Campus Safari #13

Campus Safari: Writing Center

This week I had to write a paper for my Wellness class. I took this as a perfect opportunity to stop by the Writing Center. My paper for my Wellness class was very broad so I went to the Writing Center so that they could help me figure out what direction to go in. I brought in a rough draft and they were very helpful. I would go again. In order to make an appointment you call 203-392-6824 M-Th 9:30-5:00. Drop-ins are accepted if there is time available. The Tutorial Center could help you out with other classes as well. These are the times:

MATHEMATICS
Mon 12:00-6:30
Tues 10:30-6:30
Wed 11:30-5:30
Thu 10:30-5:00

STATISTICS
Mon 12:00-3:00
Tue 10:30-5:30
Wed 11:30-5:30
Thu 10:30-5:00

CHEMISTRY
Mon 3:30-5:30
Tue 11:00-1:00, 3:30-6:30
Wed 2:00-5:30
Thu 11:00-1:00

BIOLOGY 110, 111
Mon 3:30-5:30
Wed 2:00-5:00

PHYSICS
Tue 11:00-1:00, 3:30-6:30
Wed 3:00-5:30
Thu 11:00-1:00

SPANISH
Tue 1:00-3:00
Thu 1:00-3:00

ACCOUNTING
Mon 5:30-7:30

So Southern does a really good job of making sure that you have these resources available to you. Make sure you take advantage of them!

http://www.southernct.edu/writingcenter/

Difficulties I Have Faced

Week 2 Blog #2

We all face challenges and difficulties every single day. These difficulties we encounter help to shape us into whom we are. They could make you stronger or weaker depending on how you handle them. I think that depending on how you were raised shows how you are going to approach different challenges. An example would be if you were raised in a very serious family you might take a serious approach to solving your problems.

In my family, I was raised to always stay optimistic about any situation I may be in. This summer I encountered a big difficulty that has help shape me. My Uncle Larry at the age of 54 passed away. He was diagnosed with leukemia and passed away a few weeks later. Instead of being upset, which I was, I instead went ahead and took control. I stayed positive and I helped my mom. She was very upset about the loss of her brother. So instead of having her clean the house and cook, I did. My dad and I also made sure that everyone rejoiced and celebrated the wonderful life my uncle got to live. He was a very sweet man who was kind to everyone that he came into contact with.

This has shaped me for the better. It showed me that even when life gets bad and you think that it is never going to get better, it does. You just need to stay positive and continue to push forward. This will help me a lot in college. I will take this knowledge and apply it to my classes. Even if I do not do well on a paper or miss a homework assignment I know that I could push forward and do even better on the next assignment.

Everyone needs to stay positive when they are dealing with difficulties. The difficulties could be family, school, work, or relationship related, but as long as you stay positive you will overcome it. From now on I want you all to look at life optimistically. Look at the glass as being half full rather than half empty, and you will live a much happier life.

Thoughts on the Readings

Week 2 Blog #1

In my inquiry class we have to do a lot of readings on different topics. Most of the topics all tie together because they are beneficial and give good advice. They give me a lot of helpful information to use for college and for life after college. The topic that I really liked reading about was "Work Hard or Work Smart". http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog/work-hard-or-work-smart/

This article made a lot of sense to me. You need to do both, work hard and smart. It sounds simple but a lot of people do not do that,

“This may sound overly simplistic, but how often do we consciously pick the times that we are going to work smart or hard? How often do we look into the mirror and think about our strategy for the day? For the week? For the month?”

 It explains to you that working smart means that you need to take the time and make a plan for how to accomplish your work. This work could be a paper or a project at school or something work related. Working hard means that you need to follow through and work your plan. You need to make sure that you do not just make your plan but also make sure you accomplish your plan.

All this talk about making a plan and following through with it inspired me to do just that. I have set my goals for this semester, and now I am making a plan to accomplish these goals. Having goals and having a plan is only half the battle you need to accomplish your goals in order to work hard and smart. 

Now that I have taken the time to start my own plan, I want you to take the time and write out a plan for yourself. Writing out this plan could help you go from the B+ in a class up to an A-. Or it could help you plan out time to get everything done that you need to do. It could even help fix a relationship that you may be having problems with. Do you have what it takes in order to work hard and smart?

"Work Hard or Work Smart | Freedom Personal Development Blog." Work Hard or Work Smart | Freedom Personal Development Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog/work-hard-or-work-smart/>

Campus Safari #3

Campus Safari Number Three: Visiting the Health Center

Today after class I went down to the Granoff Student Health Center. The Health Center is located across from the Winter Green building. Building number 31 on the map of the campus. When I first walked in very informative and helpful staff greeted me. They had a lot of pamphlets on different health situations that could happen to college students. They have information on eating disorders, on STDs and other sexually transmitted diseases, and also on how to manage stress. They take your own personal insurance or the schools insurance. You can call 203-392-6300 if you want to make an appointment, or you can just walk in and make one. Everyone should take a walk down to the Health Center and make an appointment or get some pamphlets. They have information every college student should know.

Your Blog and Your Personal Blogging Style

Week 1 Blog 2

I took the time and looked at many different blogs. Some of them were on blogger and others I just googled. The ones that really stood out to me were the ones that had a lot of bright colors. I did not like the ones that were in just black and white. I think that blogs should have some color so that readers can enjoy the blogs. Another thing that I liked was when blogs had a lot of pictures. My favorite one that I read was Tagan's Kitchen. http://taganskitchen.blogspot.com/ I liked this blog so much because the blog took you step by step of the recipe of the jam they made, and they added pictures in. Pictures are worth a thousand words so adding them to the blog not only makes it look better but it adds more for your blog to say. Some other blogs that I looked at were really busy and had too much information jumping at me from every spot on the screen. The bloggers should have organized the information better that way it could have been easier to read. Blogs need to be organized. So from all these blogs I have looked at I have decided that my blog will have: Bright colors, Lots of pictures, and I will keep it organized so information is easy to read. This way my blog will be interesting with all the colors and pictures but also informational because it will be organized.

Setting the Tone for this Semester

Week 1 Blogging Assignment 1: Setting the Tone for this Semester

What is college? This question could be answered many different ways because everyone thinks differently. To me college is all about opportunities. Opportunities to in the end get the dream job that you want. But more importantly opportunities to take advantage of all that college has to offer. For me this means making my parents proud, learning about not only my major, which is nursing, but also about other subjects that seem interesting. Also learning about different people. I want to meet new people that I can learn from. Going to college does not only get you that great job in the end, going to college allows you to learn about different peoples opinions and give you insight to things you never knew existed. Being a college student means that you need to teach as much as you learn. I have heard teachers and professors tell me that they learn from me everyday. When you stop and actually think about that it is true. I learn from everyone I come into contact to because I'm open to different peoples opinions. I keep an open mind at all times so that I am constantly learning. My main goal for my college career is to become well rounded. This means well rounded academically, but also well rounded socially. I want to go to the football games even though I do not even know how football works because I want to learn while I'm there. I want to take the opportunity to go to the different lectures that are on campus to learn from the presenters. This is what college means to me. What does it mean to you?