“So much to do, so little time” is what everyone on campus seems to be saying. Work is piling up before our eyes and yet we still need to find time for everything else in our life. It’s been a busy week for me. Just when I got one test done, I got another assigned to me yesterday. In my Market Research class, we have a test every week on each chapter.
With the activity day changed to Thursdays I feel like I have been missing so much action on campus. On Thursdays I do substitute teaching during the day and I have a class at night. Since I can’t get out of work, I miss activity period. I always see all these advertisements for activities that will be going on which I’ll miss out on. However, seeing this is still great because it shows that the activity period is becoming so popular.
I have been trying to e-mail Alex, the International Business Club vice president but I haven’t been able to get a response from her. She mentioned to me that she will be there for the club convention but after that I heard nothing. I was hoping that somehow we would be able to run the club with her being in charge, but it doesn’t seem to be happening. I really hope the activity period goes back to Wednesdays in the winter quarter.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
A Nice Break
What’s so great about Berkeley? Well besides it being a great school, unlike many other colleges, we had off on Columbus Day! It was really nice to have a day to myself and be able to catch up on my homework. I felt so motivated that not only did I finish all my homework, but I even signed up for a gym membership!
I felt like I had so much to do and I’ve only been in school for two weeks. I have a presentation to get prepared for, a company to research for a paper, an article to summarize and explain to class, an online test to take for Market Research and outline another article for Business Strategy and Policy; the list just goes on and on. Luckily I was able to get it all done thanks to our famous Mr. Columbus.
Tonight is my World Cultures class. I really like the teacher and her attitude about the subject. She makes the class fun and sitting through it isn’t as painful as it could be. Today we have to give our ideas of what we want to do our presentations on. I’ve decided I want to do mine on Polish Culture. The assignment is to pick a culture and then choose an event or a person you want to interview for your presentation. The presentation has to be a short film with music, pictures and our voice guiding everyone through the presentation. I have to find a microphone where I will be able to record my voice for the show. Today I believe we’re having a comp tech or librarian come into our classroom to explain how to add pictures, voice and music to PowerPoint presentations. It should fun to learn something new and helpful that I can apply to my assignment!
I felt like I had so much to do and I’ve only been in school for two weeks. I have a presentation to get prepared for, a company to research for a paper, an article to summarize and explain to class, an online test to take for Market Research and outline another article for Business Strategy and Policy; the list just goes on and on. Luckily I was able to get it all done thanks to our famous Mr. Columbus.
Tonight is my World Cultures class. I really like the teacher and her attitude about the subject. She makes the class fun and sitting through it isn’t as painful as it could be. Today we have to give our ideas of what we want to do our presentations on. I’ve decided I want to do mine on Polish Culture. The assignment is to pick a culture and then choose an event or a person you want to interview for your presentation. The presentation has to be a short film with music, pictures and our voice guiding everyone through the presentation. I have to find a microphone where I will be able to record my voice for the show. Today I believe we’re having a comp tech or librarian come into our classroom to explain how to add pictures, voice and music to PowerPoint presentations. It should fun to learn something new and helpful that I can apply to my assignment!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Changes
Word of advice: If you want to find a good parking spot, come to class 20 min early! I cannot believe how filled up ALL of the parking lots have been lately. Today was the first time since I’ve been at Berkeley where parking lots A, B and C were all full! I was shocked.
In my previous blog I wrote about how I was having some problems with Blackboard and finding the class’s discussion board and how I had to e-mail my professor. She responded to me within a couple of hours, and I was finally able to do my work. What I did wrong is that I was looking in the discussion board folder instead of the communication folder. Today in class we talked about the work, and apparently I wasn’t the only one having issues with it. Luckily the professor is giving us another week to work on it in case we didn’t have a chance to do so this week.
The campus is starting to look so nice with the fall starting and leaves slowly beginning to fall down. It’s so relaxing just sitting on the benches and doing some homework. I have many projects coming up so I’ll get some time to enjoy working outside before it gets too cold. Sometimes it seems like one day I have no work to do and then the next everything piles up all at once. I guess I just have to stay on top of everything to not get overwhelmed.
In my previous blog I wrote about how I was having some problems with Blackboard and finding the class’s discussion board and how I had to e-mail my professor. She responded to me within a couple of hours, and I was finally able to do my work. What I did wrong is that I was looking in the discussion board folder instead of the communication folder. Today in class we talked about the work, and apparently I wasn’t the only one having issues with it. Luckily the professor is giving us another week to work on it in case we didn’t have a chance to do so this week.
The campus is starting to look so nice with the fall starting and leaves slowly beginning to fall down. It’s so relaxing just sitting on the benches and doing some homework. I have many projects coming up so I’ll get some time to enjoy working outside before it gets too cold. Sometimes it seems like one day I have no work to do and then the next everything piles up all at once. I guess I just have to stay on top of everything to not get overwhelmed.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Ready for Week Two
My first week back in school was a very pleasant one. It was nice to see all my friends back in class, and got to know my new professors. At the beginning of the week I got to know some new freshmen which were very friendly and nice to talk to. They seemed to be very determined and motivated to be in college.
In my World Cultures class we have a discussion board we have to go to for an assignment but I am having some problems with it. For some reason in my discussion board, there are no discussions going on. This confused me and made me worried at the same time, so I sent an e-mail to the professor so that she could possibly help me out. I’m worried because I got an e-mail from the professor today that I have not yet logged into the discussion board, and that this discussion is part of my participation grade worth 15 points for the week. That’s a lot of points that I don’t want to lose!
This week coming up is going to be busy. Alex (International Business Club Vice President) is going to attend the club convention and run it since I will be unable to make it. It’s going to be hard running the club through someone else, but I’m sure we can do it with great teamwork. I sent her all the information such as brochures and sign in sheets through e-mail so that she can use it during the club convention.
In my World Cultures class we have a discussion board we have to go to for an assignment but I am having some problems with it. For some reason in my discussion board, there are no discussions going on. This confused me and made me worried at the same time, so I sent an e-mail to the professor so that she could possibly help me out. I’m worried because I got an e-mail from the professor today that I have not yet logged into the discussion board, and that this discussion is part of my participation grade worth 15 points for the week. That’s a lot of points that I don’t want to lose!
This week coming up is going to be busy. Alex (International Business Club Vice President) is going to attend the club convention and run it since I will be unable to make it. It’s going to be hard running the club through someone else, but I’m sure we can do it with great teamwork. I sent her all the information such as brochures and sign in sheets through e-mail so that she can use it during the club convention.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Favorites
I have now had all my new classes for the quarter and I really enjoyed all of them. My professors are very upbeat and pleasant to talk to. The class I have found most interesting so far is Market Research. The professor is very pleasant and I love how she made herself so available to us. For example, she gave us her house number so that we can reach her at any time! She is very flexible and understanding when it comes to the grading policy and attendance. If we have an emergency and we call her before class to tell her we cannot attend, it will be considered an excused absence as long as it is a valid reason. At the end of the quarter our grade is considered a test grade for attendance.
I still have to buy my books for this quarter. I hate buying books because they’re so expensive but that’s just the reality of going to college, it’s expensive! I noticed that some students have posted around the school the books they have available. I wish Berkeley College had a billboard that was meant just for book posts so that they would all be in one spot instead of posted in the halls, bathrooms, classrooms etc. If all the listings were in one place, it would be easy to find and convenient for everyone.
I still have to buy my books for this quarter. I hate buying books because they’re so expensive but that’s just the reality of going to college, it’s expensive! I noticed that some students have posted around the school the books they have available. I wish Berkeley College had a billboard that was meant just for book posts so that they would all be in one spot instead of posted in the halls, bathrooms, classrooms etc. If all the listings were in one place, it would be easy to find and convenient for everyone.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Back We Go
Vacation time is over, and it’s time to get my butt back to school! Vacation was nice but way too short. Yesterday I went to school so that I can help out Berkeley College staff with the Freshman Orientation. It was a lot of fun and I’m glad I volunteered.
At first we did a small orientation for the volunteers so that we knew what we were doing and what games we should play as ice breakers. When it was time for the orientation to begin we had several speakers to address the new students. After the speakers opened, the big group got split into two. One group went inside and learned about Blackboard and the second half stayed with us and played games.
My favorite game to play was the Toilet Paper game because it really allowed students to let loose and express themselves. The game starts off with the premise that everyone is living together for a week and each person is to take as much sheets of TP from one shared roll they would need for that week. After each person takes the amount they need, everyone has to share some information about themselves for each sheet of TP that they took. The game was very fun and allowed people to learn about one another, I wish that we had more time for games.
After the games we had lunch which was really good! There were salads, stuffed shells, pasta, subs, drinks and much more. After lunch, the students were allowed to leave and a second session of orientation began. I had to leave for work so I could not stay for the second session, but I did get a free T-Shirt!
Today is going to be my first class. I’m excited because the class sounds interesting. I hope that the professor can make the class interesting for us as well. When I went through my schedule I noticed that two of the professors I’ve had before are going to be my professors this quarter.
I went to the career services link today to see what they have available. I like that Berkeley gives you easy access to different job openings in case you want to find a part time job. One thing I wish they would do is either date the posts of positions or remove ads that are no longer valid. I’ve called a place once just to find out that the job has been expired for a long time and the position has been filled months ago. I felt a little embarrassed calling them and finding that out.
At first we did a small orientation for the volunteers so that we knew what we were doing and what games we should play as ice breakers. When it was time for the orientation to begin we had several speakers to address the new students. After the speakers opened, the big group got split into two. One group went inside and learned about Blackboard and the second half stayed with us and played games.
My favorite game to play was the Toilet Paper game because it really allowed students to let loose and express themselves. The game starts off with the premise that everyone is living together for a week and each person is to take as much sheets of TP from one shared roll they would need for that week. After each person takes the amount they need, everyone has to share some information about themselves for each sheet of TP that they took. The game was very fun and allowed people to learn about one another, I wish that we had more time for games.
After the games we had lunch which was really good! There were salads, stuffed shells, pasta, subs, drinks and much more. After lunch, the students were allowed to leave and a second session of orientation began. I had to leave for work so I could not stay for the second session, but I did get a free T-Shirt!
Today is going to be my first class. I’m excited because the class sounds interesting. I hope that the professor can make the class interesting for us as well. When I went through my schedule I noticed that two of the professors I’ve had before are going to be my professors this quarter.
I went to the career services link today to see what they have available. I like that Berkeley gives you easy access to different job openings in case you want to find a part time job. One thing I wish they would do is either date the posts of positions or remove ads that are no longer valid. I’ve called a place once just to find out that the job has been expired for a long time and the position has been filled months ago. I felt a little embarrassed calling them and finding that out.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Busy Bee
It has been so long since I have kept everyone updated. I have been so busy between exams and getting my work done that it has been really hard to sit down and write something. This week is finals week and as of today I am done with all my classes. It looks like I am going to get an A in all my classes. This makes me very happy because it’s going to positively reflect in my GPA. Today was my last presentation which was also considered my final. We had to pretend to open a company that supplies vending machines and our job was to use Excel, Power Point, and Word to convince the professor to use our company for her place of business. The task was pretty fun considering I did it at the last minute.
I have been contacting Rowan University about graduate school with some of my concerns that I had with Berkley College. One of my concerns was that Berkeley College goes by the quarter system and not semesters. My second concern was that when graduating Berkeley the summer quarter ends in the middle of September but schools with the semester system start at the end of August. When I got an e-mail back from the school they made me aware that this is not going to be a problem and I can still start graduate school in the fall if I can show that I will be able to provide a diploma at the end of the quarter. This made me really happy.
I sold my books today which made me a little depressed and happy at the same time. Depressed because I spent about $400 on all my books but only got about $90 back and happy because now I’m $90 richer! I have debated buying and selling online but the effort and costs of selling online isn’t worth the price for me. IN addition to that if you buy your book online you then can’t sell it back to the school, you have to go through the effort of finding your own ways of selling it back. I wish we had some student billboard where students could post what books they have to offer and those that they need to buy. This would provide an easy way of communicating with other students about what they have and need.
I have been contacting Rowan University about graduate school with some of my concerns that I had with Berkley College. One of my concerns was that Berkeley College goes by the quarter system and not semesters. My second concern was that when graduating Berkeley the summer quarter ends in the middle of September but schools with the semester system start at the end of August. When I got an e-mail back from the school they made me aware that this is not going to be a problem and I can still start graduate school in the fall if I can show that I will be able to provide a diploma at the end of the quarter. This made me really happy.
I sold my books today which made me a little depressed and happy at the same time. Depressed because I spent about $400 on all my books but only got about $90 back and happy because now I’m $90 richer! I have debated buying and selling online but the effort and costs of selling online isn’t worth the price for me. IN addition to that if you buy your book online you then can’t sell it back to the school, you have to go through the effort of finding your own ways of selling it back. I wish we had some student billboard where students could post what books they have to offer and those that they need to buy. This would provide an easy way of communicating with other students about what they have and need.
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