 There are many alums populated amongst the staff and faculty at Elizabeth City State University but it would be a challenge to find someone more excited about being back on campus than Gwendolyn Sanders. I'm giving back to my alma mater and so that just makes it just so fulfilling and so rewarding. Ms. Sanders was inspired to the first stage of her career by one of her first professors at Elizabeth City State. Dr. Caldwell headed up the English department and I knew that after listening to her that I wanted to be just like her and I wanted to be able to do some of the things that she was sharing with us that we could benefit from being in that department. As I journeyed to Washington DC and started to actually build a career in conference and event planning those skills came in very handy. After a successful career in Washington DC Sanders had the itch to return home. I set out looking for something well low and behold what did I see on the website but a position at my alma mater as alumni director and as I looked at the duties that were required then I said I can do this I'm the one and I convinced the then chancellor that I was the person to feel that position and apparently he agreed and I came full circle. Good afternoon officer, Gwendolyn Sanders speaking, how may I help you? She now serves as the chief of staff. I can't even begin to to really express how I feel about that because you're right sitting where I sit now I do have an opportunity to contribute to the enhancements to the change at this University. Her message for those who love Elizabeth City State as much as she does. Continue to open up our checkbooks that we continue to invest in our HBCUs not just ECSU but all HBCUs. We're we're the ones that will need to forge ahead and and help to feel that gap where the budgets are being cut. If we don't who will? We have to continue to give and and reach back so that we can continue to educate our students. It is just awesome to to be back at my alma mater. I can't think of a better situation to have come full circle and to be able to to give my time my treasure to my alma mater. Viking pride.