-: When I see students walking across the stage at graduation
or I talk to a student down in the Vet Center
or somebody sends me an email
or however it gets to me.
You know, when I see students that are successful
in whatever it is they're doing in pursuit of their degree,
whether it's getting the degree
or getting through a certain class.
You know I had a student email me.
We were providing free tutoring
in selected undergrad math classes.
And I had a student contact me
just basically saying "Hey thanks,
"I would not have gotten through stats 200."
Because that was one of the course he said
I wouldn't got through stats 200 without this.
You know it's little things like that.
You know, when you see what it is you know,
your team does that has a direct positive impact
in terms of a student being successful.
That's far in a way the greatest satisfaction.
Well I'd say it's probably more challenging for me
than it is for them because I'm older you know,
and our student population,
our student body's older than like you know,
here at College Park.
I think our average is like 31 or 33 you know,
somewhere knows the average age
of our students at UMUC.
But even then you know,
they're comfortable in that kind of environment,
you know, dealing you know,
whether it's you know on their mobile device,
on their phone, on a computer, you know video chat,
whatever the case may be.
They're comfortable in that environment,
they don't mind it at all.
They just want an answer, they want some help,
they want whatever it is they reached out for you.
So, honestly it's been...
It's probably been a bigger learning curve
for me than it is for those students,
because in many cases,
they've grown up in that world,
they're used to that, they're accustomed with that.
So it's been more of an adjustment for me.
You know and then it's just finding you know,
once we kind of get through that peace,
finding the right way to get them whatever it is they need.