 I work with a lot of incoming students, new freshmen and their families and it's really a privilege to work with students who are so excited about the beginning of their university career. They're excited about coming to campus, about making a new home here, meeting new friends and it's just a really exciting part of a student's life and really thrilling to be a part of that. I think in many ways it's those of us who work here who know the campus best. We know the opportunities and the challenges. We know the programs. We see the difference that we make for students whether it's a scholarship or research funding. We're the ones on the ground who really see it and I feel like when we as faculty or staff support the university we're setting an example for everyone else in the community that we want to also put their support behind it. You know I think that the faculty and staff in the end really are what makes the university special and you can have world-class facilities and you can be doing fabulous research which we are but in the end what makes a difference for a student I think is the support and the mentorship and the encouragement that they get. Whether it's that encouraging faculty member whether it's someone who helps them into a leadership position whether it's an RA in a building it's really the people that make the difference and for me too I think it's my fellow staff who really make my job easy day in and day out so you can have all the buildings you can have all the great programs but if you don't have the people then the campus isn't magical the way UA is. My name is Alicia Brown I work in housing and residential communities.