Time is flying by so quickly! I feel like I have just started this quarter and right now we’re already in week 4. So far I have had two tests one in my Statistics class, and one in Forensic Science. Since Blackboard allows us to view our grades online after the professor posts them, I was already able to find out that I got A’s on both. That made me excited!
Almost every day I am noticing positive changes going on at Berkeley College. At first I noticed the new parking lot being built and then the recycling project. The new thing I noticed is that we are also getting a new bathroom in the Registrar building. I hated those bathrooms for being so small before and I’m very glad to see it get a facelift. One thing I hope that Berkeley does down the line is create a sidewalk from the parking lot to the main building. Right now there is just a road or cars and people just sneak by on the side or on the grass. This is terrible when it’s raining and the sides flood with water. Then you have to watch out for cars splashing you when driving by as well as being careful not to get ran over!
We have some really interesting events going on this quarter. Some events that caught my eye include a trip to the Montel Williams show as well as a play put on by one of Berkeley’s professors. The only problem I have with the events is that they’re on Fridays and not on weekends. I have work and other activities during the week day, so sometimes I feel like I’m missing out a lot since I cannot attend certain activities. The International Business Club is currently looking into planning a trip to Mountain Creek. Its summer time and taking a nice trip to a water park would be so much fun! We need to try and find some group discounts and forms of transportation. I love the fact that Berkeley College is conveniently located next to everything!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Major Improvements
It’s raining, it’s poring, the old man is snoring! Today is a pretty gloomy day and I am so sleepy! I went to my Forensic Science class this morning a little late because of the traffic, but I wasn’t the only one coming in late. We got to watch a movie about serial killers. It was a little creepy, but woke me up. Following that class, I went to my Statistics class but our professor never showed up. I’m assuming that he got stuck in traffic somewhere since a lot of the roads were flooded. Least I got to skip our first test today!
Today is Wednesday, which means activity period. This week will be the first one where clubs meet. I have prepared something for our meeting which is in an hour. This is the third week of the quarter, which means we only have 7 meetings left. I’m not sure yet of what activity we will be able to run because of the small amount of people as well as lack of time. In the summer time many people take a break and we have lost some members until the fall quarter. Despite this setback, I’m sure that we will come up with something fun.
Berkeley College is doing a lot of changes this quarter. First off, remember the construction I wrote about a couple of blogs ago? Well, we’re getting a new parking lot!!! With a high increase of students at Berkeley, parking has become a bit of a problem. You usually don’t have a problem parking when you have an early class, but if you’re coming in around 10am, you have to park quite far away. The location of this parking lot will be very convenient because it’s right between all the main buildings.
New Parking Lot Construction
Another thing I am very excited about is that Berkeley College began to recycle! They call it the Project Green Path. So far I have only seen containers in the hall ways. I hope that we get more containers to put in classrooms as well since that’s where most papers get thrown out. Even though the school cut down many trees for the parking lot, I’m glad to see they are helping the environment by recycling.
Recycle Poster
Today is Wednesday, which means activity period. This week will be the first one where clubs meet. I have prepared something for our meeting which is in an hour. This is the third week of the quarter, which means we only have 7 meetings left. I’m not sure yet of what activity we will be able to run because of the small amount of people as well as lack of time. In the summer time many people take a break and we have lost some members until the fall quarter. Despite this setback, I’m sure that we will come up with something fun.
Berkeley College is doing a lot of changes this quarter. First off, remember the construction I wrote about a couple of blogs ago? Well, we’re getting a new parking lot!!! With a high increase of students at Berkeley, parking has become a bit of a problem. You usually don’t have a problem parking when you have an early class, but if you’re coming in around 10am, you have to park quite far away. The location of this parking lot will be very convenient because it’s right between all the main buildings.
New Parking Lot Construction
Another thing I am very excited about is that Berkeley College began to recycle! They call it the Project Green Path. So far I have only seen containers in the hall ways. I hope that we get more containers to put in classrooms as well since that’s where most papers get thrown out. Even though the school cut down many trees for the parking lot, I’m glad to see they are helping the environment by recycling.
Recycle Poster
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Club Convention
Week two has already approached, and it seems like this quarter is going faster than the previous one. The summer quarters have one less week than any other one, so we lose a week of classes. Due to the lost week, professors are more flexible with testing. They give students more take home tests, and sometimes even allow take home final exams! Yesterday in my Graphical Business Presentation class, our teacher realized that this quarter is shorter and decided to give us a take home midterm and a take home final exam! This made me very excited.
Today was the Club Convention at Berkeley College. My Statistics class got out a little early so Alex and I were able to get there and set up our table ahead of time. I was surprised that we had the convention outside instead of the Student Center since it was so hot and humid out. Luckily we were able to get a table in the shade. Activity period lasts an hour from 11am to 12pm. Since it is a summer quarter we didn’t have as good of an outcome as we would have liked to. Many students take a break, and some want to do as little as possible because it’s the summer. In the fall we are hoping to have a much greater outcome with new freshman, and people coming back to school.
After about ten minutes into the Club Convention, pizza arrived! Berkeley College bought pizza for all the students that attended the Club Convention. It was a very nice gesture, and everyone enjoyed it.
Alex and I
Alex, the clubs Vice President
Myself, clubs President
Pizza Mob!
Today was the Club Convention at Berkeley College. My Statistics class got out a little early so Alex and I were able to get there and set up our table ahead of time. I was surprised that we had the convention outside instead of the Student Center since it was so hot and humid out. Luckily we were able to get a table in the shade. Activity period lasts an hour from 11am to 12pm. Since it is a summer quarter we didn’t have as good of an outcome as we would have liked to. Many students take a break, and some want to do as little as possible because it’s the summer. In the fall we are hoping to have a much greater outcome with new freshman, and people coming back to school.
After about ten minutes into the Club Convention, pizza arrived! Berkeley College bought pizza for all the students that attended the Club Convention. It was a very nice gesture, and everyone enjoyed it.
Alex and I
Alex, the clubs Vice President
Myself, clubs President
Pizza Mob!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Back to School
Wow, I haven’t written on here for a while. That’s because of my break from Berkeley as well as my mini vacation I took camping. The Berkeley College break lasts a week, and it was a nice break from everything I had going on.
So, several new things have been going on around the campus since I left. The newest thing that has entered the campus is a Berkeley Advantage Card. With this card, students can use it as a credit card, learn to manage their finances with an easy to operate online account and parents can also put money on the card for you. These are only a few of the benefits that it offers. Another beneficial thing I noticed about the card is that it is really easy to use and register online.
Since I took an interest in the card, I decided to speak to some other students about the Berkeley Advantage Card. To my surprise, students were not all that thrilled about it. Some felt that they do not need the card because they already have other credit cards with advantages that fit into their lifestyles from other companies. They felt that they should have had an option of signing up for the card instead of cards being mailed straight to their homes with their name on it. Many were confused, concerned that the college gave away their personal information to credit card companies and that’s why they are receiving the card. However, some students may not have noticed that the card is not activated until you go through an activation process. Some students felt that the card really has no advantages for them and some were even confused as to where this card even came from and what it does for them. I guess everyone has a different opinion when it comes to this card.
The other day I was walking from class to another class, and I noticed that a whole wooded area was chopped down behind one of the buildings! There was a gazebo by those woods, and I’ve seen some students sit there sometimes with their friends. I remember two or three quarters ago we filmed a project for one of our classes in that area. It’s really sad to see it go, but I wonder what they are going to be building there next.
So far I have had three classes for this quarter. Thursday is going to be my last class that I have not yet been to. This quarter I am taking Forensic Science, Statistics, Graphical Business Presentation and Macroeconomics. So far my professors have been really nice and very understanding. Sometimes professors tend to not be reasonable, but Berkeley College professors are very easy to talk to. Hopefully this quarter will go as well as the last one has!
So, several new things have been going on around the campus since I left. The newest thing that has entered the campus is a Berkeley Advantage Card. With this card, students can use it as a credit card, learn to manage their finances with an easy to operate online account and parents can also put money on the card for you. These are only a few of the benefits that it offers. Another beneficial thing I noticed about the card is that it is really easy to use and register online.
Since I took an interest in the card, I decided to speak to some other students about the Berkeley Advantage Card. To my surprise, students were not all that thrilled about it. Some felt that they do not need the card because they already have other credit cards with advantages that fit into their lifestyles from other companies. They felt that they should have had an option of signing up for the card instead of cards being mailed straight to their homes with their name on it. Many were confused, concerned that the college gave away their personal information to credit card companies and that’s why they are receiving the card. However, some students may not have noticed that the card is not activated until you go through an activation process. Some students felt that the card really has no advantages for them and some were even confused as to where this card even came from and what it does for them. I guess everyone has a different opinion when it comes to this card.
The other day I was walking from class to another class, and I noticed that a whole wooded area was chopped down behind one of the buildings! There was a gazebo by those woods, and I’ve seen some students sit there sometimes with their friends. I remember two or three quarters ago we filmed a project for one of our classes in that area. It’s really sad to see it go, but I wonder what they are going to be building there next.
So far I have had three classes for this quarter. Thursday is going to be my last class that I have not yet been to. This quarter I am taking Forensic Science, Statistics, Graphical Business Presentation and Macroeconomics. So far my professors have been really nice and very understanding. Sometimes professors tend to not be reasonable, but Berkeley College professors are very easy to talk to. Hopefully this quarter will go as well as the last one has!
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