Service w ith a smile : Denise Leslie joyfully engages with her customers . customers but also by her coworkers in Stinger's. Katie Bell, a Social Work and Spanish double-major, has worked with Leslie for three semesters and said she thinks of Leslie as a role model for student workers . "I think it's very important that everyone has God in their lives. If you don't have that, you have nothing." - Denise Leslie Spring 2023 Graph ic by Angela Delano "I feel like she's never not working," Bell said . "She is always helping with customers, or helping fellow staff, or doing something to make !hings run smoothly. She has a work ethic and professionalism that you don't always get from fellow student workers, and it is helpful to have that diversity of age." Leslie's personality and work ethic are a product of her faith, which she tries to live outwardly in her job. She attends a Methodist church in Jamestown, where she serves as a trustee, a secretary and has been actively involved in since she was young. "I think it's very important that everyone has God in their lives," Leslie said. "If you don't have that, you have nothing." With the future of Stinger's on unsure footing, many student and non-student workers are nervous about their job security. But Leslie just hopes for the chance to remain at the university, serving and connecting with the student body. "As long as they'll have me," Leslie said . 'We don't know with Panda Express coming and Stinger's going up into Chucks, we are unsure about who will go where and when, but I would love to remain here if I can. Getting you guys laughing and giggling is what I like to do." Avon/ea Brown is a sophomore Journalism maj or and the Campus News Editor for Cedars. She enjoys reading, traveling, and learning new things. Photograph by Logan Howard CED.RS 21
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