College Seniors: To Tell Other People’s Stories, You First Have To Forge and Write Your Own.
None of us knew who and what we’d become when we left high school and entered college four years ago. You may have been a varsity athlete. You might have been the lead in your school play. Or the artist who painted your senior class…
The Point of Perspectives-Enduring Questions (PEQ)
The thought of taking classes that weren’t related to my major seemed pointless to me. All these requirements for different course areas was discouraging because I was so ready to focus on my major of communications and media. My schedule in the fall of freshman…
What Has It Been Like Since I Was #Nazbound
When I committed to Naz, I immediately began counting down the days until I moved onto campus. I packed, bought textbooks, got dorm decor and finally that day came. Once I’d settled in and the excitement of move-in day subsided, I lay in my dorm…
College With Friends From High School
“You’re going to Naz too?!” The three of us didn’t even know we had even applied to Naz! Needless to say, College Decision Day was a pleasant surprise. But then our budding excitement was muted with a question: “Are you all living together?” Without much…
What to Do Before Move-in?
“Where is my dorm?!” Before move-in, you will receive your dorm placement from Residential Life, and a list of what to bring and what not to bring. When you arrive on campus, you will be greeted by our fantastic Orientation Leaders to direct you to…
Spain Experience Teaches Life Lessons
Struggling with a second language and eating squid and other foods new to me in another country have helped me grow as a person. For example, presenting in Spanish when I barely speak Spanish was very nerve racking and hard. I don’t like it even…
Twelve Hours vs Twelve Minutes: What Is It Like to Stay Local for College?
I have a twin brother and the joke in the family is that he went twelve hours away to college and I went twelve minutes away. Now you would expect that during my first year of college my family would see me all the time,…
Let’s Talk About Awards
Incoming Freshman, this one’s for you and definitely your parents or guardians too! As you’re narrowing down the colleges you have to choose from, the small details start to become extremely important. Of course the dorms, clubs, athletics, academic departments, etc. are crucial to finding…
Belonging and Discovery During Semester at Sea
I am writing from off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, in a program called Semester at Sea! I currently am a senior at Nazareth College of Rochester, N.Y., and I struggled with the idea of missing second semester of my senior year and my…
Finding My Community Through Higher Education Student Affairs Administration (HESAA)
Throughout my undergrad experience, I felt accepted and confident in the company of my peers and mentors working in Student Programs, Leadership, and Orientation (SPLO). Any passerby could recognize the passion and dedication that poured into the everyday work completed by this team. They made…
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