The caliber of the work reflected a voluntary dedication that went far beyond the classroom. As Krug observed, none of this extra work was required; students chose to return to projects from previous years, revising visuals and refining their data to ensure they were putting their best foot forward. “They did it because they wanted to,” Dr. Krug notes, describing how students frequented office hours to build their posters from scratch and polish their findings to a higher standard.