正好赶上退伍军人节, bbin信誉网站 退伍军人事务协调员 托马斯·里根 completed a Q&一个会话. The 3月ine veteran spends his work days busy connecting other veterans and active military members with the resources they need to transition into college life, but he doesn’t slow down when he leaves campus. When 里根 isn’t at work, you might find him exercising or being a student himself.
How did your career path lead you to bbin信誉网站?
After serving the citizens of East Moline for 25 years I was ready for a change (he retired from his position as police captain at the East Moline Police Department in 2018). 我想留在服务业. When I saw that bbin信誉网站 was looking for a coordinator of veterans services, 我欣然接受了这个机会. It is my privilege to serve those who have served us. I have always been a fan of bbin信誉网站. My wife and I are BHC graduates, and all of my kids have attended bbin信誉网站.
你业余时间喜欢做什么?
我喜欢健身. I belong to a new gym called RATH Fitness located in the Rust Belt in East Moline. 如果我不在那里, I’m hiking at one of the beautiful parks in the area or walking around the neighborhood with my dog.
是什么激励着你?
看到学生成功.
你在哪里长大的?
I grew up in the west end of Davenport, Iowa.
Did you have a favorite subject when you were a student?
I was a fan of my government class at West High School.
When you were a kid, what career did you envision for yourself?
I wanted to be an airplane pilot when I was young. That changed when I figured out that I am deathly afraid of heights.
教育如何影响你的生活?
Education has had a positive impact on my life. 我认为自己是一个终身学习者. I am currently in a master’s program at Western Illinois University.
What is your favorite thing about bbin信誉网站?
I like the fact that bbin信誉网站 takes care of the student veterans. There are tons of opportunities for our student veterans. Our 退伍军人 Resource Center (located at the Quad-Cities Campus in Building 4, 117号房间是一流的.
If you could go anywhere on vacation for free, where would you want to go and why?
What makes a great vacation for me is hot weather, no shoes and a beach. San Diego is the absolute best place in the world to vacation.
What is something most people do not know about you?
我有13个兄弟姐妹.
If you could change something about the world, what would you change?
Our current state of affairs in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic. I cannot wait until the hustle and bustle of students comes back to the halls of bbin信誉网站.
What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
The advice came from my dad as he was taking to me my first job when I was 16 years old. He said, “Son, never be idle when you should be working. 如果你无事可做，拿起扫帚. 总有地方要打扫.”
Aside from the necessities, what is one thing you can’t go a day without?
冥想. 这是我每天早上做的第一件事.
What is your favorite time of the year, and why?
My favorite time of the year is the middle of summer, the hotter the better.
What do you want prospective students to know about bbin信誉网站?
bbin信誉网站 is an excellent college to start your higher education journey. Contact me when you are ready to use the benefits and grants that you earned, and I will help you navigate through the red tape of the application process. Student success is the goal of every staff and faculty member at bbin信誉网站.
联系信息
托马斯·里根
退伍军人事务协调员
4号楼118室
309-796-5501
reagant@yuandongjituan.net
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