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Marjorie Macklin, Cashier at Washington University in St. Louis the...
Washington University in St. Louis

“Me personally, I’m just an outdoorsy girl…I love to fish, I love fishing, Blue Gills and Crappies are my favorite. I love football. I love camping. But I still love to dress up and put on make-up and all the other little things like that. I’m a family person.

“Right now, I’m comfortable where I am at. I like communicating with people, and I like interacting with people. Like, food is... Read More

Jason Resko, Power Plant Operator at University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

“We run the boilers which make the steam that powers the generators and the air conditioning chillers… this is like a city. We make the heat, the air conditioning, we bring the water up out of the ground, and make the electricity that makes the campus run. The only thing Notre Dame uses the city of South Bend for is wastewater. Any water that runs down the drain is treated at the wastewater... Read More

Mary Ann Sobieralski, Lead Monitor at University of Notre Dame South...
University of Notre Dame

"Number one, be true to yourself. You can learn a lot of things from books, but sometimes life experiences will teach you more. If you get knocked down, get back up again. Life isn’t a barrel of roses all the time, so you need to learn to not take everything to heart. Be yourself and enjoy, one day at a time. Also, money isn’t everything. Family and friendship are most important. Nobody will... Read More

Gil, Cashier at Washington University in St. Louis Paws & Go
Washington University in St. Louis

“..It has been a fight guys, and I could not be sitting here in front of you guys if I had given up. Because I was homeless at one time, I didn’t have a job, I didn’t know where I was going, I didn’t know what was going to happen, but I knew as long as I was applying myself, I could get myself out of the rut. I’m out the rut, but it takes a whole lot. There are going to be some days you gotta... Read More

Gina Walls, Food Service Manager at UNC Chapel Hill Genomic Cafe
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Most of it is here at the store—seeing the students. There’s some I’ve seen for 4 years, from their first year coming in. All kinds of students here. You don’t know what anyone has been through, so--I have to come take care of y’all. See everyone—make sure everyone is okay. I just come here to work and help all of y’all. I just want to make sure everyone is okay.

"This little girl had... Read More

Gary Crisp, Housekeeper at UMD College Park Calvert Hall, South Hill...
University of Maryland, College Park

"Renovating of the whole dorms and everything...In Kent Hall there used to be a lounge in the hall, right there in the basement and old lounge. And in PG [Prince George's Hall] there used to be a big lobby with a glass door. Everything stopped since then. In the eighties is when everything stopped, and they built all this stuff. Resurrected. They tore everything apart didn’t they? Everything.... Read More

Sherry Clark, Housekeeper at Harford Hall, UMD College Park South...
University of Maryland, College Park

“Seeing that I’ve been here for only three years, I don’t gather a lot of friends, but I have family, which is my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law. In the summer, on weekends, if her church has bus rides or is going to New York to visit other family, I will go with them. But as far as partying, I haven’t gotten involved with that this year.

"At The Diner, it was very nice working... Read More

Juan Noriega, Lead Gardener at Georgetown University
Georgetown University

"One night, my son went to a party with his friends just to have some fun. Everyone went in one car and they were all drinking - including the person that was driving. The driver crashed into another car and my son along with 2 others died on the spot... He was only 21 years old. He went to school for business at Montgomery College. He had a big future ahead of him. After he died, everything... Read More

Eric Reed, Master Police Officer at Georgetown University Police...
Georgetown University

"Georgetown is a relatively safe school. However, we are an open campus so things can definitely happen that we may not expect. Within the first 6 months of my time here, we had the armed robbery suspect that my team had to apprehend. One of the Georgetown students left the business school and was on his way to the Leavey center to get some coffee when he was approached by 2 individuals. The... Read More

Cheung Gunho (张官好), Food & Service Worker at Georgetown...
Georgetown University

"I don't have much of a big hope for myself. I only hope my daughter can find a good husband to marry, to have a happy family, and that they will treat their parents well. That will be enough for me. Just like many new immigrants from China, we had a big dream that we could make a fortune when we came to America; the dream shattered after we arrived. The reality is that we have to work long... Read More

Alvaro Barberena, Bus Driver at Georgetown University
Georgetown University

“Sometimes the students say, ‘I've always wanted to thank you because you always say hi to me every morning with a smile.’

"I tell them about my family and my 3 Pit Bulls – I have 2 male and 1 female that I adopted from the Humane Society in DC 7 years ago. Their names are Rumor, Chunky Monkey, and Remy Martin - like the drink! Rumor was found roaming the streets in DC. People thought... Read More

Emma Benitez, Food & Service Worker at Georgetown University Leo...
Georgetown University

"I work in the kitchen and make the sandwiches and salads for the students. I start from 6 in the morning and end at 2 in the afternoon every day from Sunday through Thursday. I’m planning on retiring in a few years.. I want to go back to Guadalajara in Mexico. My husband and I have been working for years since 1990 to pay off the house that we bought, paying it off little by little every year... Read More


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My nanny used to tell me stories about my parents and she promised that they would come back home. My father was in the Vietnam War and he never returned after he left. Because of the war, my parents got separated from each other when I was a young boy. ..I used to get so UPSET! Why aren't [my parents] looking for me? Because of the culture, they didn’t let women study and go to school.... Read More

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