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WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR AND CLASSIFICATION? "I AM A SENIOR MAJORING IN CRIMINOLOGY WITH A MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY"

WHERE AND WHEN DID YOU TRANSFER FROM? "SUL ROSS RIO GRANDE COLLEGE SPRING 2021"

WHAT'S ESPECIALLY COOL ABOUT BEING A TRANSFER STUDENT ON OUR CAMPUS? "BEING A TRANSFER IS EXTRAORDINARY AMAZING

BECAUSE I GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, MAKE NEW

FRIENDS, AND GET TO KNOW THEIR GOALS IN LIFE AND WHAT IS INSPIRING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.

WHAT ORGANIZATION(S) ARE YOU A PART OF ON CAMPUS? "I AM A MENTOR FOR THE SILVER LINERS AND WHEN I CAN, I TRY TO ATTEND CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION EVENTS.

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WHAT WILL YOU BE DRESSING UP THIS HALLOWEEN? OR WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF HALLOWEEN? "I AM NOT SURE WHAT I’LL BE DRESSING UP AS THIS HALLOWEEN. OUR OFFICE HAS A FEW IDEAS BUT NOTHING IS DECIDED YET. MY FAVORITE PART OF HALLOWEEN IS THE CREATIVITY OF THE HOMEMADE COSTUMES AND HOMEMADE TREATS. "

WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION TO COME BACK/ OR FINISH SCHOOL? "MY MOTIVATION TO COME BACK AND FINISH SCHOOL WAS MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NORMA. I STARTED WITH THE STUDENT BUSINESS OFFICE ON CAMPUS IN AUG. 2020. SHE WAS ALWAYS PUSHING FOR EDUCATION AND MOTIVATING OUR TEAM TO FINISH THEIR DEGREES. SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO AT LEAST START WITH A CLASS OR TWO AND WITH TIME, I’D GRADUATE WITH MY DEGREE.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU GIVE TO INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS? "WORKING TOWARDS A DEGREE COMES WITH OBSTACLES FROM TIME TO TIME. THE GOAL IS NOT TO LET THOSE OBSTACLES KEEP YOU DOWN BUT TO PUSH YOU HARDER TOWARDS YOUR GOALS. IF LIFE KNOCKS US DOWN, WE MUST GET RIGHT BACK UP, DUST OURSELVES OFF, AND CONTINUE UNTIL WE REACH OUR GOAL (S). IN LIFE, NOTHING IS HANDED TO US BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS THE MAIN REASON WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY OF GETTING A DEGREE IN THE FIRST PLACE. "

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT TAMUSA? "MY FAVORITE PART OF TAMUSA IS THE SENSE OF BELONGING FROM THE STAFF TO THE STUDENTS. IT’S KNOWING NO MATTER

WHAT CORNER YOU TURN, SOMEONE IS READY TO HELP OR DIRECT YOU TO THE RIGHT PERSON OR OFFICE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR ASSIST YOU THE BEST THEY CAN. IT’S A ‘NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN DO THIS!’ TYPE FEELING AROUND CAMPUS. " AS A TRANSFER STUDENT, HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS? "AS A TRANSFER STUDENT, I TRY MY BEST TO GET INVOLVED WHEN I CAN. JAGSYNC IS PRETTY NEAT TO SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS AND IF IT’S SOMETHING I CAN ATTEND, EVEN FOR A LITTLE BIT, I SIGN UP. WHY IS COMING TO SCHOOL IMPORTANT TO YOU? "COMING TO SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE GETTING EDUCATED AND EARNING A DEGREE SHOWS US THE HARD WORK WE PUT

INTO IT AND THE OBSTACLES WE FACED TO EARN IT. GETTING EDUCATED OPENS THE DOORS TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR LIVES AND HELPS LESSEN THE CHALLENGES THAT MAY COME OUR WAY IN LIFE. BEING EDUCATE HELPS GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT’S RIGHT, WRONG, FAIR, AND UNFAIR AND HELPS DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.