Cyclones Stories

When I was here, we had, for example, specialized reading machines that would read text, and it was very labor intensive. And now your phone will do that. To even that playing field for students has just been something tremendous.

I think my students like to know that I understand their journey and the profession.

I always recommend to come in and just ask for help. I didn’t know where to fill out the FAFSA or where to fill out the application for college.

If we can just take what we're given and take those opportunities and make the best out of them, even though it may not be what we think we want, sometimes it ends up being what we needed.

I’m more of a hands-on person, so being able to physically do the wiring or adjusting parameters on a screen versus sitting on a computer all day or typing is much easier and I can remember it better.

Changing what a society thinks is a norm is unbelievably challenging.

My experiences in the military and being a veteran have really helped me as I’ve moved into this career. I’ve gotten to interact and work with a variety of people from many different countries and cultures, and that’s been invaluable to me.

The students know what they want to do, and in general, they go get it done.

Just watching them grow into dental health professionals is very rewarding.