Our College Project is called “NAME” and will consist of students and faculty interacting in a forum environment. Participants will be able to ask questions either through submitting a notecard to the moderator or asking their own question when called upon and answered by the faculty. It was initially proposed at a regularly-scheduled Blue River PTK Meeting by all Alpha Pi Sigma attendees and a committee consisting of Aubrey Kent, Jacob McQuerry, Tiffani Ohmer, and Phil Trelatsky was formed to head it. During the meeting it was narrowed down to either a forum in which students could ask questions about the school or a Faculty Appreciation Day. These ideas were presented to Dr. Banks, the President of our college, for his feedback. Dr. Banks suggested our chapter focus on the forum idea because it would allow for more engagement from both the student and faculty perspective. Our committee began meeting and discussing what needs to be done and refined the forum idea to focus on the services that Blue River provides and how they can better suit the students. We have had two group meetings to-date to discuss the objectives of our project. For the last meeting, we were joined by Kristy Bailey. Our objectives for our College Project were to set about an event that gave the opportunity to incorporate everyone at Blue River, including staff and students. To Dr. Banks, involving everyone is a top priority. We want to utilize an open room to fit more people and structure it based around a moderator to keep it formal, participants to ask questions, and a panel of faculty to answer questions. A survey will be administered at the end of the event to determine how effective it was and what changes could be made in the future. These objective... ... middle of paper ... ...ive counseling process with extended hours. Alpha Pi Sigma has strived to complete the plans for the college project. The faculty, the ones the honor society desires to participate in the “name” student/faculty forum, have been chosen. Due to the fact that the opinions of students, both returning to and new to Blue River are welcome, it has been scheduled for late March. This should ensure the most recent students have the opportunity to get accustomed to Blue River and be able to participate in improvement discussion. Flyers will be produced to advertise the event along with emails sent with the program information. A follow up survey will be distributed after the forum to determine the opinions of those who participated and gauge the success of the college project. The planning and preparation period has ended, now Alpha Pi Sigma must put these plans into action.
As a commuter to McDaniel College, I don’t spend much time on campus outside of classes. Therefore, the relevance of after school activities doesn’t apply to me as much. Keeping current with events happening on campus grounds, is often a daunting task. However in the spirit of class participation, I decided to create awareness that fall break is upon us.
Upon arriving to college, many students face the challenge of finding a community to belong to. I believe the student affairs professionals on campus are the resource to building communities within the student body. Reflecting back on my first semester of college, I found my community within two organizations; Dance Marathon and UI Alumni Association Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.). Within the organizations I met two advisers who opened my eyes to the world of student affairs.
For my Cultural Plunge, I participated with Project Excell (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning). This is a group that meets on campus, in the union, every Saturday morning from 9:00-11:00 AM. Each participant has a developmental disability and they come from various places around Manhattan. Project Excell offers around 4 different classes for the participants to choose from, which range from dancing/theatre to the history of Nigeria. After completing a “session,” the participants go through a graduation ceremony and then begin a different type of class for the next few weeks. I joined this group as a student ambassador, who assists the classroom teachers while building relationships with and tending to the needs of the participants.
Two important, mighty Asian empires in history are the Ottoman Empire and the Ming China. These two empires are in totally different areas of Asia – the Ottomans were in the very west, the Chinese were in the oriental east. Therefore, these two empires, naturally, formed completely different cultures. However, surprisingly, these empires had many parts in common as well. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had both many different and distinct parts, as well as many similarities.
Class members will rank the presentations, the top 3-5 initiatives will be chosen, and students will be assigned according to their preferences. At the same time, students will initiate a Kickstarter campaign, inviting students, faculty, parents, and alumni to contribute. Student teams will work to develop a business plan and funding proposal for their initiative, working with professors, outside speakers, and alumni mentors to refine their ideas. In the last week of the block, student teams will present their proposals at a campus-wide symposium on social justice. An alumni panel will evaluate the proposals and award Kickstarter funds to the proposals they find most compelling. Members of the student body will be invited to sign on to the initiative they find most
Senior Project Senior Project Outline Introduction: Let the reader know what this Essay is about. I. What I already know A.
As a species, humanity, henceforth, people, will never go out of business, but as individuals and specified groups, people can and will fail, because people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. In the modern society, it has become mandatory that all high school seniors are required to complete and present a “Senior Project,” to show the world that they can be taken seriously. Covering these points will include: what the project is, examples of different advocators of the project, and the different viewpoints of why it is useful verses why it is not.
At the start of the semester, my oblivious state of nature associating with the Chinese culture reached an unacceptable level. Implementing a necessary change, I decided to educate myself on different cultures starting with China. I failed to ponder that such a rich, deep culture existed outside America. Encompassed by this country’s unique yet suffocating melting pot culture, my outlook believed ideas such as uniformity between American Chinese food and Authentic Chinese food. After this course, my bigot perspective widened as I witnessed diversity in the world. Before this class, when I thought of Chinese food, my connotation jumped to thoughts associated with chop suey, but as I progressed my education, my mindset gradually pondered foods like steamed buns or “New Year Cakes” with authentic Chinese food.
When I was planning my senior project I knew I wanted to make something I could keep and use for myself but I wasn’t quite sure who would be my mentor. Then I thought it would be special to do something like this with my grandpa who is now 84 years old and has 40+ years of experience with construction. He even built his home that he and my grandmother are living in today, in 1954. My grandpa started making canes for himself, to donate and just for fun and I thought it will be cool to make myself a cane and customize it with designs. Before starting my project, I had no previous knowledge of working with wood or heavy machinery. The only time I worked with wood was hammering a nail into a wooden wall. Now after I have completed my project, I know how to stain and varnish wood, use a table saw, stationary sander, wood burner and a drill press machine.
Another example of how this community interacts and communicates, on gatherings and social events, is by posting flyers to social events on and off campus on the facebook page. Around campus there are groups like Urban Arts Theatre, Multicultural Students Association, and Latin American Student Organization. These groups have worked hard at trying to bring the Class of 2020 and other classes out of their shells by putting on events around campus. All of these groups have spent time and dedication to promote a special weekend around campus starting Thursday April 27th and ending Sunday April 30th. This event is known as Takeover Weekend and it includes the events like Kompa Night, the annual fashion show, a pool party, Foam & Glow event, a basketball tournament and a cookout.
Leading through enthusiasm has been particularly effective in trying to get the freshman excited about things in which they are uninterested. In particular, we have had issues obtaining a strong base of students for Hall Council. Williamson don’t have the established Hall Council that the dorms with older residents have, which means that any advertisement is going to come from the Hall Staff. The night of the first Hall Council ...
While only a small percentage of the entire workforce was able to participate in the event, its intention was to provide employees with something to strive toward. It was also rejuvenating for those given the opportunity to attend. The event was inspiring and left you with the feeling that you work for a great company and they do care about you; so much so that they are willing to spend a lot of money and provide you with a wonderful experience . The event also focused heavily on the driving force of the company: the students and helping them to improve and change their lives. Employees returned to work feeling inspired and ready to do just that. The event provided the company with an opportunity to invest in their employees, reward them, and make them feel
Parents and community members want to know that their contributions towards the campus are valued and appreciated. Many times we take for granted those events occurring around us. It is crucial we express gratitude towards those people investing in increasing student achievement. Stakeholders want to feel accepted and worthy in their contributions to the campus. In addition, communities are made up of different types of culture, race and income status making the culture diverse which may act as a barrier in creating a positive atmosphere. Yet, this type of misunderstanding can be avoided by simply asking questions in a respectful manner. School leaders must make parent and community involvement a priority, valuing and accepting each other’s differences. “Schools provide wonderful opportunities to bring together students, families, educators and other community members to build the collaborative partnerships that promote quality educational, recreational, and social opportunities for all citizens” (Lechtenberger and Mullins, 2004, p. 21). Schools, parents and community members must work together to support all students in a learning environment to ensure every student is a successful lifetime
A highly valued view of building the community is that students must have the capability to motivate themselves and the likelihood to be active in both educational and social experiences. Socializing contains a variety of features from transferring messages to self-disclosure. Online professors can support the socialization by making a forum for discussions. The term ‘water cooler forum’ came from workers gathering at a water cooler to socialize with one another. For the online professor, this concept of socializing is done in an online forum where both student and the professor participate.
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