5. FACULTY INTERVIEW
I was fortunate enough to finally meet my Engineering Calculus 1
professor, Dr. Kozinski and had the opportunity to interview him. One
interesting thing about Dr. Kozinski is that he originally started out
school with his highest interests located in the biology field of study.
6. LIVEWELL ASSIGNMENTS
This semester we happened to complete a series of 3 livewell assignments
as well as 9 homepage activities. They were all very helpful regarding
certain social studies such as alcohol/drug abuse, dietary, and exercise
habits. We also took an alchol education tutorial to enhance our
knowledge about nationwide alcohol abuse.
7. DIVERSITY REFLECTION
I was fortunate enough to explore my religion of Judaism this semester.
Previously to these past few weeks, I knew very little, if any of my
religion. Prior to this semester I have been in a temple (at most) 1 or 2
times. After attending ceremonies and religious affairs such as sukkot,
rosh hashana, and Friday night Chabbad, I realized that there is plenty
to learn and experience as a Jew.
8. ACADEMIC ADVISING
A few weeks ago, I met with my academic advisor; Cynthia Blunt. Although
I had to wait outside her office for an hour and a half since she doesn’t
work with appointments, it was well worth the wait. Cynthia helped me
change my major to my newly desired one, Industrial Engineering.
Also, she told me my new critical tracking courses as well as those
which I should be taking next semester. She answered other very
helpful questions regarding registration and major requirements by the
University.
9. CAREER SHOWCASE
On September 28th, I attended the University of Florida career showcase at
the O’Connell Center. I spoke to several companies, among which were
Disney, Verizon, and Anheuser Busch. In preparation for this, I made my
own resumè with the help of the Career Resource Center in the Reitz
Union. The new advice I was given and information given to me by
these representatives was very overwhelming. However, this
opportunity couldn’t have been more useful at such a crucial time. Me
experiencing this event so early in my college career will set me up very
well for future job, internship, and career showcase interviews.
10. COMMUNITY SERVICE FIELD TRIP
Although I was not fortunate enough to attend our class’ own community
service field trip, I was able to tag along with a Warrington Welcome
class to help clean a nearby river, the Suwanee River, as a part of a
county wide cleaning project. It made me feel great knowing that I was
helping the environment while also helping the people who live around
this area at the same time. Here’s a picture of me and my friend
Jordan…
11. OVERALL SUMMARY
Overall, I have found this course to be the most helpful of all the ones that I
am currently enrolled in. Almost everything that we learned each week
in class with A.J. and Rachel has been beneficial in some way, shape, or
form. Whether it be financial management, time management, or
learning about the true diversity of our population and learning how to
survive college on your own, new information and tips have been
coming my way to this point. I feel that I learned a great amount.
