You see, I view the interview as a two-way process. First, I had to impress them that I was the right person for the position. But also, they had to impress me that they were the right faculty and staff to actively work with and welcome me. Since I've been here, I've found the campus community to be very receptive to my ideas.
At the same time, things have gone great. We had record enrollment in the fall. I can't claim credit for that, but our projections for spring top the 3,000 mark as well, so basically our retention rate is looking very good — with minorities and non-minorities.
The key is I know what history has been for this college. When I signed on the dotted line, (it was with the understanding) I'm going to make sure that we have the best, in diversity and in quality of programs, for this southern part of West Virginia. Everywhere I go, I keep my vision of the college in front of everyone. It's been a good marriage so far.
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