For your blog this week I'd like you to invent and describe a new tradition or revamp an old one for Converse College or any of her many parts (Petrie School, Athletics, First-year class, etc.)
Big Sis, Lil' Sis week is a great tradition at Converse College. Juniors send gifts to their little freshman sisters that they have personally hand pick. They finally reveal their identity on the last day. It is a great tradition and a really fun week. The unsuspecting freshmen try to guess who their big sisters are, while they receive gifts from them, but what about the big sisters? They give us presents based on different themes almost every day of the week and some of us send thank you cards, but we have not done anything for them. They go through all the trouble and money to make their little sisters happy. So I think we should have a Big Sis Appreciation Day! It would be a special day when the little sisters would do something for their big sisters. I think it would be a really great idea. The Big Sis Appreciation Day could be in the spring since the Big Sis Lil' Sis Week is in the fall. Big Sis Appreciation Day would have a designated week and like Easter it would fall on a different day each year. The freshmen class would have a secret meeting and decide when the Big Sis Appreciation Day would be so that it is a day when our big sisters are least expecting it. What each little sis does for her big sis will be her own decision. It would be a really fun day and a great new tradition we could start at Converse College to show our appreciation for our big sisters and the Big Sis, Lil Sis tradition.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Blog Topic #4
Blog about something you have learned from another student who comes from a different racial, ethnic, or cultural background. And you may interpret "cultural background" in whatever way seems fit.
I have never really thought about cultural backgrounds that much, so I am not sure what to say. I like to meet new people and make friends everyday so I am really not sure what to think, and the only places I've been that has a diverse number of people with different backgrounds would have to be all the music camps that I have been to. I met people from India, China, Germany, and many other places, and became fast friends with them. The things I learned from them were things mostly about music, and a little about their lifestyles. It was very fun. I learned different kinds of music from their culture, and listened to a little bit of it.
Other things I guess I learned were how much we can be alike no matter what your background is. We love to play music, especially classical and we loved to do lots of other things.
The other thing I can say I learned is that no matter what your cultural background is you can get along with people and you can learn many things about them. Maybe if people learn more things about each other, we can put aside our differences and get along with everyone?
I have never really thought about cultural backgrounds that much, so I am not sure what to say. I like to meet new people and make friends everyday so I am really not sure what to think, and the only places I've been that has a diverse number of people with different backgrounds would have to be all the music camps that I have been to. I met people from India, China, Germany, and many other places, and became fast friends with them. The things I learned from them were things mostly about music, and a little about their lifestyles. It was very fun. I learned different kinds of music from their culture, and listened to a little bit of it.
Other things I guess I learned were how much we can be alike no matter what your background is. We love to play music, especially classical and we loved to do lots of other things.
The other thing I can say I learned is that no matter what your cultural background is you can get along with people and you can learn many things about them. Maybe if people learn more things about each other, we can put aside our differences and get along with everyone?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Blog Topic #3
You may have already discovered that being in college presents some real challenges to staying healthy. Eating on the run, not scheduling time for exercise, sleeping less, and feeling stressed about tests and assignments sometimes result in weight gain, reduced alertness, and even susceptibility to illness. For each of us, the mind, the spirit and the body are all integral parts of a healthy person. What are some strategies that you currently use to maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit?
In class we will be discussing personal wellness and alcohol for college students. So, please respond to the following phrase, "You do not have to be an alcoholic to experience problems with alcohol."
I actually believe that I have been maintaining a healthier lifestyle since I have come to Converse College. I went on walks with my dog through my neighborhood occasionally, but here at Converse, I have to walk from one place to another to go to my classes. It is very tiring to walk from one place to another, but I have found it to be very good exercise. The way I eat has changed too also. When I was at home, I would eat snacks when I felt like, which I know was not that healthy, but ever since coming to Converse College, I have eaten fewer snacks, though I am not sure why.
You do not have to be an alcoholic to experience problems with alcohol. Most of you probably know what I mean when I say that. There are many people today who drink and get away with it, but it still causes huge problems to the person who drank and anyone around them. For example, you may have a friend or a roommate who drinks. This can cause problems such as disruptions and noise to everyone who lives on the hall or to their roommates. Another problem that alcoholics can cause is drunk driving. For example, if you are driving and there are other drivers on the road who are drunk, this can cause injury or fatal accidents.
In class we will be discussing personal wellness and alcohol for college students. So, please respond to the following phrase, "You do not have to be an alcoholic to experience problems with alcohol."
I actually believe that I have been maintaining a healthier lifestyle since I have come to Converse College. I went on walks with my dog through my neighborhood occasionally, but here at Converse, I have to walk from one place to another to go to my classes. It is very tiring to walk from one place to another, but I have found it to be very good exercise. The way I eat has changed too also. When I was at home, I would eat snacks when I felt like, which I know was not that healthy, but ever since coming to Converse College, I have eaten fewer snacks, though I am not sure why.
You do not have to be an alcoholic to experience problems with alcohol. Most of you probably know what I mean when I say that. There are many people today who drink and get away with it, but it still causes huge problems to the person who drank and anyone around them. For example, you may have a friend or a roommate who drinks. This can cause problems such as disruptions and noise to everyone who lives on the hall or to their roommates. Another problem that alcoholics can cause is drunk driving. For example, if you are driving and there are other drivers on the road who are drunk, this can cause injury or fatal accidents.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Blog Topic #2
For your blog this week, we’d like you to discuss these issues. What did you learn from the Wikipedia entries that might seem interesting or relevant to your current situation? How might you marry the concepts of a liberal arts education with your professional pursuits? What could a professional musician possibly get out of taking a class on, say, Botany? Or the French Revolution? Or Ancient Greek Philosophy? Or any of the other Liberal Arts Courses that we offer here? (You might want to peruse the current Converse Academic Catalogue for ideas. You can link to it from the Converse homepage.) And, finally, did you take anything away from Convocation today that might resound off of these themes?
I am really not sure how a liberal arts education will help me with my professional pursuit, but with small classes there are lots of interaction between the students themselves and of course the professor. As a result, students can learn more things effectively, and can get help from their professor.
At a liberal arts college, there are so many classes to choose from, and most do not have anything with your major. For example, as a music major I probably do not have to take History classes, Philosophy, or Psychology, but by taking classes that seems out of my field can help me in so many ways. If you were to look straight on, music classes and history may not have anything to do with each other, but they are always connected. By taking a history class, I can learn about things that went on in the world when a composer was writing a piece and I can also learn why the composer's composition may sound happy or melancholic.
The most important thing I got from the Convocation was being a "well-rounded" person.
I am really not sure how a liberal arts education will help me with my professional pursuit, but with small classes there are lots of interaction between the students themselves and of course the professor. As a result, students can learn more things effectively, and can get help from their professor.
At a liberal arts college, there are so many classes to choose from, and most do not have anything with your major. For example, as a music major I probably do not have to take History classes, Philosophy, or Psychology, but by taking classes that seems out of my field can help me in so many ways. If you were to look straight on, music classes and history may not have anything to do with each other, but they are always connected. By taking a history class, I can learn about things that went on in the world when a composer was writing a piece and I can also learn why the composer's composition may sound happy or melancholic.
The most important thing I got from the Convocation was being a "well-rounded" person.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Blog Topic #1
Going to college was a life-long dream of mine since I was little. I always wanted to go out into the real world and experience everything life had to offer. Although I never imagined going to Converse, I am finally a college student, and studying what I like to do best.
By the time I was a high school junior I had a list of colleges I wanted to go to planned and made out, but Converse was actually not on the list. It was until the very last month of my final high school year that I decided to go to Converse College. My music teacher urged me to check Converse College out. I was not sure at first, since I had taken numerous years of private lessons through the pre-college program, but since my music teacher told me how good and different the college music program was I decided to give the school a chance.
Going to college was a life-long dream to me because when I was little, someone said "Doctor Hashimoto," as a joke, but I thought it had a nice ring to it and wanted to pursue toward a doctorate degree. Although I no longer want to pursue a doctorate degree, I want to go to college to learn everything I can, so I can pass on that knowledge to others.
Music is what I do. I started playing the violin when I was around 7 years old, and started the flute when I was around 12. It is really fun especially performing for others, and that is what I want to do. I want to be able to perform for others and be able to teach others how to play. That is why I am studying to become a teacher, but I hope to one day become a conductor. I really love to play and I cannot imagine not being able to play anymore, but if I could not play music again, I would probably go into writing, since I also love to write short stories.
By the time I was a high school junior I had a list of colleges I wanted to go to planned and made out, but Converse was actually not on the list. It was until the very last month of my final high school year that I decided to go to Converse College. My music teacher urged me to check Converse College out. I was not sure at first, since I had taken numerous years of private lessons through the pre-college program, but since my music teacher told me how good and different the college music program was I decided to give the school a chance.
Going to college was a life-long dream to me because when I was little, someone said "Doctor Hashimoto," as a joke, but I thought it had a nice ring to it and wanted to pursue toward a doctorate degree. Although I no longer want to pursue a doctorate degree, I want to go to college to learn everything I can, so I can pass on that knowledge to others.
Music is what I do. I started playing the violin when I was around 7 years old, and started the flute when I was around 12. It is really fun especially performing for others, and that is what I want to do. I want to be able to perform for others and be able to teach others how to play. That is why I am studying to become a teacher, but I hope to one day become a conductor. I really love to play and I cannot imagine not being able to play anymore, but if I could not play music again, I would probably go into writing, since I also love to write short stories.
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