 Hi, I'm Dr. Marcia Parris. I'm the Dean for the College of Graduate Studies and Research here at Immaculata University, and I'm entering my fourth year in this role. The graduate degree is really a tool, a credential, that will give you a competitive edge. And in some cases in some fields, such as in education and in health care, it really is come to be expected. And as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of graduate education, it's important to acknowledge that. Today, we have over 800 graduate students studying at the doctoral and master's level. There are many reasons that a graduate student chooses Immaculata for their graduate education. That includes our caring and expert faculty, rigorous academic preparation for the field, flexible delivery models that are designed to meet the needs of working professionals, our sense of community that we promote throughout our students and our faculty, and that personal attention and support that we provide every step of the way. So, we are intentional in providing competitively priced programs. We want our programs to be accessible. We have designed them to be affordable, and really we have worked to ensure that we have the structures in place to support our student's success. There's always more to learn, more to get involved in, more to become a part of when you are a member of the Immaculata Community of Scholarship.