09/19/2023
Sourced from UIW News When students leave home to go to university for the first time, it’s an emotional milestone for all families. 这一天,学生们飞出巢去追寻他们的激情,追随他们的梦想.
Alumnus, Martin Padron, Jr. ‘2011, 上个月,当他帮助家人搬家时,他经历了所有这些情绪, Marsil, 她作为大一新生的第一个学期住进了威斯康星大学的Sky View宿舍.
Martin said, ‘As we were walking the campus helping Mearsil move in, all the memories from my time at UIW flooded my mind. 它给我带来了这种幸福和喜悦的感觉,因为我知道这不仅仅是我与威斯康星大学的联系, it was my little sister now too.’
During the move-in process, the family was assisted by UIW’s staff and volunteers to find Marsil’s room and treated to an exclusive tour of the halls by the on-site Resident Assistant.
当打开房间里的箱子时,新来的学生得到了意想不到的款待.
从马西尔床边的桌子上,她可以直接看到圣安东尼奥市中心的天际线.
Speaking about his sister’s new view, Martin smiled and said, ‘Who doesn’t want to sit down, do their homework, 然后休息一下,看看窗外美丽的圣安东尼奥天际线和半球塔? That’s awesome!’
While the family visited colleges in New York, Utah and other states, 当玛西尔选择在哪里获得学位时,威斯康星大学的校园(也被称为“巢”)对她有很大的吸引力.
With a 15-year gap between Martin and his younger sister, Marsil’s childhood was filled with trips to UIW with her big brother. 无论是在Martin的学生时代,还是在他毕业后在uw校友会董事会的角色中.
Martin operated on the board for 6 years 2015-2021, 担任本届任期的最后两年校友会主席.
Martin said, ‘Marsil grew up going to UIW, 我想她觉得uw的校园在真正的自然美景中提供了一种安全感和社区感. 我也认为她在校园成长过程中建立的记忆和联系是她选择UIW的重要原因.’
He added, “作为校友会主席,我被邀请参加许多校园活动,玛西尔总是跟着我. She got to see all these events with the university’s leadership, the board of trustees, and supporters of UIW. She felt that connection with UIW from early on in her life.
UIW’s academic programs also proved to be a draw for Marsil, offering her the opportunity to enroll in a nuclear medicine program.
Martin said, 寻找一所提供核医学课程的学校是我姐姐最初决定的重点. When she narrowed it down to three choices, and UIW offered the program, it made it an easy choice for her to choose UIW.’
Considering his journey at UIW, 在过去的十年里,他在金融交易和大宗商品领域取得了成功, Martin’s advice to students setting out on their own journey, was simple.
“这适用于我的妹妹,校园里的所有学生,以及在UIW学习的每个人…….my advice is connect, connect, connect. Give yourself the tools to build lasting relationships. To learn to connect with faculty, staff and fellow students. That’s invaluable.’
He added ‘When you build these connections, 它拓宽了你的视野,培养了一种奇妙的多样性. We all think differently, 但是,除非你以一种有意义的方式与他人联系,否则很难看到他们的观点. Those are real leadership skills, 当你进入劳动力市场时,你必须依靠的技能类型。”