-: When I went to college in the Connecticut State system,
I was lucky.
I had a very good career counselor
and I kept in touch with her over the years.
When I realized that I wanted to change careers,
it was about 15 years after I had first met her,
I called her on the phone and I asked her,
what did you do to get to where you are today?
And she was my mentor and she's the one
who gave me the advice to go to graduate school
and major in psychology and guidance counseling.
I think the Connecticut State University system
does a very good job in preparing its counselors
to help the students the best way they can.
And the students are in very good hands.
I think the students who come to Western are very lucky.
There is always something going on.
There is an event every single night,
and there is no excuse why a student should ever be bored.
(laughing)
Whether it's an event that our office was putting on
or an event that the visual
and performing arts center is putting on
there's always something that the student can do
and there's always something cultural to learn.