This past Saturday, instead of staying on campus and doing the same old same old, I had the opportunity to go sailing with Dr. Anthony, the CE department chair. Myself, and Johnny Vanderwall, another CE freshman, went out with Dr. Anthony and had a great time. Dr. Anthony’s boat is docked out of San Pedro and we went out and just had a great time sailing out a ways into the ocean and back. It is so great to be at a university where the faculty really wants to get to know us. It’s not that they just want to know our names, but they really want to invest in our lives. After we finished sailing, I went to visit a friend of mine from high school who goes to UCLA and when I told her that I had just come from spending time with my professor, she and her friends flipped. They said it is a huge deal for the professor to remember your name, and to even talk to the department chair is unheard of. I’ve got to say, I am really glad that I don’t go there. This isn’t a bash on UCLA at all (I am a huge Bruin fan), it is just to say that I am so blessed to be at Biola. There aren’t many other places where professors take such time to really care for their students. This is truly a wondrous and unique place!
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