The Beginning and the End

Hey All,
Soon I will begin my internship for the summer. I recently booked my hotel and airfare for the week long training session. I've also been receiving emails with instructions on what to do my first day, the items I should be receiving, and what I should expect. It's all very exciting. Soon, school will be out for the summer and this in itself is exciting too. This semester has been different than any I've ever experience, and I've received the same feedback from my friends and classmates. It seems like everybody has been more busy this semester than ever before. Professors have assigned more homework and group projects than in the past, and with work and any extra curricular activities people are involved in, it can be stressful. I suppose it's good stress though. All in all, this hard work makes the idea of summer so much sweeter. Three more weeks!

Not a Tree Lover

The final push of the semester is here. I have four term papers, a thesis and finals to study for. At least I have experience in writing all these papers because this is my last semester here. The end of the semester however means the beginning of summer!! For me like other college kids this means dreaming of the years you spent outside in the pool, but when reality sets in summer just means working and making the most money you can. I also found an apartment to stay in which should be fun! I will move in on May 1st. Overall I would say they do not call it a race to the finish for no reason. I will be busy with so many papers that I will probably break my printer while using tons of paper. I am not nervous about finals either. Also on the social scene there is Penguin Ball this weekend and a new Block Party which should be a lot of fun too! I have a feeling the next few weeks will be more work than play though. But the end of the semester is here and its all fun and games.

Take it easy,

-Phillip Y.

Presentation After Presentation

I've given so many presentations in the past two semesters that I think I have the process down. Next week the National Conference of Undergraduate Research is coming to Dominican, and I'll be presenting there too. I think a good aspect of conducting research and presenting the research at various conferences, or attending seminars, is the networking. I've made a lot of friends from many other colleges across the nation because of these events. Also, I've made professional contacts with potential employers and future colleagues. The conferences and presentations are fun. With all of the events I participate in on campus, I am discovering that I need to narrow my priorities, again. Between now and next semester this is what I will be contemplating: what do I absolutely HAVE to do, and then what do I really WANT to do. I think it's apart of the college experience. Hopefully everything works out :-)

Jeremy

The Countdown is on

The month of April is one of those mile markers, it lets all of Dominican students know that we have one month left to work on projects and papers before Finals exams in May. The semester is almost over and then three months of summer vacation.

Usually, this time of year is either really stressful or smooth-sailing. For me it’s a little of both. I’ve got one group project that I know of and a couple papers. Other than that – I’m home free. After talking with my advisor and the registar (they are in charge of classes, scheduling and just about anything concerning academic life), I will be done with undergrad in the Fall. That is some of the best news I’ve heard in a long time. I have been talking with the advisor for the Graduate Business program here at Dominican because I plan on getting my MBA (Masters in Business Administration).

On the Athletic front, Men’s Lacrosse is still experience their see-saw season. Either they win big or loss big, not much in-between for our boys. Women’s Softball has their first home game yesterday and broke even, 1 win and 1 loss. Last I heard, they are almost at .500 and most fans think they will make it. That is a major improvement compared to their records from past seasons. I haven’t heard from Golf or Tennis lately.

Within student life, students are gearing up for NCUR which comes to Dominican next week and Penguin Ball, which is the following week. This is a busy month and we are looking forward to it.

That’s it from this Penguin. Class in a couple minutes.

Like always, Stay Coo and Lets Go Penguins!

Chilly

No Fooling Around

So we only have something like 23 days of school left. That is not a long time. We have a couple of three day weekends coming up, but it seems like having long weekends makes you want to relax instead of getting some work done. The next couple of weeks are going to be crazy with lots of papers to write, finals, and finishing my thesis. In the mean time I have made it through April Fools Day. I have heard stories of sea animals, insects, and pant pranks in the dorms, all that I have somehow avoided. I am happy that we had such a great Admitted Student Open house. I want to thank everyone that came out. For now I have to try to finish up my thesis. I am going to try to write two term papers next weekend before Easter Sunday. Its all about goals and time management in college. That’s my advise of the week. And as you can see we are all so busy during the next four weeks most of us do not have any time to fool around.

Hope Your End of the Year is going well,

-Phillip Y.