Although Gen Y has attended college for a relatively short period of time, their presence has been pivotal to the change of teaching styles of faculty and contin-ues to alter the relationships and interactions between faculty and students. Rather than a preference for working alone as previous generations have done, Gen Y tends to gravitate towards group activity, preferring collaboration rather than the individual achievement. They additionally value optimism, morality, and imme-diate gratification while exhibiting confidence with themselves and their ability to use technology. The need for immediate gratification is a result of the mi-cromanaging experienced in their childhood by their parents, which has additionally resulted in an increased need of supervision and guidance both in academia and the workplace.