-: The work of our office is really identity-based,
so we serve three specific student populations on campus.
And so, for me, being a person
in one of those communities,
as a Latina, it's really important for me,
that as an institution, we are doing things
that are equitable and inclusive.
And so, that's what keeps me up
that keeps me going every day,
is really that social justice piece,
that's part of the work that we do.
But, which equals seeing students succeed,
and really grow.
That's probably the best part of the job,
is, I love seeing the journey that students get to take
while they're here, at the university,
of discovering, not only what they wanna do,
and what kind of career they wanna go into,
but who they wanna be as a person.
One of the bigger challenges of my job,
is definitely not being able to
solve all of the problems for students.
I wish that I had an answer,
and a way to take away the pain, and the struggle
that they're going through on a daily basis,
but I get to provide them with the support
to help connect them with the right resources, and things.
Another challenge, part of being in higher education
is just that, it's not necessarily as accessible
for everyone, it's not something that everyone wants to do,
or can do, and I wish that we lived in a world
where everyone could have access to higher education.
So, that would be one of the secondary things.