Campus events are events that every single college has for their students to attend. Quincy University has multiple types of events throughout the year; from sporting events to religious events students always have the opportunity to feel involved and included. Every freshman at Quincy had to endure over seven campus events for their QUE course they are required to take. Some of these events are enjoyable, while other events were uninteresting. Some of the events that I had attended during the first two months at Quincy University included, sporting events, educational events, campus events, club activities, and meeting with one of my professor. While I attended many different campus events, I learned what I am interested in on campus and what I am not interested in at all. Two uninteresting events I attended at QU was an …show more content…
The sporting event that I chose to attend was my first golf tournament of my collegiate career. My first tournament was held at our home course, Spring Lake Country Club, on September 7th and 8th. Not only was I nervous, but also I was excited to start this amazing opportunity that I was given to play a college sport. Even though I felt like I didn’t play my best my team came in 2nd place and we all improved our scores from the first to the second day. After my sporting event I chose to attend both bingo night, and karaoke night. Bingo night was an event that was sponsored by CAB, Campus Activities Board, which was free to all QU students. Even though I didn’t end up winning anything, I was able to get out of my room and even meet some new people. The next event after Bingo I attended was Karaoke night. It was fun nights being able to hang around my friends and listen to people try their best to sing. Both of the sporting, and campus events allowed for me to meet new people and enjoy my first months on
After my first year on the team, the coach warmed up to me. He still however, kept his distance, but I learned to rise above him. I played a total of eleven tournaments and even went to the state championship. Golfing on the team made me so mentally strong. I learned that I could do something if I wanted to, even if there was no support for me doing it. I continued to play for the rest of my high school career, and improved with every shot.
I earned a spot on varsity. Being on varsity gave me my first taste of truly competitive tennis. Usually during practices, we would be separated from the other girls not on varsity, and our coach would run special drills with us. Tennis is an energy demanding sport. Matches usually started around 8, although sometimes I had to wake up at 4 because of a long drive, and depending on how many teams were at the tournament, could end late in the evening, one day we didn’t finish until around 9pm. By this time in my tennis career, I knew all the rules of tennis inside and out. I would frequently help the players on the team newer to the sport with scoring, knowing where to stand to serve, and what grips to hold their rackets in. It was fun to teach them because they never would have guessed that there could be so many different ways to grip the racket, or angles to hit the
It was the time of year when competition smelled thick in the air and everyone was excited about Inter-House Sports. I was particularly involved in Tennis and Chess but I was really excited about Table Tennis as I had been named Vice-Captain.
As a child I was not in to many sports or involved in school activities. Going through high school I figured out that being involved in a sport or a school club would make my high school experience better. The first and only sport I chose to do was track. Track changed my whole high school experience and life. I learned to never give up, and it kept me out of trouble throughout my four years of high school.
I’ve always been the type of person that truly enjoys athletics and have participated in nearly all sports offered to me. I started playing sports in elementary with club softball and basketball. As I entered my middle and high school years I was able to add the school sanctioned sports to my list of activities. This afforded me the opportunity of competing in volleyball, basketball, golf, track and softball. The camaraderie and life lessons of sports seemed invaluable to me.
I have been involved in many activities throughout high school that have shaped me into the person I am today. These activities have exposed me to an immense group of different and diverse people. I’ve played hockey since age three, it is more than just a game. It is not only about playing hockey, it is about learning life skills that I will carry with me throughout the rest of my life. I have learned how to work as a team member no matter if things are going well or if they are not. You also build bonds between teammates throughout the years and make memories that will never be forgotten. A very big importance of the game of hockey is being able to represent my home city of White Bear Lake. Nothing is better than going out to represent our city in front of an arena
Jon Stewart, a comedian and an Alumni of William and Mary University, delivered a very entertaining yet, informative speech to the graduating class of William and Mary. He informed the graduates about what to expect in the real world and a little bit on his experience at the university. He mentions that “College is something you complete, life is something you experience” (Stewart, 2004, 12:09). I find these words to be quite encouraging because a lot of college students spend so much time into the school work that they forget to enjoy their experience. When giving his speech Stewart had two sets of audiences to speak to which was the family and friends of the graduates and the graduates. Although he had two sets to speak to, he tailored his speech to the graduates of William and Mary. Furthermore, Jon audience enjoyed his speech and what’s more important than having the attention of your audience.
This sport gets me closer with my family. It is a chance to spend time with family I normally wouldn’t be around. Too me the most important one would have to be getting a chance to play golf with my father. My father and I don’t have a lot in common so it makes me happy when he asks if I would like to play golf with him. It gives me a chance to communicate with him and learn more about him. I also have formed a bond with my grandpa. He is really into golf and has played it since I can remember. When I started to play golf a couple of years ago my
My first two weeks on campus were great. When I first walked on to the campus, it felt very foreign like I was in another country. I didn’t feel connected yet and still felt like a visitor. Most of the time I didn’t know exactly where I was going and of course, I didn’t want to look like a freshman. Eventually, I did find where I was going, after going to Cajun connection.
The CSUN campus was amazing. I was able to expand my knowledge of topics that interested me like Deaf literature, Deaf history, ASL linguistics, etc. In addition, I was offered positive Deaf spaces, I was able to meet new and diverse people (teachers, students and other faculty) and I could attend fantastic workshops with speakers that talked about unique subjects such as international sign language, the Deaf Art Movement and the Deaf community in Europe during WWII. Aside from the Deaf Studies program, I was allowed to explore other areas that have always interested me and added to my education. This was becoming a part of the Jewish Studies program. That experience resulted in a scholarship, an internship at a Jewish Community preschool and a trip to Poland. What made CSUN unique was not only the opportunities it gave me as a student but that the Deaf Studies program focused on education in culture. This meant explaining and exploring intersectionality between communities, understanding privilege and how people can identify themselves in this world. I can’t imagine receiving these experiences anywhere
Over the four years that I have spent at Good Counsel, I became part of many activities. Each helping me evolve as a person and become stronger yet. Simple lists could be made of every activity that I have ever been involved in but it could never express to a person what I have learned and how it helped me to grow. Every environmental club, science club, political science club, service work, and S.A.D.D. club I was part of had a very special message to deliver to me. Whether the message was one of responsibility, or a life lesson, I grew from it. The Political Science club opened me to many new experiences. It allowed me the chance to attend the Model U.N., where I was asked to address today's top world issues. This club was very beneficial to me because I was exposed to topics and ideas that I had not previously been able to discuss or learn about in a classroom situation. The science club allowed for me to experience extra educational situations as well. I took part in a hovercraft competition, which was very educational while also allowing me the chance to work with others for a common goal.
I began to make personal connections with many of the students at Homecoming. When the event was over, I was, for the first time, disappointed. This was the first event where it did not feel like a chore; it was actually something I was genuinely passionate about.
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I had been sitting there wondering (probably unlike all of the other kids who were at State University Orientation) what kind of guy I was going to look for when I arrived a month later to attend classes. Everyone else was talking with their parents about their class choices and housing contracts. Some were even asking the experts at the podium questions about the university. But this was way beyond me because I had more important things on my mind.
...in a lot of computer gaming events which were L.A.N. based & have achieved victory in college events. Involvement in sports has also meant that competitiveness and team-skills have become a part of my lifestyle, but I simply believe that I have a lot of patience and the willingness to learn and accept every challenge that comes my way.