Last Wednesday night was a lot of fun. It was great getting to hear from the pannel of past mentors. There was a lot of good insight and stories of fun times. I think it was a great way to put us more at ease about next fall. :)
It was so exciting learning who our pairs are for next fall! I can't wait for all the fun, and I'm sure there will be lots of it with Cody haha. And the game we played was fun too, even though I can't act and didn't know nearly half of the "famous pairs" lol. I still had a blast with everyone else, seeing all the fun we were having together.
Well, I'd better get goin' on the rest of my homework so I'll see you all Wenesday (if not before)!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Last Wednesday we went through a survey to review our confidence levels in the different catagories. It was interesting to do, to see where I felt confident in myself and my skills and to see where I wasn't. In every category I scored to where I was fairly to completely confident. It was good to look back over to see an overview of everything we'd gone over and learned throughout the semester too.
It was also fun and a good idea to come up with questions to ask a panel of past mentors. I can't wait until this coming Wednesday to ask them and hear their answers. I really enjoy having Randi and Kris in our group of us because of their past experience, but I can't wait to hear others' experiences too.
Hope everyone had an awesome VEISHA! Enjoy the nice day today and see ya all Wednesday! :)
It was also fun and a good idea to come up with questions to ask a panel of past mentors. I can't wait until this coming Wednesday to ask them and hear their answers. I really enjoy having Randi and Kris in our group of us because of their past experience, but I can't wait to hear others' experiences too.
Hope everyone had an awesome VEISHA! Enjoy the nice day today and see ya all Wednesday! :)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Remembering Resources
On Wednesday we talked about scenarios that could possibly happen next fall and resources that are available to use for each. It's amazing the list of things that could potentially happen. Some of them I think are just normal for most students, like feeling a little overwhelmed with schoolwork at first, especially around test time, or missing home. But there were several that I honestly hope that I don't have to face like a student being raped or having thoughts of suicide. I really would be at a loss for words...
It was really good to get the list resources available on campus and go over them. I had heard of most of them but I tend to forget about the ones I either don't or haven't used. I think it's really important to be acquainted with all of them so that we are able to help our students out if and when they need it. Being aware of the opportunities and resources on campus available to us all as students is just another way to fulfill our roles as leaders for these incoming freshmen.
Having this knowledge base and the chance to go through some of the more difficult scenarios that could happen I think will help us to be more prepared to deal with them as they may come. It certainly helped me already. It was a nice review of what I tend to forget and comforting to know that I'm not the only one worried about situations I'm not really ready to handle. We're a support system for each other as much as we will be for our students next fall. It's a nice thing to remember.
It was really good to get the list resources available on campus and go over them. I had heard of most of them but I tend to forget about the ones I either don't or haven't used. I think it's really important to be acquainted with all of them so that we are able to help our students out if and when they need it. Being aware of the opportunities and resources on campus available to us all as students is just another way to fulfill our roles as leaders for these incoming freshmen.
Having this knowledge base and the chance to go through some of the more difficult scenarios that could happen I think will help us to be more prepared to deal with them as they may come. It certainly helped me already. It was a nice review of what I tend to forget and comforting to know that I'm not the only one worried about situations I'm not really ready to handle. We're a support system for each other as much as we will be for our students next fall. It's a nice thing to remember.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Decisions, decisions...
On Wednesday Chels and Matt did a great job with their chapter. They gave us two questions to reflect on in our blogs which I think is a great way to hold us all accountable.
"What can I bring to the table of a group?"
-I help build and finalize ideas and am more than willing to work to see them through. I like to lead quietly by example. I also like to think through things for a while so I can consider all sides of an idea.
"What can I improve on?"
-I think I can improve on making myself heard more of the time. A lot of the time I would rather just sit and listen, absorbing and processing everything that goes on rather than giving my input right away. I could definitely be better at putting my own ideas on the table instead of just building off of others'.
I also thought the General-Decision Making Style Assessment was interesting. My scores I thought reflected me pretty well. I was highest in rational decision making with intuitive and dependant decision making tied in a close second. Aviodant and spontaneous decision making were my lowest two by quite a bit. I like to think and reflect on all things invloved in a decision and consult others, even to just add their feedback to my pool of factors, but try my hardest to not avoid any. I think problems can occur when that happens. I like to explore all options and think long-term, not only for myself but for others the decision my involve as well.
"What can I bring to the table of a group?"
-I help build and finalize ideas and am more than willing to work to see them through. I like to lead quietly by example. I also like to think through things for a while so I can consider all sides of an idea.
"What can I improve on?"
-I think I can improve on making myself heard more of the time. A lot of the time I would rather just sit and listen, absorbing and processing everything that goes on rather than giving my input right away. I could definitely be better at putting my own ideas on the table instead of just building off of others'.
I also thought the General-Decision Making Style Assessment was interesting. My scores I thought reflected me pretty well. I was highest in rational decision making with intuitive and dependant decision making tied in a close second. Aviodant and spontaneous decision making were my lowest two by quite a bit. I like to think and reflect on all things invloved in a decision and consult others, even to just add their feedback to my pool of factors, but try my hardest to not avoid any. I think problems can occur when that happens. I like to explore all options and think long-term, not only for myself but for others the decision my involve as well.
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