-: For me, being a Millersville student,
and getting my undergrad from here,
I think the biggest impact was
that it ultimately changed my life.
Getting an education, receiving my undergrad,
was something that I did not believe
I was gonna be able to do.
I had to really work hard.
And I had individuals at Millersville
that really helped me along the way,
to understand that I could do it.
And so for me, when I think of Millersville,
it's like my home away from home.
It's a second home for me.
I've been here, I got my undergrad here, I work here.
I've been working here since I got my undergrad,
so I never left.
But, it's been life-changing for me.
That, coming here, and finding who I was,
at that point in time, and changing who I was entering.
I always tell students that if you enter Millersville,
and you leave, and you didn't change,
then something went wrong throughout your education.
And so it changed me for the better.
It taught me things
that I don't think I would've ever learned.
But, most importantly, opened doors
that no other doors were open for me at the time.
So, it gave me an opportunity to get an education.
But it gave me that opportunity
to also become a professional,
and the individuals that surrounded me
that encouraged me to get my master's degree.
So, they have given me so much, so much opportunity
beyond what I could ever repay.