-: Well, the big thing is is they care.
That's one thing I noticed throughout my six years
here for my undergrad and graduate,
is every professor that I came in contact with
for my major in chemistry cared.
They truly cared that I succeeded.
They truly cared that I wanted to better myself
and get the education that I needed
to get into a career that I wanted.
So they took the time.
They helped out when needed,
and they answered all questions,
open door policy was something that I took
into my career and said, and said,
"Okay, if they can do an open door policy,
I can do an open door policy in my career,"
and they helped me navigate through the challenges
that I might foresee.
They are very open in industry,
so some of them have industrial background
so they could help with coaching
and saying, "Hey, here's what you're gonna experience
in the industry."
So I think that was invaluable, to see their perspective,
to learn from them, and for them to be there at all times
to answer any questions that I may have had
or will have, and then even connecting back
and networking back after graduating,
they're all, it's almost like family, right?
So coming to Ball State, once you chose your major
and you get into that and you have the same professors,
you work with them continuously, it's almost like a family,
and I think they treat you as such.
They give you hard criticism,
and they give you positive motivation
to make sure that when you graduate,
you're as prepared as you can be
for what you're going to see out in,
I don't want to say the real world,
but sort of the real world out there
in industry or whatever career path
that you want to take on.