Every member of the 水多多导航 community has a story鈥攕tories of ambition, resilience, and impact.
People of 水多多导航 amplifies these voices, from students and faculty to alumni making a difference.
Discover their journeys, be inspired by their experiences, and see what it truly means
to be part of 水多多导航.
I met my boss as a student putting on events, not knowing he would be my boss someday.
Lindsey Tolbert
Alumni
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When you see a student鈥檚 face light up because they finally grasp a concept, or an adult proudly count change for the first time, you realize this work changes lives.
Dr. Leah Chambers
Faculty
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You don鈥檛 have to have it all figured out. Follow your interests, explore, and trust that everything will work out in the end.
Ellie Keating
Student
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The friendships and faculty connections I鈥檝e made here will last a lifetime. Relationships are what make the college experience so powerful.
Courtney Kiesling
Student
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Helping others, even in small ways, creates ripples of kindness. The Big Event is about bringing our campus together to give back and make a real difference.
Tyrique Whitson
Student
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We are not defined by our activities, but by our values, strengths, and what motivates us. That鈥檚 what makes each of us unique.
Rachel Kister
Student
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I started this club to create a space for encouragement, empowerment, and growth.
Joelle Paul
Student
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Knowing that a simple toy can bring so much happiness to a child fuels my passion for giving back. It鈥檚 about making sure every child feels seen and valued.
Cassidy McCormick
Student
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Sometimes, all it takes is one person who believes in you. I try to be that person for as many students as I can.
Dr. Brandon Packard
Faculty
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Raising funds for Make-A-Wish isn't just about donations鈥攊t鈥檚 about giving student-athletes the chance to create real change and see the impact of their efforts firsthand.
Dr. Amy Eperthener
Faculty
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I want students to know they鈥檙e not just here to get a degree. They鈥檙e here to discover their power and shape the world around them.
Dr. Codie Stone
Faculty
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Instead of just talking about physics, I bring in toys and real-world examples to make it fun. If students are relaxed, they are ready to learn.
Dr. Karim Hossain
Faculty
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As a mentor, I feel like it is my duty to engage in those kind of conversations because you can help people grow.
Coach Damian Pitts
Faculty
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We have a wonderful community and we have a wonderful group of people, faculty, staff and administrators that are here for our students.
Dr. Michelle Torregano
Faculty
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...being able to show others how we see themselves... and create something beautiful out of it is what's enlightening for me.
Bria Allen
Student
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Don鈥檛 be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and get involved鈥攃ampus life is full of surprises.
Jason & Katie Spangenberg
Alumni
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Figure out what it is that you love to do, and then pour everything you can into it.
Danielle & Darren Fleming
Faculty
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On the days that I may lack or when I鈥檓 not on my A-game, I have someone fully supporting me, ready to go, never wanting to see me fail.
Tim & Judy Camus
Alumni
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It's enabled me to connect to nature in a different way that I've never connected to before, which is just so cool.
Gage Sorchilla & Aaron Lasinsky
Student
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I am absolutely petrified of heights. I always have been. I think I always will be. Skydiving was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had in my entire life.
Hayden Thorpe
Campus Recreation Staff 鈥� Staff
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What somebody's comfort zone is, is different for absolutely everyone. And one of the really cool things about campus recreation is that we want to meet people where they're at.
Ryan Walton
Campus Recreation Staff
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I never thought that I'd do something like that. I never thought that I would do a lot of the things that I've done through CORE and through Campus Rec.
Sonia Yost
Student
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I remember being like, 'I can't do this, I can't do this.' And all my friends were just in a line down here. And they were like, 'You got it!' So I ended up making it to the top...and I was so proud of myself."
Bridget Bartlett
Student
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Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy. You're going to come through this experience and you're going to be faced with hurdles and challenges. Those inches become yards, those yards become touchdowns. You will end up winning at life if you do not give up.
Justin Leader
Alumni
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I was presented with the opportunity to apply for the Washington Center, which is a group that our political science department has partnered with on all three campuses, and this is a great opportunity to send students to D.C. for the summer.
Emily Campbell:
Student
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I have so much love for having a student realize their true potential and that light bulb clicking on - that moment when they realize this is what they want to do for the rest of their life.
Darrek Harshberger
Staff
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The really fun thing about science to me is that you don't just learn facts, you learn the process. And the job of a scientist is to learn new things and discover new things.
Dr. Andrew Turner
Faculty
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I love being a faculty member because I get to watch our students do that all the time and fondly remember my experience going through that life transition from being a student perceived as a novice to someone who's now an expert in something.
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
Faculty
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I want to emphasize the community and people we have at 水多多导航... I had the pleasure to be in a smaller size classroom throughout my time here. I got to personally get to know my classmates and professors and it really helped with the learning experience.
Morgan Wissner
Student
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I鈥檓 going to give my best to this country. It was a solidifying moment to realize that this is where I belong.
Timothy John
Student
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I think that being able to help students to see other parts of the world, it changes them in terms of how they experience the world, how they look at our own country and our own history and culture and communication patterns.
Dr. Melissa Gibson
Faculty
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I went for three months, most incredible months of my life. Definitely a life-changing experience.
Mattie Carey
Student
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We went out one night in Denmark to an Irish pub, karaoke bar, and then we got to go to hotdog stands and food tours, hang out in libraries, which was the coolest thing to me.
Allison Dobrinski
Student
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There hasn't been a year where I haven't been in a show or multiple shows. I just can't get enough of it. I love the stage.
M.J. Jerdan
Student
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I took an intro to theater class, did this production and that was it. Ever since then, I've been performing
Dr. J.P. Staszel
Faculty
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A Grammy is pretty universal, like I think most people know what a Grammy is... you have been acknowledged... that you are pretty good at this thing.
Matt Poirier
Alumni
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Oftentimes when I advise students and I tell them about the classes that I teach, they're like, 'You can get a degree in that?'
Dr. Candice Riley
Faculty
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I got to be very up close and personal with these venomous snakes that oftentimes get a really bad rap, and I got to see them for what they were鈥攓uite docile creatures... the type of work that can be done directly within wildlife is what steered me towards this degree.
Jesse Lewis
Student
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I'm very enthusiastic about geology. I love it all, and I try to share that enthusiasm with my students in those classes that are lecture driven, but many of our classes have labs, and that's really where a lot of the learning comes in. And my philosophy there is let's get our hands dirty.
Dr. Kyle Frederick
Faculty
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The bottom of my boots melted, and I got to cook marshmallows over open lava. That combination of the scenery and the intense physical experience really hooked me.
Aaron Barnes
Student
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Don't be afraid to fail at something because the growth happens in the failure. The growth happens and you learn the most when the failure occurs.
Dr. Korey Kilburn
Faculty
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Being a coach has been more rewarding than being a player just because you get to see that growth and you get to be a part of it.
Mikaylah "Miki" Glenn
Alumni
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Whenever they called my name [for NCAA Woman of the Year], that was moment I'll never forget... it was humbling, and it was fantastic.
Kristin Day Shute
Alumni
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Once you start getting involved on campus, you feel included. I call the people here my 水多多导航 family... you feel a sense of relief that there's people backing you up.
Andrea Vergnaud
Student
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I even joined the peer mentoring program because of it. And me and a girl from my area got matched together and now we're best friends. We talk about everything. So I feel like that was just such a great thing and I hope that other freshmen and new incoming students can experience that as well.
Cece Blasdell
Student
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I truly found my support system through the Honors program. Being an honors student, I found a family of those that are interested in involved different things.
Gavin Mitsdarfer
Student
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We're so used to just thinking automatically, we kind of treat our thoughts as reality. And if it's a good story going on, that's fine. But if it's not, if it's a sad story, if it's a stressful story, you're kind of at the mercy of the next thought.
Dr. Michael Baranski
Faculty
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When the opportunity came up to teach in the art therapy program at 水多多导航... I haven't looked back. And I'm incredibly thankful to be in an environment where I get to help shape the future of a profession that I love.
Dr. Carolyn Treadon
Faculty
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Female leadership is a topic very close to me both because my mom is a CEO herself and seeing her lead her company has shown me also what women in leadership can do. And also as a woman myself, I something I am very interested in.
Diletta Mungo
Student
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I can't wait until I can get an opportunity to do something like this again. And to meet professional economists and... peers and to learn and grow in this field.
Wayeera Robertson
Student
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Instead of just going for business, [this program allowed me to be] concentrated into something that I love... Being able to work down the management side, but also be able to teach it, it's opened up a lot of doors, traveling, experiences... Being able to go out in the field, go on internships... provides me so much work experience along while doing my college career.
Shawn Luce
Student
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I've done 26 [Ironman triathlons]. So I've seen the world that way and been able to experience it as an athlete. And also counseled other athletes doing endurance sports.
Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Faculty
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That's really what comes from me is I look at the faces of each one of those students and I say, you know what? When I see that light bulb go off, that glow on their face, that smile on their face, and I say, you know what? That success, and that's something that makes us very proud.
Justin Barroner
Faculty
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I feel like people have a common misunderstanding that college is just for an education or a degree. In this time we are given so much opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and healthy environment.
Joe Feiser
Student
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I fell in love with being on SGA and being able to speak for students and trying to bring people together.
Ruthie Karsteter
Student
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I swore into the Army National Guard when I was 17鈥� I鈥檓 now president of Student Senate, an ambassador, a mentor and tutor for TRIO. I like helping people a lot.
Bethany Morrow
Student
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A club can really make you grow as a person鈥擺Senate] definitely made me more mature and helped me get to know more people around the university.
Sydney Cochran
Student
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Show up early and communicate, as a student athlete, you're gonna have many different needs and concerns than other students. So you have to communicate that with your... coaches staff, and your professors.
Ryan Cook
Staff
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It felt like home, you know. It felt like I was truly welcome here.
JT Taylor
Student
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I watch people like Luna win National Championships and I sit there literally in goosebumps and tears because this girl has committed and worked so hard.
Brehan Kelley
Staff
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I love this campus and I love to represent it with everything I have.
Luna Castellanos
Student
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I'm still early in my career, so I'm always open to learning and trying to find ways to improve schematically and being able to connect to athletes.
Noah Mitchell
Staff
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I fell in love with the coaches and with the campus. It was small. It was exactly what I needed.
Ari Kaser
Student
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Through this past summer, I did an internship at PNC that I just got offered a full-time position for next year.
Rachael Chobany
Student
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The number one thing at 水多多导航 that we always pride ourselves in is that we don't just lecture to them. We give them hands on opportunities.
Dr. Randilyn Lewis
Faculty
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I like having the school because it gives us an opportunity to showcase the impactfulness and the prestigious careers that we can provide for our students. I look at the School of Education as a launch pad for change.
Dr. Mary Jo Melvin
Faculty
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From the very first day, I鈥檝e never once felt like a number or a statistic. In every single one of my classes I feel seen.
Hannah Rake
Student
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We鈥檙e not that serious. We like to have fun鈥攁nd we鈥檒l help you with all your chemistry problems.
Dana Wenner
Student
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A lot of people think speech therapy is just helping kids with their letters, but it鈥檚 so much more. You can help people with disabilities, adults, kids... anything you want to do.
Madison Wakefield
Student
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In this field, it鈥檚 all about the hands-on. It鈥檚 all about the skills that you are able to bring to the table and show that you have.
Dr. Greg Davis
Faculty
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I love getting to share a new idea that's something they might not even thought about.
Dr. Karen Wise Lindeman
Faculty
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By taking my dual enrollment class in psychology, I was able to learn more about the brain and the behavioral aspects鈥� also helped me influence to switch to SLP because I knew that I wanted to help kids.
Camryn Humes
Student
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I felt so comfortable going into that first course because I had some background knowledge and I knew that I had a support system behind me.
Addison Gregory
Student
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It really adds to the experience when your instructor who's teaching you about investigations has real-world experience working on cases and who has a career history in that field.
Chris Crafford
Graduate Student / Alum
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In 5 or 10 years, I see my goal as working a federal job in the cybersecurity field, helping protect people, helping develop systems or investigate the crimes using the tools provided by my professors, classes, and research in helping catch these criminals.
Lauren Sims
Student
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It's very critical for us that, you know, we're protecting the lives of workers. And that's... a real-time profession.
Mike Conley
Alumni
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My perspective is I'm building with training my student as a digital defender, or as digital guardian for our future society.
Dr. Raymond Hsieh
Faculty
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Don't wear being a transfer student as your label... if anything, it just builds your narrative."
Delainey Barr
Student
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Admissions pretty much handled all my paperwork. And my advisors did a great job seeing which classes were able to transfer and still maintain my trajectory to graduate on time.
Anthony Guercio
Graduate Student / Alum
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The transfer process was so easy and everyone was so warm and welcoming and able to help me with any questions that I had.
Alison Jones
Student
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My students are told by mentors, 'Wow, you already are on the level of like a second or third year PhD student because of the experiences you had as an undergraduate at 水多多导航.
Dr. Peter McLaughlin
Faculty
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I discovered the psychology program that was here and it... furthered my interest. The entire time, I've just been absolutely hooked.
Joshua Rathburn
Student
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Academically, I was able to create and present research at the Western Undergraduate Psychology Conference. I presented my own research and was also the lead author of a six-student research project that included Dr. Hackett.
Brock Young
Student
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I like to see how these neurotransmitters actually make us act and how they can... help our attention and hurt our attention.
Amber McKay
Student
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水多多导航 has 100% enabled me to look into my own future potential and tap into what I know I鈥檓 capable of.
Jake Stahl
Student
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I was in the Army Reserves when I came to 水多多导航 and always felt supported in my military career as well as my academic career.
Dr. Mary Kreis
Faculty
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Making sure students feel seen and heard are one of the biggest attributes that CORE tries to do because we want every student to feel like they have a place here.
Jordyn Reynolds
Student
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I took that knowledge from 水多多导航, put it right into the broadcasting, and I was able to communicate with other people as if I already worked there.
Lauren Bryant
Student
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Don鈥檛 let your facilities, don鈥檛 let your surroundings define your work ethic. Let your work ethic define who you are.
Trevor Harris
Alumni
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They want you to graduate academically, socially, and to be a contributor of society when you get out.
Wade Schalles
Alumni
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Having the support system with my coaches, my professors, even my friends really was a great part of being at 水多多导航 Cal.
Divonne Franklin
Alumni
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Everyone was immediately welcoming and it really showed me from that first day, 鈥極h, I really can do this.鈥�
Alexis Steenburg
Student
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To me, there was no other choice. I had to go to Clarion. This is my town. These are my people.
Zachary Troese
Student
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We help people either regain or develop communication, cognition and swallowing skills. It's a field that you can work birth to end of life, in education, and in healthcare, and in other places in between.
Dr. Kristen West
Faculty
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They get an opportunity to meet us as faculty, do hands-on clinical training. They do face-to-face evaluations. They work together in teams with people they've only ever seen on a screen or never met at all.
Dr. April Wright
Faculty
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I've always been really passionate about helping people tell the stories they want to tell... and just being able to use their voice to share what's important to them.
Melissa Kruse
Student
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As a therapist, I think having that confidence when you have not even started working in the field is really important. And that's how I believe the course has been designed.
Mudita Belani
Student
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Get involved, get out there, meet people, and just have a good time doing it.
Sade Taylor
Student
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They saw other people that had college degrees that had better financial opportunities, and they wanted that for us.
Renee Turner
Alumni
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Always be open-minded to new experiences, and if anything scares you, don't back away.
Avryn Jackson-Bonus
Alumni
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I always thought I was just doing it for my parents, but I realized, 鈥榃ow, this is something that I want to do for myself.鈥�
Donna Jean 鈥淒J鈥� Thomas
Student
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