/p>\n<p>Ai n\u00eb Columbia kishte shkuar pik\u00ebrisht p\u00ebr m\u00ebsimin e gjuh\u00ebs angleze n\u00eb kurset q\u00eb ofroheshin dhe vazhdojn\u00eb t\u00eb ofrohen falas nga Universiteti. Pas zotimit t\u00eb mir\u00eb t\u00eb gjuh\u00ebs angleze, n\u00eb vitin 2000, Filipaj kishte regjistruar studimet e p\u00ebrgjithshme dhe nga nj\u00eb semest\u00ebr n\u00eb tjetrin, pa shk\u00ebputje nga puna si pastrues, pas dymb\u00ebdhjet\u00eb vjet\u00ebsh do t\u00eb diplomoj\u00eb t\u00eb diel\u00ebn m\u00eb 13 maj, me nota t\u00eb larta n\u00eb drejtimin e studimeve t\u00eb p\u00ebrgjithshme. \u201cJam jasht\u00ebzakonisht krenar dhe i lumtur,\u201d thot\u00eb 52 vje\u00e7ari Filipaj q\u00eb ka regjistruar studimet n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn 40 vje\u00e7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gazeta Express<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IT TOOK ALMOST 20 years, but this weekend a Columbia University custodian will put down his broom and dustpan just long enough to collect his sheepskin.<\/p>\n<p>Gac Filipaj, 52, an immigrant from the former Yugoslavia, toiled day and night to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree in classics \u2014 with honors, no less.<\/p>\n<p>And even though he spent nearly two decades in school \u2014 taking one or two classes a semester \u2014 he\u2019s not finished with higher education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly half my dream came true,\u201d Filipaj said. \u201cToday, one ought to have a master\u2019s or a Ph.D.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Filipaj said he hopes to go to grad school now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe better!\u201d said <a title=\"Phil Mendoza\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/topics\/Phil+Mendoza\">Phil Mendoza<\/a>, the assistant dean of students. \u201cHe just loves what he\u2019s learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leaving behind his parents and siblings in his war-torn homeland, Filipaj fled to the U.S. in 1992, speaking barely a word of English.<\/p>\n<p>A language tutor suggested he try to get a job at Columbia so he could take tuition-free courses, and he scored a cleaning gig.<\/p>\n<p>He spent several years taking English proficiency classes, then enrolled in the School of General Studies in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>He had to complete the Ivy League school\u2019s rigorous core curriculum, then decided on classics \u2014 not a major known for easy As.<\/p>\n<p>The bachelor would take classes in the morning, work from 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., and then trek home to the Bronx to study.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had some very difficult moments,\u201d he said. \u201cSome days, I was so tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His professors all knew what his day job was, but he would chuckle at the sometimes surprised faces of classmates who ran into him while he was pushing a broom.<\/p>\n<p>He said he didn\u2019t pursue other jobs because he didn\u2019t want to give up his tuition benefit until he finally had a diploma.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, he\u2019ll get it at the school\u2019s graduation. Three days later, he\u2019ll join hundreds of other students at the university-wide commencement.<\/p>\n<p>He took two vacation days for the festivities. Then, he said, it\u2019s back to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019m going to stay at Columbia. If I can get a job better than cleaning, good. If not, there is nothing shameful about that work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was a bit sheepish that Columbia has made a fuss about his graduation, but thought it might inspire someone like him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my story and the fact at this age I am graduating helps people to think about getting an education, it\u2019s for a good cause,\u201d he said. <em>tconnor@nydailynews.com<\/em><br \/>\nRead more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/custodian-cleans-classics-degree-columbia-article-1.1074086#ixzz1uNzRapH9\">http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/custodian-cleans-classics-degree-columbia-article-1.1074086#ixzz1uNzRapH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[flv]http:\/\/dig.abclocal.go.com\/wabc\/video\/2012\/05\/08\/Segment_2_5139_17160.mp4[\/flv]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mbas 19 viteve,Gac Filipaj nga Ulqini,diplomohet n\u00eb mosh\u00ebn 52-vje\u00e7are (VIDEO) Kronik\u00eb e shkurt\u00ebr nga historia e Gac Filipaj ardhur ne SHBA nga fshatrat p\u00ebrreth Ulqinit,k\u00ebto dit\u00eb n\u00eb NEW YORK nuk flitet vet\u00ebm p\u00ebr Gac Filipaj,ku mbas 19 viteve mbriti t\u00eb diplomoj\u00eb si emigrant I ardhur nga trojet e Malit t\u00eb Zi. 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