This week I was lucky enough to have dinner with members of the board of trustee. I was able to talk with some of the older Alumni back in the 1990’s. What was interesting was how many of the alumni were very open about listening to some of the current issues or problems student face about school. I mustered up courage and started to talk about lack of mental health support Cornell is providing, despite the rigorous and competitive academic system Cornell has to go through. What was surprising was that they were very well aware of the issue and they were actually sympathetic toward the students about it. They were very well aware that Cornell university can get very mentally burning and that Cornell needs to step up in their game to support the students. They also talked about how it was frustrating for them since although they do have some power in hand to make decisions for school, they are not the ultimate decision maker, which, they hope that in the future, they will have more voice in school to bring different issues to surface and work between the student as a catalyst to deliver messages. It was refreshing to see someone who has experienced or been here in Cornell at past to have such a huge interest and support toward current students at Cornell. I hope to have a continuous connection with them and also become part of the legacy as someone who will soon be alumni.