President's Report 2025

Last year, Gettinger knew she could turn to Tesmer not only for help but also for the support she needed to keep the event going every first and last Monday of the month during the school year. “Tim comes to every single happy hour. That’s how you know he cares,” said Gettinger, a Marketing major from Merom, Ind. “He’s just a phenomenal, supportive person for the students. It makes my experience as a student so much better having him in my corner.” Gettinger didn’t meet Tesmer in the classroom, though. She met him the same way many students do—with

a wave and a hello as she passed by his office her freshman year at SMWC. “That year, I ended up volunteering to go on the Alternative Spring Break trip to New Orleans, and he ended up being a great help and was really a father figure for us,” she said. “Now, I go to Tim if I’m having a rough day or if I just need advice about anything.” Tesmer considers everyone who has been in his classes or who visits his office as “his

will see it as a sign that it’s time to move on to whatever’s next in his future. Before that time comes, though, Tesmer hopes he helps students see their value.

students.” If he ever stops feeling connected to “his students,” Tesmer says he

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