Count on Our Support! The Key Communities are Here to Help You Create A Well-Rounded First Year Experiences (Fall Webinar Series)

Hello welcome good morning. My name is Andrea Montemayor, current outreach coordinator for the key communities. So thank you so much for being with me today. I'm getting to talk to you a lot about who we are as the key communities and what we can do for you in terms of the services that we provide for our students in their first year transition. So I'm so excited to be able to do it. I just wanted to see if there's any questions that come up. Please feel free to use the chat feature. Also we have the Q&A feature, so feel free to ask any and all questions and you can kind of be a little weird when this is kind of 1 sided and I can't see you, but I'm excited to.

See what other questions workings come up as. We're going through the presentation, so please feel free to chime in at anytime and I will answer those questions.

So I wanted to go ahead and and kind of get started with some questions to really think about and I think about the first year experience right. Why is this important? Why is the first year you know such a monumental step in being able to have like an excellent like college career? Why is that part of it? And I think about like what are some of the things that maybe students might not be thinking yet because you're still in high school? You're kind of, you know, dealing with everything that's the pandemic is creating, and so it's a little bit of a different focus this year. It's a lot that students may not be thinking about because.

We were not sure you know what's going to happen next. Could this be our reality next fall as well?

And so I think that there's a lot of questions that come up to it, and I thinking and thinking about like what is important about the community or nothing, he can use the first year experience. What is it that you are thinking about in terms of adapting to a new environment? What does that mean? How can you do that? Does that seem quite flexibel doable for you? Do you you think about what does it mean to build like a strong community? What is that for me? Who do I want to be surrounded by? But I think also most importantly resources. How do I navigate connecting with?

Resources how do I know where I need to go, where I need to be in, at what time, and so those are really going to be important questions that as we go through this presentation and start thinking about because part of those. All of those three actually are going to be pieces of why they keep communities does so well for our students, and how we're able to support and help students navigate their first year and give him that first year experience. Now, knowing of course, that we want to make sure that you're connected and taking advantage that everything CSU has to offer. This is going to be a big piece of that. So I want to make sure that as just kind of.

You know, keep that in the back of your mind as we're going and see if that comes. Any questions for you.

So the big thing right? What are the key communities? What what I mean? I the name sounds familiar. I've gotten questions before about is it similar to key club and I'm like no, it's actually not the same as key club, although we do have one of our communities that focuses on service learning in the community service piece. So for that they have some similarities, but they keep communities are completely different from keep club so I'll just put that out there because I do have that question in the past. But basically we are is we are first year residential learning communities.

And so we have the key community umbrella. And then we have the little communities underneath that kind of diversify and being able to create support for different areas of interest for our students were trying to meet as many interest areas as we possibly can, and so that's what we do within key. But we're also, you know, first and second year learning communities that focus really on being able to bring students together to feel like, you know, you can create a nurturing a welcoming environment where you're bringing all of your experiences.

All of your you know, perspectives, thoughts, values, traditions, everything that you bring with you that you can contribute to that community to help grow. And so we really appreciate our students being able to be vulnerable in those spaces really be able to be open to learning about what is the next step. How can I, you know, make sure that I'm doing a lot better for myself and really just kind of like everything that that she has to offer in the first year. And this is a big part of it because one of the things is bringing your own experiences, bringing everything that you've gotten.

You aren't what you value. All of that really lends itself to the learning process for our students. So when you open up to be able to learn from other students and what they bring, their also open to learning about doing what you have to offer. And that's really important, especially in that building community piece. We really strive to make sure that our students feel comfortable that they want to learn from one another that they value in the diversity of that everyone brings with them, and so that's a really big piece for our students knowing that we primarily we have a bigger group in concentration of populations.

That identify as either first generation or students of color. So we really appreciate being able to have all of this be a big part of like their welcoming committee in this first year and just branching out and getting to know as much as possible about people.

So we really, really important. We emphasize those important, but also why Kiki? Because Kiki communities have been here for over 20 years. We have an established record in which we rant alot of different support in different areas for our students and so not only do they graduate at higher rates than the University average, but they're also supported academically and personally and socially. So when I talk about being able to get that full rounded, well rounded, your experience, this is what we do because we're not just focusing on the academic piece.

We're actually focusing and investing time in making sure that your social and personal growth is happening in the same process, and so that's a really, really big benefit to our students, especially being able to think about what values we were founded on. And so the key communities were founded on the values of academics, diversity, leadership, service and community. So all of these pieces are in everything that we can. We do. So every community. Those are the values that is founded on. That's what we focus on, and that's how we help our students really navigate when it means to be a first year student.

But also how to be a successful academic student? You know succeeding, getting on to graduation, going on from year to year, knowing what they need to know to be successful as a college student. So all of these are really big benefits for our students, especially developing a strong community right when I talked about, you know, why is the first year so important? How do I connect with those resources that key communities does that not only in and out of the classroom, but also within your peer group, within your housing? All of these pieces are a big part of where we are able to connect our students to ensure that they are successful.

So keep in mind that these are things that we want to make sure that we are consistently providing for you, so that you have these enriched learning opportunities that you have these opportunities to. You know, go on study abroad trips in about service projects, research opportunities, getting a job on campus, any and everything we want to make sure that we're covering all of the bases for our students because one of the things is your coming to college and you don't know what you don't know, right? You're going to come to college and you're like, wow, I did not. I had no idea that this is a big thing. This is a question that I had never thought about in sometimes.

That like culture shock or that first year like Oh my God, I'm actually on my own. I'm an independent student, doesn't occur for students until the move in date, because then they can see that license plate fading further and further and further away. And it's just hit them there. Oh my gosh, I'm literally on my own. How am I going to do this? And so we really want to make sure that students feel supported ahead of time and so the key communities is a really great job of connecting them in that space. So there's three pieces that help us in that process, and it's the academics, the people who care in the social atmosphere. So all of these three

big components are what key communities really focuses on to help you navigate college. So when we think about academics, obviously that's why you're here. You're in college to be, you know, to get you know, acquainted with like a lot of different terminology, learn different things, get exposed, and think outside the box to so many different topics, right? But when I think about, you know you're like at the end of the four 4.55 year mark, whatever it is that you might want to do, you want to graduate with that diploidy.

Contributing member of society. And so we want to make sure that your academics academically successful. So the way that we construct our seminars and our little small cohorts, which we call clusters, is that we are able to give students the seminar experience in a smaller setting. So our classes range mostly from about 19 students, but can go up to 40 students. It's very rare that we have some of those larger classrooms, but most students are in a classroom with about 19 students. Luckily, right now we also have that face to face interaction within our key seminars.

So our students are really getting to benefit from learning in person in class, getting to connect with their peers, getting to connect with their faculty. On top of that because our seminar is built in a way where bringing together so many different topics so that you're consistently thinking about how are you developing those critical thinking skills? How are you consistently thinking outside the box to make sure that all of these pieces really come together and that you, as you're developing these skills, you can apply them to other areas of your life or other classes as well?

And so we do that intentionally because we will pair them with one to two. A University core curriculum courses which are required for graduation. But the key seminar and the ones to ACC courses create that cluster. So once you choose what it is that the topic that you want to go into with the seminar that is going to be your cluster, that's going to be your cohort of students. So you will have a set one to three classes where you'll have the same students in those classes. And that's a really big benefit to our students because it's.

It avoids some of those distractions when you have some of those larger classrooms and you're not sure that you know anybody, or they can connect with anybody because we have these smaller cohorts, you know these people. You're going to get the chance to have your own built in study groups. You're going to have your mentor in the class and you're really going to be able to connect with your faculty. So all of these pieces are really an amazing way for you to kind of know how to navigate the classroom etiquette piece and then learn that. So as you take, you know, an additional two to three courses that are not part of the key communities.

That you're able to go ahead and learn what it means to be active, engaged in that classroom, and then how to also, you know, connect.

People around you, so that's going to be really, really important, especially now as we're moving into this virtual setting where a lot of our courses unfortunately have to be online. This is a really great way for you to be able to know how you're going to get engaged in how you're going to avoid some of those distractions, because it's going to be a lot easier to get distracted in a virtual setting, and so we want to make sure that you have all of the tools that you will need to be successful. The great thing about key is that even though you're part of the residential learning community, that does not mean that you're doing anything extra that you wouldn't do for any other classes. That is not the case.

So you would do the same thing as you were going to any other class. You go to class, do your homework, get involved to everything that you need to participate, right? That's going to be the big piece, but then also you're going to on a weekly basis. You're just going to be able to do your classes. We have study nights available with tutors, so if you have the opportunity or want to have that opportunity to really connect with someone who might be able to help you a little bit more in a one on one setting, you have that chance. It's not a requirement, but it's an open resource to you. And then obviously we have a couple of different.

Things that happen across the year that you'll be involved in, but nothing academically that you'll be like. This is going to be extra work for me. That's not necessarily the case, so I just want to make sure that you know that that's not anything that you have to worry about. On top of that, we don't keep you from graduating on time because our courses, if they don't apply to the University curriculum courses, or if they don't apply specifically to your major, they are going to apply as elective courses, so you're still going to be able to stay on track, and that's going to be really important so you don't feel like you're wasting your time. The other thing too is we want to make sure that you know how you're doing and how you're progressing.

So we do mid semester grade feedback and so we ask your professors to kind of see where it is that you're at, how you know what you're doing, how you're performing your grades, and so we've talked to you about where you are, and if for any reason you're not doing well, then we can go ahead and get you the resources necessary ahead of time so that we can see if we can get you ahead in that class. Help you get connected to other resources, or if we need to have other discussions with your advisors about other options that might be available to you because you're paying for your classes, so we want you to be successful. You want you to pass and get those credits right, and move on to the next one.

Especially if their foundational courses that you consistently have to build upon.

Sweater and important some classes you may not have many grades you might have. You know your first exam, your mid term exam and then your final exam and that's all you have. So we really want to make sure that you're doing well, especially in scenarios like that one. So just got printed something to keep in mind about your academic piece and how we can support you in that way. But we also want to make sure that we tell you about the people who care about you, because that's going to be absolutely important. Like I mentioned before, you are coming to the University you're going to be on your own right, and as an independent student, this might be the first time that you'll be away from home.

Or that you yourself will be yourself advocate. So how to learn how to do that? And you have a peer mentor that serves as a teaching assistant in Yorkie Seminar course that you'll have access to in and out of the classroom so you can text them. You know, with questions about the class. Or you can just say, you know, I'm really struggling. I can't connect with my faculty member like. What can I do? Or hey, you know I'm really missing home? Can I just talk to you about how I'm feeling so you have these opportunities to really connect with them in so many different ways so it's just not about the academic piece?

It's also about your personal and social well being, but your faculty is going to be really important as well as I get, as I mentioned before, because of these smaller cohorts, you're going to have that benefit of getting to know them one on one, and that's a really, really big thing for our students, especially thinking about how you were in in high school. You could probably walk down the halls of your high school and be like I've got this. I know what I need to do, and then you have those like people that you like. If I need a letter of recommendation, or if I need help with something I have that person. So that's what we want to make sure that your.

Able to connect and construct in college is that you're connecting with those faculty because you will need those letter of recommendations. You will need that reference call later on. Who knows if it's for scholarships or internships, or maybe a research project you want to be a part of, or even a job on campus, or even after you graduate, right? So building social capital is absolutely important and you want to do it as soon as possible. That is something that we really want to make sure that students know that as soon as you start college. Definitely definitely start building those relationships. Start getting in with your faculty because it's going to be such a great opportunity for you.

To be surrounded by all of these great folks. On top of that, we also have your key coordinator who's going to be there to be your support, getting you connected, and also be your number one fan. And that's going to be really important because right now in your home setting you know that you have your family at the end of the day that you come to no matter what they're going to have your back, and so we want to make sure that you have that same structure away from home that we want to be your home away from home essentially. And so the key coordinator really serves in that role of like they will help you no matter what. And you can reach to them.

Anytime and they're going to be amazing and their super great people that I love working with so I know that folks will love them as well.

And then, if you're going to live on campus, you want to get connected to University housing. You want to have those folks that you're like. You know what?

Uh, something is wrong with the shower like I? How do I? You know what I call? What do I do and they can help you with that, right? Or like I haven't received my Mail for a whole week like what is going on. How can I make sure that I have everything set up and so you just want to make sure that you're connecting with them? Because there will be things that you will need in your residence Hall and so you want to make sure you're creating those relationships with the residents director with the assistant resident director as well as the resident assistance on the floor. So all of these are really great pieces that we want to make sure that you know that you're cared for and.

I know and I can I speak of it from experience because I don't have any kids, but I am someone's kid and so my parents I know would feel so grateful to know that there's people who are really watching me who are there in case I have any questions that I don't have to hesitate or worry that I don't know where to go or where to start. So that's a really big comfort for me to know, and I always want to make sure that I extend that to our families as well, because students know that they're going to be supported. But we also want to make sure that the families know that their students are very well taken care of with the key communities. But most importantly, they were also there.

To extend assistance and support to the families as well so they can reach out to us at anytime. And we are happy to help and connect them in any way and answer any questions they may have. So this is a really great way to make sure that everyone is being taken care of. The other pieces. Of course the social atmosphere right? You want this. This is a big part of the college experience and so we want to make sure that you have that. And so, as I mentioned before, we usually have some of these bigger events throughout the year that you know ahead of time. Well ahead of time. But we also make sure that it's an opportunity for you to.

Not only like be within your cluster and connect with him further, but also Brushy other people from the other communities. Meet students in other clusters as well. Maybe students who might be living in another residence Hall. These are really great opportunities for you to branch out as well because there will be so many people who might be coming from the same place as you or might have alot of things in common. Maybe taking some courses or who knows you might actually be in a class, but then you didn't even know and so this is something that we want to make sure that you have that opportunity. Of course we also want to make sure that those small cluster events within your cluster that you can still do.

So if you want to go walking in all town, if you want to go hiking up the a, you know all of these opportunities that you still have that benefit of the smaller cohort, but then also just making sure that you're also branching out and connecting on campus.

Well, you will have community service opportunities. You will have opportunities to work on campus. You know if you're in the rec center, you know really having an opportunity to connect with other people who might be in that same vicinity. So not really limiting yourself but really expanding. So if you want to study abroad, if you wanna do it, you know anything like that. Create a research project, start a club organization or get involved in a club organization that you have that open mindedness to kind of like. Go ahead and do that. Or if you're not sure how to get started that you have people that will connect you and you know that you can get started from there.

So that's a really great piece, and then residence Hall living, because obviously they're going to have amazing activities for you as well, so that way you can go ahead and connect that you can have fun that you can get to know people on your floors in the hulls. Everything, especially as you know, maybe you're in the dining center, which I need centers of us. I don't know you have all these different opportunities. I know that with the pandemic right now we've had to make adjustments in University housing on a consistent basis. Is doing as much as possible to ensure that our students are supported and that they're, you know they're doing things within the residence halls to give you engaged.

But then also making sure that you're connecting you with any and all resources, so that's always a big important piece of what we want to make sure that any and all students have, so keep that in mind, but I want to talk briefly about the four communities that fall under the umbrella of the key communities, because this is really. This is where it gets a little bit more specific to key because we have four and the key academic communities, by far our largest because it branches off into two separate sections, and so we have our interdisciplinary community and we have our college partnerships.

And so basically the key academic community serves as an opportunity for students to have more of that structured components where they're really getting. You know that close knit group learning about you know diversity, leadership, service. All of these pieces and how to really incorporate in and act upon them, right? So how to really take those skills and utilize them? So you're going to get that opportunity with the academic community. But you're also going to have the opportunity to really branch out into themes and Mary areas of thinking that you might not have thought of before. And that's always a really great way.

She continued to learn and develop an and then figure out maybe if this is something that you're passionate about and so usually within our key seminars. That's what we'll have within, especially, key interdisciplinary. It's more focused on the liberal arts, so we'll have a lot of connections that are with like sociology at Nicks Studies, you know there's international business or International Studies, and maybe like a foreign language, or there's potentially psychology and biology. Or you know how, like maybe different art themes come together.

So it really kind of spans so many different topics, different subjects that it's going to be really important to kind of grasp on to. That would be like this is the one that I really want to do because I think it sounds really interesting. And then how we pair those will become will make it even more engaging and interesting for you.

Our key academic college partnerships. Now that one's very, very specific because we have a partnership with the college bagger cultural scientist, College of business and College of engineering. So you must be declared in that major specifically to be able to participate in one of these three and not only do you get the benefits of key in that smaller court, but you also take advantage of everything else that the communities have to offer in terms of you know anybody in agricultural scientist, you're still going to get the same benefit anybody in the College of business. You're still going to get the same benefit, and so you're actually getting.

In working closely with your college an in continuously working towards that major of yours. So it's very much keeping you on track. The one thing though is with the College of engineering our partnership. There is very, very specific because the curriculum is so. It's just like continuously building upon. So it's it's very strict. There's not a lot of wiggle room, so to speak, so if you're an engineering student or you're interested in going into the College of engineering.

That is the only cluster that you'll be able to take, and that's very intentional, because they don't want to set you back because there's so much more than you have to do. So we just want to make sure that you're following that curriculum. But we have really great ways of making sure that you're connecting with them, and that's a really great amazing space. Our key civic service community is specifically designed for students who are interested in maybe learning more about community service. You know what is service learning or civic engagement? So all of these pieces are coming together to make sure that students were really learning broadly about different topics.

Maybe having some of those conversations that might make you a little bit uncomfortable because you're like I really didn't understand that. Or how do I connect and talk about something that I completely disagree with someone else? But then how do I have a positive conversation so that we're both learning? Were both respecting perspectives and then growing from there right? And I think especially, since we're in a, you know, a political year where it's voting right where it's a big election year and this is going to be a really great community for students who are in that cohort right now to really think about how does the voting process go, what?

Are the political campaigns doing and really kind of dissecting some of those pieces? So there's a lot within our key civic service community that it just kind of branches out in steps for students to really get out there. Especially with the service learning part, you have the opportunity to create your own community service project if you like, and I always think about it in a way where you're like thinking globally but acting locali so you have those opportunities to think about what it is that you want to do, how to create, change and then be able to take that knowledge and then do that in another space. Or maybe take it back to your community as well.

So it's a really great learning opportunity for our students.

In key explore this is a unique experience of itself because this is where students might not have to choose a major. You might. I know sometimes you kind of feel that pressure of like I need to go into college knowing what I need to do. But if you leave yourself open to kind of exploring key explore does a really great job of helping you navigate that because not only is it doing a lot of like the personal assessments but also like career assessments and then it kind of helps you figure out where my passions and strengths and then how does that connect with the major at CSU.

So it's not that you're wasting your time looking for majors. It said you're getting a chance to really get your feet wet in a lot of different areas to figure out what it is that you want to pursue. Because the reality is, even if students who come in with majors, they might change their major maybe once or twice before their second year. That is a high probability actually, and so we just want to make sure that if students are coming in and declared, or maybe have a variety of interest are having trouble narrowing it down. But this is a really great way to understand and move forward in being able to feel confident about what they want to choose. So that's a really great way. On top of that.

We have our faculty members that are the key key Explorer or.

The kids blur faculty are also the CSU undeclared advising team, so we all will not. All of the advisors, but most of them participating key and teach the class. So you get to see them maybe once or twice a week versus most students will see that maybe once or twice a semester. So talk about building that relationship. Absolutely important, and so that's a really big piece that makes that specific community very unique and very treasured for students. Because you're really going to branch out and learn more and connect.

With not only your advisor, but your faculty member, health professions is our last one, and this is for students interested in animal or human Sciences. That is a big part of it. So if you're thinking Privett premed, maybe pharmacy, tech food and nutrition science, health and exercise science, anything like that, this is a great community because it is going to be scienceblog now. What's the benefit of having that being science focused? Well, not only is it one of our smallest communities because 76 students, but we also have the opportunity for our students.

To know and hold each other accountable. Because even at the end of their four year, they know they have additional requirements to go on to Graduate School, whether that be best school or Med school or anything else. We know that there are additional requirements there. We know that there's like this competitive edge that you need to get involved with, and so this is a really great way to kind of make sure that you're getting that information.

And you're getting that support because you will have to take that life 102 class, which is the biology course at CSU. You will have to take that Chem 111 course and both of those courses are some of the toughest at CSU. I guarantee you in our faculty member Eric does a great job of making sure that there's no student left behind. He really takes a best interest to make sure that you're doing well in the classroom and he gets to know you went on one. So if there's something that you're struggling with, he wants to make sure that he's bending over backwards to make sure that you're getting all the resources. Everything that you're getting to the root of why it is that you're not understanding and how you can succeed.

So it's a really great benefit for students. On top of that, and knowing that everyone else has the same thing to lose their really engaging. And you know, hey, I'll take notes for you if you're not feeling well, or hey, you wanted to form a study group, or you know, hey, you wanna go to study hours like all of these things are really holding each other accountable, they really inclusive. It's a really small but neat community that focuses all around that in supporting our students and also their future path. So this is a great way to get involved.

So that kind of, you know, highlights a little bit of like why the key communities you know, just such a great peace in being able to support our students connect you with resources and just really help you know and navigate campus because we know that it's going to be hard. We know that there's going to be things that you don't understand or that you're like not sure where to go to. And this is how we're going to be able to help you navigate that so we do a really great job of being able to do that. And I just want to make sure that you understand where we're coming from, who we are. But if you have any questions, if there was something that you feel is like you know, anime that was not clear.

I'm can you elaborate a little bit more on this or hey, can you talk a little bit more about this or a little bit more in depth about this? Or can you give me an example of something you know me? I'm your person now, so if you have any questions you can contact me. I'm going to go ahead and put my contact information in the chat as well so you have our web page so you can check us out. We do have videos from student testimonials. You have my email here so you can go ahead and email me with any and all questions you have.

My phone number as well, so don't hesitate to pick up the phone and give me a call. I definitely want to make sure that answer any and all questions.

So I'm opening it up for questions if there are any questions.

Great question so and I always wait intentionally for someone to ask this before I started. So the question is how do you sign up for the communities when you apply to CSU?

So you do have to be admitted to CSU in order to apply, so that means that you have gone through the application process. You've been admitted, you've got your student ID. You've created your Eve name E password, and then from there you'll be able to apply to the key communities application usually opens up around December, January, and so we will have it open at that point, and then you can go ahead and apply the great thing about our application is we do not ask for any academic information. We already know that you gotta admit to CSU. That's awesome. We have more of a holistic approach.

And that we want to make sure that we're understanding where you're coming from and what it is that you're getting out of your first year experience. What it is that you want to do, and so the questions are very much geared towards.

You know, tell us about what it is that you hope for your first year. How are you going to contribute to the community? You know all of those things. Tell us about yourself, your background. That's what we want to know. And so that's how we're going to approach our admissions to the key communities. Which is really awesome. So there's three questions and you can choose two of the three, and then the rest of it's more so. Demographic information. We usually get students an answer within probably about a one to two week turn around. It's really, really quick, and then you always have the opportunity to really connect with us. Call us.

Email us if you have any questions. Your coordinator will reach out to you as well, and getting a chance to want to get to know you on that one on one basis before you get to the summer months, which is when Ram orientation happens, which is when you actually register for your clusters in your classes. So we want to make sure that you get to know us really well by the time that happens, and then we're not complete strangers at that point, so this is a really great great way to get started so very easy to do.

But yeah, it'll definitely not be open until about December, January for sure. The other question that we have coming through is do the key communities tie into student housing? Yes, they do, so we have a little bit of both and this year was the first year that we kind of had this opportunity, because obviously the pandemic. So we diversified a little bit more and being able to accommodate a variety of different students. So we are first and foremost residential, learning community, and so if you want to be able to communities, that means that you would more than likely want need to live.

With students who are in the key communities and usually we have them in one residence Hall together. However, we are currently working with University housing to see if that's still going to be possible moving forward and for next year, knowing that you know we've had to get really creative and how to house our students to make sure that we're committing all any and all student needs as well as also abiding by public health and safety guidelines. So that's going to be really important, but if you do have that opportunity next year to go ahead and move where all of our students are in one residence Hall.

That is something to keep in mind that if you do apply, we would expect you to go ahead and live in that specific residence Hall with the rest of the students.

However, if for any reason you have an exemption and you're not going to live on campus, or you don't want to do student housing, we will have an on line opportunity or a virtual opportunity for students who aren't living on campus to take part in key still saying benefits. Still taking part in all of the community building serving as a mentor. Everything like all of those opportunities are still going to be available to you, and then you'll just have class within key virtually so you can actually do it from anywhere in the world that you want to do, so will have both of those so we can be accommodating to both students.

Ambot Texas student. So yeah, good question, great questions. Anything else that comes up to you?

Hope that answers your questions by the way too.

Looks like that's how is the biggest questions that there were. I don't see a whole heck of a lot of questions coming through, so I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anybody that I'm giving you the opportunity, but I do want to leave you. I think with one thing because we did have a student a couple years ago and one of the things that they felt that they took away from the entire key experience that I want to leave with you is that they said their entire experience was priceless. That it's really up to the individual to make the experience. But having an open mind in going in fearlessly with confidence.

And Curiosity is all a person truly needs everyone, the teachers, the mentors and all students are welcoming in extremely supportive. So they had a really great experience. They really thrived within key and everything that we had to offer in terms of the support and the networking that we provided. So I really hope that that's something that as you're thinking about where it is that you want to go where it is that you want to be, what do you want your first year to be in? How do you want to be surrounded that those are things that you're thinking about is like what is it that you're going to need? How are you going to thrive? You know why is the first year?

So all of these things that we talked about definitely keep that in mind as you're navigating those experiences that you're thinking about. You know, searching for resources or different opportunities anywhere in all colleges, universities. If you decide not to attend CSU that you have these questions that you're asking these questions because we want to make sure that no matter where you go, you have that successful first year experience. And if you do end up coming to CSU and becoming part of our family that we hope that you do the key communities as well and become part of our key family. So please let us know if there's any questions.

And I'll leave you with that if you have anything else that comes up, I'll go ahead and just close my mic in my video, but also be available on the chat or the questions. If not, feel free to email me or call me and I'm happy to answer more questions if you want to set up a zoom account or a zoom one on one, I'm happy to do that as well, so please let me know how I can be of further assistance. I want to thank you all so much for joining me today and I hope you have a very senior day. Thank you so much, bye.