Nervousness filled Cristina Prado, a senior from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as she entered the Graduate Management Admission Test.

Her anxiety stemmed from the realization that she wasn’t as prepared as she wanted to be.

Prado took the business exam so she could get into graduate school.

Sheryl Hagan-Booth graduated from Western almost seven years ago. She never left.

The university photographer and many others have worked at Western since their graduation or returned to the Hill after spending time working elsewhere.

About 700 of Western’s 2,001 employees graduated from Western, said Donald Smith, assistant vice president of the Alumni Association.

$49,672

Average yearly salary for 2006 engineering graduates.

$48,717

Average yearly salary for 2006 computer science graduates.

Bowling Green senior Brandy Davidson diligently presses the iron to her chocolate-colored slacks as she steams a perfect crease into the middle of her pants.

When she sees her slacks are ironed to perfection, she carefully hangs them next to her also perfectly pressed cream blouse.