-: There's a special place in my heart
for the owl and the owl's nest, we like to call it.
I would say that Temple really set me up
for success and the success that I've had in my life
is, can be attributed to,
in some part, or whole, to this University.
I think the curriculum that was built
from the Fox School of Business'
School of Tourism and Hospitality
by Dr. Barber and Jeffrey Montague at the time
was one that truly prepared students
and prepared me for the world.
One class that I, the two classes that I remember
that were really impactful
was Research Methodologies and Senior Seminar.
Those are some of the last classes that you took
and then you were going into the world.
There were some real-life experiences that were taught
about, you know, stay off social media,
stay off, make sure that your voicemail is setup,
when you're dressed to go to class,
are you coming for the final class?
Are you dressed as if you're going
into a business environment?
The curriculum was rigorous,
the professors were quite, they challenged you
to think outside the box, critical thinking skills
and able to write and communicate
and to work in a diverse environment,
to realize the value
of having a diverse workforce diverse society
and so Temple was it for me
and I mean, the city of Philadelphia,
it's where I have my kids and stuff like that
but, where my children live.
It was an awesome experience being here
and I think that it's, for me,
one of the best schools in the world.