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Hi, my name is Victoria Tsonos and I am the Head of User Services Librarian at Saint Paul University. I've been in this position since 2018, I actually started here in a part-time position in 2017 as I was finishing my master's at another

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university and jumped at the opportunity to work here full-time when I was offered the position in 2018. What I feel is really special about Saint Paul is the community. The community is so close, it's so tight-knit, and you really get an

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opportunity to know everyone. I know that I love meeting my students in their first year, helping them throughout the rest of their years here and being able to really see them grow and succeed and be there with them

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every step of the way, which is something I don't think you get in other larger universities. If you're coming to work here at SPU for the first time, I really highly recommend getting to know the other departments, getting

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to know your other colleagues, not just within your own team, because we really are a close, tight knit team that are willing to help out whenever necessary. And I know that the relationships that I've formed, not just within my own team, but

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with other teams on campus, has been really beneficial, not just for my professional growth, but for my personal growth as well. One piece of advice that I would give for future Saint Paul students is to take advantage of all of the opportunities

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afforded to you. Take advantage of all of the activities on campus, all of the sessions offered by the library, by the internship office. Just try to make the most of your time at Saint Paul.