Campus Safari

For my first Campus Safari I interviewed a CC in my Residence Hall.  I couldn't find my actual CC but I knew they usually work the front desk so I took an adventure down there and met Sam Angotto.  Sam informed me of the steps to becoming a CC:

1- You need to get a recommendation from a Hall Director.  Sam was a desk attendant before she was a CC so her boss was a Hall Director so that worked out to her advantage.

2- There is an application online that you need to complete.

3- There is an interview just like any other job.

4- You are sent an email to inform you as to if you received the job or not.

I also decided to ask Sam what her favorite part of her job was.  WIthout hesitation she told me that getting to know the residents and being able to help them was her favorite part.

Also... Sam wasn't too happy with how she looked today so when I asked her to take a picture, she asked me if I could take a picture of a picture... so here it is:

My Blogging Style.. hopefully.

After viewing these blogs, I realized I’m a complete and total rookie to this whole blog thing.  I know that it’s super easy to get used to and creating it took me all of 5 minutes but I like making things look pretty and my blog just isn’t quite there.  I hope to be able to attach pictures and videos that go along with my blog soon.  I’m sure with a little bit of trial and error I could definitely figure it out and probably master it in a day.  So far, my blog “Boston Girl takes on Southern” sounds pretty interesting to me, so I hope I’m not the only one who thinks that.  But I want the visual blog itself to match the title.  I don’t want people to click on it then see its plain and ugly and then go read someone else’s blog.  So my goal is to make my blog visually appealing so people will WANT to read my blog and not just read it because its part of an assignment.

            By writing this blog, I can always refer back to it as my “level one” notes on how I hope to blog for the rest of the semester.  My main goals are to make my blog pretty so changing the template and layout will be my first step.  After I figure out how to do that, then I’ll probably watch a few Youtube videos showing me how to add pictures and videos.  One I have a pretty blog I feel like our assignments wont feel like homework anymore but just something I do in my free time.  I might even tell my friends from home about it…. Shhhhh…

Setting the Tone for this Sememster

To me being a college student means that there are no acceptable excuses anymore and everything is always my fault.  There’s no where to place the blame except on myself.  At first this scared me to a point I just wanted to cry everyday but once I got on campus and settled in, it excited me.  I know that at SCSU, I will be given the tools I need to succeed in life.  The students as well as most staff was over welcoming and extremely helpful since my first visit to the University.  At orientation, my OA’s were more than willing to answer any question, no matter what the subject matter to the best of their abilities and if they weren’t sure of the answer, they found someone who could answer our question.  To me, these little things are what is key to success.  SCSU is a place where a student has all necessary resources he or she may need to succeed. 

            At Southern I hope not only to gain a degree but also to gain much more than that.  I hope to gain friendships that last a lifetime, memories that last even longer, and an education in as well as out of the classroom that I can continue to pass on during my life.  I know that by living on campus I have an advantage on making friends because I am basically living with these people so I have no choice but to make friends.  However, the friends I have so far, I made at orientation and we still keep in touch every single day and usually eat together at Connecticut Hall.   These goals do seem cliché but they are the honest truth of what I hope to obtain after graduating from Southern. I feel that with the professors, student body, and faith in myself, these goals are extremely reasonable and I cannot wait until the semester is in full force and my goals begin to be accomplished.