Hello everyone and welcome to yet another fun-filled year here at UW-La Crosse! I am excited for all the amazing things that are going to happen on the campus this year. First, I'll give you a little insight into my life at this point.
I am beginning my junior year here at UW-L and couldn't love it more! :) I am also starting my classes for UW-L's Radiation Therapy program (after being accepted into the program last spring) so it's nice to be getting into the more specific courses of my major. In addition, this is my first year as a Resident Assistant (RA). I am in Coate Hall which is the first year experience hall on our campus. I lived in Coate Hall my freshman year and it's a great place to be again. It is really nice that all the people living around you are all freshmen and going through the same things that you are as a freshman.
Now that I am an RA, I have a different perspective on things. I can remember what it was like to be a freshman and now I can try to help the freshmen with the things they are going through. I am really excited to be a great resource for some of the students at UW-L. I can't wait to make even more friends and amazing memories throughout the year!! :)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
FINALLY DONE!!!
I'm finally done with finals for the spring 2008 semester!! What a great feeling it is! I had the absolute last final exam time slot today from 4:45-6:45pm. I finished the final early and now I am completely done!! It is a bittersweet day as I am happy that the classes for the semester are over, but I am sad because I will really miss all of my college friends a lot while I am at home over the summer. A lot of students go through this, but then most of us meet up again in the fall for another great year. I guess that's all I've got for tonight, so have a great summer everyone!! :)
Friday, May 9, 2008
LAST Day of Classes!!!!!
Today is the last day of classes here at UW-L!! I am officially done with my spring 2008 semester classes! It is also the loft return day. Students can rent bed lofts to use during the year in their residence hall rooms to create more space. They are a really nice way to make your room feel a little bigger. You pick the bedloft up on campus when you move in and then return it at the end of the year. National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) is the organization that helps coordinate this. I recently became a part of this organization so I am going to be helping out with loft return today.
Now that classes are done, that means finals are next. I have 4 finals next week. One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday both at 7:45am. Then on Thursday I have a final at 2:30pm and a final at 4:45pm on Friday. Then I will be leaving campus on Saturday.
Tomorrow there is an event called Coate Bash going on. It is an annual event hosted by Coate Hall that is meant to help everyone relax a little and celebrate the end of the semester before finals begin. It should be a lot of music, food, and fun!! :)
Now that classes are done, that means finals are next. I have 4 finals next week. One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday both at 7:45am. Then on Thursday I have a final at 2:30pm and a final at 4:45pm on Friday. Then I will be leaving campus on Saturday.
Tomorrow there is an event called Coate Bash going on. It is an annual event hosted by Coate Hall that is meant to help everyone relax a little and celebrate the end of the semester before finals begin. It should be a lot of music, food, and fun!! :)
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Colbie Caillat!!
Colblie Caillat is performing for a concert here on the UW-L campus tonight!! The concert begins at 7pm and will be in the Recreational Eagle Center. UW-L student tickets were only $15--what a deal! I went to the Taylor Swift concert at UW-L last year and that was a ton of fun! I'm sure tonight's show will be a great one too!!
Saturday is also the Voices In Praise Choir Concert. Voices In Praise is the non-audition UW-L Gospel Choir that I am a member of. We have practice tonight and tomorrow night with a professional gospel artist that we flew in to be a part of the concert. It is going to be a blast!
This weekend will also be filled with lots of studying and homework because next week is the last week of classes before finals. I just had a physics test this morning. This weekend I have to write a 5-page paper for my English class. I have a physics lab final on Monday and an anatomy and physiology lab practical Tuesday with my paper due Wednesday. So things will be pretty hectic and busy, but summer will be here before we know it!! :)
Saturday is also the Voices In Praise Choir Concert. Voices In Praise is the non-audition UW-L Gospel Choir that I am a member of. We have practice tonight and tomorrow night with a professional gospel artist that we flew in to be a part of the concert. It is going to be a blast!
This weekend will also be filled with lots of studying and homework because next week is the last week of classes before finals. I just had a physics test this morning. This weekend I have to write a 5-page paper for my English class. I have a physics lab final on Monday and an anatomy and physiology lab practical Tuesday with my paper due Wednesday. So things will be pretty hectic and busy, but summer will be here before we know it!! :)
Friday, April 25, 2008
It's the Weekend!!
It's finally the weekend! There are several things happening on the UW-L campus this weekend and it is sure going to be a lot of fun!
Tonight is the opening night performance of the theatre production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in the Center for the Arts. The entire production is put on by UW-L students and is sure to be a great show. Each year the theatre department puts on at least 6-8 productions that are always entertaining to watch.
Saturday at the Recreational Eagle Center on campus an event called "St. Baldrick's" is going on. Numerous UW-L students, faculty, and staff members are either cutting their hair or shaving their heads to raise money for organizations such as Locks of Love. All the money will go to these organizations to help make wigs, especially for children with cancer. What a great cause!
Then on Saturday night, Sanford Hall is hosting the "Sanford Block Party." There are going to be live bands, games, food, and of course lots of fun!! It should be a real good time!
On Sunday, all the future staff members for Coate Hall next year are having a cookout to spend time getting to know each other. I am really excited for this and can't wait to get to know my fellow staff members better! Also on Sunday, Baird Hall is hosting the annual "Baird World Cup" soccer tournament which will be an interesting time. So as you can see, this weekend is very packed here at UW-L but I'm sure it will be a good one! Let's just hope it doesn't rain too much anymore... :)
Tonight is the opening night performance of the theatre production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in the Center for the Arts. The entire production is put on by UW-L students and is sure to be a great show. Each year the theatre department puts on at least 6-8 productions that are always entertaining to watch.
Saturday at the Recreational Eagle Center on campus an event called "St. Baldrick's" is going on. Numerous UW-L students, faculty, and staff members are either cutting their hair or shaving their heads to raise money for organizations such as Locks of Love. All the money will go to these organizations to help make wigs, especially for children with cancer. What a great cause!
Then on Saturday night, Sanford Hall is hosting the "Sanford Block Party." There are going to be live bands, games, food, and of course lots of fun!! It should be a real good time!
On Sunday, all the future staff members for Coate Hall next year are having a cookout to spend time getting to know each other. I am really excited for this and can't wait to get to know my fellow staff members better! Also on Sunday, Baird Hall is hosting the annual "Baird World Cup" soccer tournament which will be an interesting time. So as you can see, this weekend is very packed here at UW-L but I'm sure it will be a good one! Let's just hope it doesn't rain too much anymore... :)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
U-LEAD
U-LEAD is a self-guided university leadership program here at UW-L that I took part in this year. There was a Celebration of Involvement and Leadership ceremony this past Tuesday where all the participants who had successfully completed the program received their certificates. U-LEAD is a great way to get involved and develop leadership skills in your own way and at your own pace.
There are four major components of the U-LEAD program including involvement, volunteerism, cultural awareness, and workshops. The involvement category mainly entails getting involved on campus with clubs, government, and athletics either by becoming a member or simply attending a meeting/event. The volunteer component requires that you complete 10 hours of community service which can be done through a campus organization or something else in the city of La Crosse. The cultural awareness category is pretty self-explanatory in that you attend different events on campus to enhance your cultural awareness. The category of workshops involves attending 4 workshops sponsored by the U-LEAD program centered on different aspects of leadership.
Overall, I found my experience with the U-LEAD program to be very worthwhile and beneficial for me. I feel like I really did develop leadership skills in my own way and definitely had fun along the way. I believe the four categories of requirements that are designed to help you develop your leadership skills in a variety of areas did just that for me! So when you come to campus, you should consider taking part in the U-LEAD program. You can talk to your RA or simply stop by the Involvement Center in room 222 Cartwright Center for more information about U-LEAD and tons of other opportunities to get involved!
There are four major components of the U-LEAD program including involvement, volunteerism, cultural awareness, and workshops. The involvement category mainly entails getting involved on campus with clubs, government, and athletics either by becoming a member or simply attending a meeting/event. The volunteer component requires that you complete 10 hours of community service which can be done through a campus organization or something else in the city of La Crosse. The cultural awareness category is pretty self-explanatory in that you attend different events on campus to enhance your cultural awareness. The category of workshops involves attending 4 workshops sponsored by the U-LEAD program centered on different aspects of leadership.
Overall, I found my experience with the U-LEAD program to be very worthwhile and beneficial for me. I feel like I really did develop leadership skills in my own way and definitely had fun along the way. I believe the four categories of requirements that are designed to help you develop your leadership skills in a variety of areas did just that for me! So when you come to campus, you should consider taking part in the U-LEAD program. You can talk to your RA or simply stop by the Involvement Center in room 222 Cartwright Center for more information about U-LEAD and tons of other opportunities to get involved!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Refugee Awareness Program
So this week one of the RAs in our residence hall put on a Refugee Awareness Program. I went to the program to learn more about refugees because I really didn't know that much. I learned SOOO much at this program!! It blew me away!
The RA presented information about three refugee camps---one in Uganda, one in Israel/Palestine and then just Africa as a whole. These were just three examples of what is happening in refugee camps all across the world everyday that most of us never even think about. There are so many things that go on in the world that some of us can be so uninformed about---including myself at times. Before attending this program, I didn't know much at all about refugee camps.
The refugee camp in particular that really caught my attention was the one in Uganda. Three men started this army to rebel against the government and they had a lot of followers that were a part of their army. Later, some of their followers left and in order to maintain the large numbers of soldiers in their army, they started taking the children of refugees who had come to their country seeking a safe place. These children were torn away from their parents and families at the tender ages of 9 or 10 to be forced to serve in this army and eventually turn into killers. The children were subjected to horrible forms of torture in order to desensitize them so that they would be able to treat other people in a similar way while they served in this army.
As I was hearing all this information, I couldn't believe it. I was stunned. This is just one example of all the horrible things going on in the world every single day. I feel like we all need to do our part in becoming aware of these issues and then hopefully try to bring an end to all the terrible things going on. I plan on watching the movie "Invisible Children" because it is about the refugee camps in Uganda and the children who were forced to be in that army. I want to become more informed and then hopefully use that new knowledge to do something about these events.
The RA presented information about three refugee camps---one in Uganda, one in Israel/Palestine and then just Africa as a whole. These were just three examples of what is happening in refugee camps all across the world everyday that most of us never even think about. There are so many things that go on in the world that some of us can be so uninformed about---including myself at times. Before attending this program, I didn't know much at all about refugee camps.
The refugee camp in particular that really caught my attention was the one in Uganda. Three men started this army to rebel against the government and they had a lot of followers that were a part of their army. Later, some of their followers left and in order to maintain the large numbers of soldiers in their army, they started taking the children of refugees who had come to their country seeking a safe place. These children were torn away from their parents and families at the tender ages of 9 or 10 to be forced to serve in this army and eventually turn into killers. The children were subjected to horrible forms of torture in order to desensitize them so that they would be able to treat other people in a similar way while they served in this army.
As I was hearing all this information, I couldn't believe it. I was stunned. This is just one example of all the horrible things going on in the world every single day. I feel like we all need to do our part in becoming aware of these issues and then hopefully try to bring an end to all the terrible things going on. I plan on watching the movie "Invisible Children" because it is about the refugee camps in Uganda and the children who were forced to be in that army. I want to become more informed and then hopefully use that new knowledge to do something about these events.
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