My name is Maria Nairn. I will be graduating in 2025 with a degree in journalism and, hopefully, a minor in Spanish! A piece of advice I would give future/current students at Gaylord is to get involved! Quite literally, take any opportunity you get your freshman year. I wish I had taken more opportunities within Gaylord in the last year; that's actually a goal of mine for my sophomore year. For prospective students, I'd recommend taking a tour! I cannot express to you how important it was for me to actually go and see all the resources inside of Gaylord for myself. In my free time, I am a freelance photographer, and I have my own business! From the get-go, Dean Kelley made it clear that I was wanted at Gaylord. He reached out to me through email consistently, invited me to join the Dean's Leadership Class and scheduled an in-person meeting with me and my mom before I even chose OU. His dedication to my education and the betterment of my future really spoke volumes about his personal...