S2E3: The Power of a Caring Campus: Real Support That Transforms Lives with Dr. Kimo Ah Yun

If you think universities are just about classes and dorm rooms, think again. Marquette’s approach to student care is rewriting the playbook.In this episode, Dr. Kimo Ah Yun breaks down how real, practical support, grounded in love and attention, makes it nearly impossible for any student to go unnoticed or unsupported. The result isn’t just higher retention rates, but life-changing growth for students, staff, and families alike.What does it look like when a university sees every student as a person, not a number, and actually backs it up with action? Tune in to discover the unique “care packages” that help Marquette students thrive, especially those who might otherwise fall through the cracks.Episode Highlights:03:54 - How are we creating the conditions that everyone feels loved and also feel a response to love one another? ... It's about making sure they have the support that they stay at Marquette, that they graduate, that they're formed, that whatever they need to help them along their journey, that we provide that for them.07:48 - Look, it is really hard for a student to fall through the cracks at Marquette University. It's almost impossible because somebody is going to notice. Whether it is a faculty member or a staff member or their RA or their roommate, somebody will notice. I promise you that.13:32 - You can’t do much more to care for a person than to change who they are, what their DNA is, what they value, how they live those values, and how they are able to live out who they're called to become by God. And when they do that, things are limitless that what they can achieve.Connect with the Office of Student DevelopmentDr. Kimo Ah Yun