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Hi, my name is Teresa Lyons and I belong to the group of Christians,
group of African American and the group that identifies themselves as women.
I work in New Student Orientation and I work with Educational Talent Search so
I have the benefit of working with students one on one all the time.
I'm always having one of those "best" experiences.
I think overall, though, what I enjoy most
about my work and what makes me come to work every day
really excited about what the day offers is
when I see the light come on, or sense that it’s come on for a student.
Maybe their confidence about navigating the system has increased or
they really are involved in the community in a way where they're working,
they're participating in clubs and organizations,
and they're a different person from the person that I might have introduced to UAA through Howl Days,
which is our new student orientation program.
So, I have the benefit of seeing them throughout their time here at UAA
and just getting a glimpse of how they've matured
and they've blossomed, if you will, those are like the best times for me.