 My name is Shailen Hillbrands. I work at the St. Claude Hospital as an RN and I attended the nursing department at St. Claude State. I really enjoyed all the faculty in the nursing program. They were so sweet and they were always there for you if you had questions. I'm in the military and so that's super stressful trying to be a student and serve. But St. Claude State does an amazing job with their Veterans Resource Center. They also were super supportive in getting me what I needed finances wise and just getting enrolled in classes. Each opportunity that St. Claude State brought to me was definitely futuristic. I mean they really focus on their students and wanting them to succeed and giving you career options right as you graduate. I mean I nailed a job even before I had graduated and that's something that not a lot of people can say. St. Claude State is super important for the community. I know especially in nursing I mean they like from day one they really wanted us to be out and involved in the community. We helped with fundraisers and like volunteer organizations. I think it's important for the community to support St. Claude State because I mean these could be the future faces of people working within St. Claude and so making sure that students at St. Claude State feel welcome in the community or out and involved with them. That way when they do graduate then it's familiar. It feels like home. It's somewhere that you can start your family and send your kids to school and just continue to grow.