After-FOCUS-Weekend Update
Okay, first of all, I have to apologize for not posting an update sooner. I was having trouble getting my computer connected to the university network. I had everything set up, but when I tried hooking up the hardware, my Windows updated my driver from a newer copy that must have come in with the automatic updates, and my preferences were reset. Thanks, Dad, for getting me to check that again.
I also wanted to post a note of thanks for the welcome to Jackson in my comments section. Thank you, Meredith Matheney. :-) It looks so far like it’ll be wonderful.
Now on to some updates on what I’ve been doing…
It’s been a week now since I moved into the dorm, and things are still looking good. Since I bought a Lysol plug-in air freshener today, it actually smells good, too. I’m enjoying my time with my roommates, which is good, because everybody around here is still up at 11:00 when Freshman Curfew goes into effect. Actually, the curfew hasn’t been a very big deal, since it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to be in by 11 most nights anyway. Beyond that, our Resident Advisor, Josh, includes our staircase as part of the room, so we can be talking outside without trouble.
The Cardinal & Cream retreat was great. We spent two nights in a large cabin in a state park near here, getting to know each other (there were 33 of us there), setting goals for the year, and getting a jump on the first issue. We were introduced to the teachers involved in the paper, and got to hear about students’ summer internships. (There were also a few rousing games of Trivial Pursuit and Uno thrown in for good measure, and a cheesy initiation involving our waiting for two hours to be led to one of the oldest pranks in the book.)
After the retreat was FOCUS weekend, the orientation for new students. That went really well, especially because the FOCUS group leaders were all good, and mine in particular was a lot of fun. We had sessions on residence life with upperclassmen, campus services with the dean of students, campus tours, and several meet-and-greet parties (including pizza on the lawn between the dorms, loud music and sodas after dark at the fountain, and one ice cream party at the president’s house). By the time classes started today, everybody felt pretty well adjusted, at least among those who sat by me.
I’ve seen a lot of people I know from the Scholars’ Weekend and the Spring Thing, also. Landon, my student host, is now an RA across the street, which is kind of a scary thought, but he seems to be doing a good job. Bob, who also stayed in the room over the Scholars’ Weekend, is downstairs and across the street, and his twin brother is here, too.
We signed up yesterday for LIFE groups, groups of freshmen led by upperclassmen for Bible study and other various and random fun things throughout the year. I ended up in a group with someone I know from the newspaper retreat, who stopped by here earlier tonight to tell me about the first meeting. I’m excited for that to start, so tomorrow evening should be fun.
Classes got off to a good start today; I’m even on top of my homework, and ready to turn in a short paper on Friday. I had Written Comp, Christian Life at Union, and Honors class today; tomorrow will be History, Algebra, and Oral Communication. I’m really going to enjoy all the classes I had today. I’ll have to put some effort into Algebra, just because it’s math, but I do love everything else, so, hopefully, I’ll be fine.
The newspaper staff got together tonight to do some more coordinating of stories (as it was put on my Voicemail, “We’re going to eat stuff, and organize stuff, and do… stuff…”). I’ve been claimed for the first issue by the Life & Style section.
Anyway, that’s the major news. I should be getting to bed, since I have to get up in the morning for a hike over to Jennings Hall. I’ll be posting again soon, and the Photo Project will get an update pretty soon with pictures from the retreat. I’ll also try to stick up pictures of people so you can know who I mean when people pop up in these accounts.
I love college.
I also wanted to post a note of thanks for the welcome to Jackson in my comments section. Thank you, Meredith Matheney. :-) It looks so far like it’ll be wonderful.
Now on to some updates on what I’ve been doing…
It’s been a week now since I moved into the dorm, and things are still looking good. Since I bought a Lysol plug-in air freshener today, it actually smells good, too. I’m enjoying my time with my roommates, which is good, because everybody around here is still up at 11:00 when Freshman Curfew goes into effect. Actually, the curfew hasn’t been a very big deal, since it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to be in by 11 most nights anyway. Beyond that, our Resident Advisor, Josh, includes our staircase as part of the room, so we can be talking outside without trouble.
The Cardinal & Cream retreat was great. We spent two nights in a large cabin in a state park near here, getting to know each other (there were 33 of us there), setting goals for the year, and getting a jump on the first issue. We were introduced to the teachers involved in the paper, and got to hear about students’ summer internships. (There were also a few rousing games of Trivial Pursuit and Uno thrown in for good measure, and a cheesy initiation involving our waiting for two hours to be led to one of the oldest pranks in the book.)
After the retreat was FOCUS weekend, the orientation for new students. That went really well, especially because the FOCUS group leaders were all good, and mine in particular was a lot of fun. We had sessions on residence life with upperclassmen, campus services with the dean of students, campus tours, and several meet-and-greet parties (including pizza on the lawn between the dorms, loud music and sodas after dark at the fountain, and one ice cream party at the president’s house). By the time classes started today, everybody felt pretty well adjusted, at least among those who sat by me.
I’ve seen a lot of people I know from the Scholars’ Weekend and the Spring Thing, also. Landon, my student host, is now an RA across the street, which is kind of a scary thought, but he seems to be doing a good job. Bob, who also stayed in the room over the Scholars’ Weekend, is downstairs and across the street, and his twin brother is here, too.
We signed up yesterday for LIFE groups, groups of freshmen led by upperclassmen for Bible study and other various and random fun things throughout the year. I ended up in a group with someone I know from the newspaper retreat, who stopped by here earlier tonight to tell me about the first meeting. I’m excited for that to start, so tomorrow evening should be fun.
Classes got off to a good start today; I’m even on top of my homework, and ready to turn in a short paper on Friday. I had Written Comp, Christian Life at Union, and Honors class today; tomorrow will be History, Algebra, and Oral Communication. I’m really going to enjoy all the classes I had today. I’ll have to put some effort into Algebra, just because it’s math, but I do love everything else, so, hopefully, I’ll be fine.
The newspaper staff got together tonight to do some more coordinating of stories (as it was put on my Voicemail, “We’re going to eat stuff, and organize stuff, and do… stuff…”). I’ve been claimed for the first issue by the Life & Style section.
Anyway, that’s the major news. I should be getting to bed, since I have to get up in the morning for a hike over to Jennings Hall. I’ll be posting again soon, and the Photo Project will get an update pretty soon with pictures from the retreat. I’ll also try to stick up pictures of people so you can know who I mean when people pop up in these accounts.
I love college.
1 Comments:
Sounds a lot like here...but with real classes
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Vash, at 1:33 PM
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