>> I think the key to success if I were a student right now, if I could go back in time
and talk to myself and say, "Nathan, this is what you need to focus on,"
it would be definitely the studies, making sure
that the work gets done and it's done with excellence.
But even more importantly, maybe, is building relationships early on.
So especially in that junior and senior year, seeing those years as a time
to build relationships with peers, other students, and even professors.
My first job at Sight and Sound Theatres came through an alum, Diana Lusk [phonetic],
and the reason I met her was because Dr. Diane Umbul [phonetic],
who was the chair of the department at the time, she and I had a relationship.
So she pointed me toward Diana and Diana helped me get the role at Sight and Sound.
So I think the relationships are key when you're building experiences
within Millersville beyond the classroom.
The other thing that I would recommend students do to prepare to go into the business world
or to prepare to go into any vocation at all is to really look into the extracurriculars
that are offered at Millersville, whether that be clubs, organizations,
something that's affiliated with the career choice that they have,
such as National Broadcasting Society was something I was involved in.
Those experiences, because they're out of the classroom,
that are related to the field prove as work experience.
When I first filled out these first applications leaving Millersville,
I felt like I actually had a repertoire of work that I could show.
And some of it was class related, but a lot of it was being part of MU TV of being part
of WIXQ, things that were not classroom focused.
So I really encourage students to think about being involved.