-: Well I had a very unique experience
at Western Connecticut State.
I was a commuter student,
you know, coming from a local town
back when we only had a mid-town campus.
But I was a history major initially,
and through some of my presentations in the class
I was asked to become an intern for a state legislator
up at the Capital in Hartford, Connecticut,
and then that door opened where
I was convinced to maybe get involved
with the student government,
so I actually had my last two years at Western
I was the student government president for the school.
And I would say that experience was greater
than any other classroom learning that I did.
I still had good grades,
but it was the ability to work with people,
the ability to negotiate,
and this was at a time where we were trying
to build the west side campus,
and very much so the student government was involved
in making sure that the campus got built.
And we came up with creative ideas.
We held a mock funeral for our higher education
after the governor of Connecticut
said we will not build West Conn.
There won't be funding for it.
And after that funeral, a couple weeks later,
the campus was back on and here it is today.
So, I had the luxury of being surrounded by good people
where it challenged me to learn skills
that I think carried onto my practice.
So do I have a great affinity here?
I do.
And I have a son that's a freshman here now.