Change is Coming
Sep 29, 2009 GRE test, School, Time management, Vegetarianism, animals, classes
Hey Red Wolves!
I apologize for not blogging in a week! It’s been crazy busy in my life. So…here it goes!
First off, I have made a major life decision. I have recently became vegetarian which means no meat, dairy, or egg products. I decided to change my lifestyle for the animals. After watching “Meet Your Meat” on Peta.com, I can’t even look at a piece of bacon or a burger without thinking about those poor, suffering animals being abused for human consumption. My main worry about becoming a vegetarian is that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the lifestyle. In fact, it’s very easy to be vegetarian (I just ate Boca’s Chick’n Nuggets – no chickens were harmed in the making of the food). In town, Kroger’s and Mejier carry a great organic/vegetarian selection. Wal-Mart is okay, but it’s not as great as the other two stores. If you want to go out of town, the best place to go is Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield, OH. This store has everything for everyone! I can’t even describe it in words!
To go with the new lifestyle changes, my educational life is changing. Over the summer, I applied to Ball State University’s Graduate School for school psychology. I was accepted into the school, but I have yet to hear from the program. Last week, I was scheduled to take my GRE test (a test you have to take to get into graduate school). Unfortunately, I took the practice test and completely bombed it! AAAHH! But, not to worry! I decided that I needed to study more, and I rescheduled my test for the middle of November. Lesson learned: Make sure to take the GRE in the summer and not during the school year!
I’m doing well in all of my classes, but the pressure of getting everything done is starting to get to me. I just feel that there are not enough hours in the day and days in the week to get everything done! I think I need to reorganize my time. What do you think?
Well kids…I gotta get going. Need to study before class tonight. Have a great week and I will catch up with you next week!
HOWL!
Cassie
WHAT!?!?!
Sep 12, 2009 Admissions, Enrollment, Student Ambassadors
Did you hear? IUE enrollment is up by 20%! Do you know what that means? We have close to 3,000 students on campus! No wonder I have a hard time trying to find a parking spot!
I think that our enrollment increase is incredible! It’s so great to see so many people choosing IUE for their post-secondary education journey! I think the majority of the credit goes to the Admissions office for doing a wonderful job recruiting new students! Actually, I was in an Ambassadors meeting yesterday and we were informed that we already have like 1,000 prospective students for the 2010-2011 school year & close to 90-something applicants for the same year. That’s mind blowing to think that so many people have already inquired about coming to school here and/or have already applied for the next school year! This definitely shows the community that Indiana University East is a strong force in the Eastern Indiana/Western Ohio school pool!
Speaking of Ambassadors, we have a ton of events, phone calls, and high school visits this semester. We’ve actually gone a little event happy (which is a very good thing)! It seems like there are some weeks where we have 3 events back-to-back! It’s going to be crazy, but so much fun getting to welcome prospective students, new students, and others what IU East is all about!
Well, kiddos…I need to get off of here and get my work done for next week. But before I go, I want to give a shout out to our volleyball team for being UNDEFEATED! Great job Lady Red Wolves! =)
Take care!
HOWL!
Cassie
Working Hard & Playing Hard
Sep 10, 2009 Uncategorized
Hello friends!
How was your second week of school? Are you getting adjusted to your school schedule? I’m actually having a little difficulty getting back into my groove. Being gone from school for the entire summer has set me back in my schedule! I’m having a terrible time trying to get back into a sleep and study pattern! AHH! I’ve got to work on that….
By the way, I forgot to mention my FYS class that I am peer mentoring this semester! I have to say that Dr. Lundy & I have a great group of students! They are very smart, insightful, and excited to be here at IU East! For their first day of class, I made them a little care packet. Each packet contained one highlighter, one packet of post-it notes, one pen, one pencil, one packet of flags, 2 pieces of chocolate, 2 pieces of Starbursts, and Dr. Lundy’s & my contact information. I think they enjoyed their packet! At least I hope the did anyway! 
A care packet with Rufus Jr.
In other news, I saw many students having fun at the Back with the Pack events this week. I think that everyone involved with these events really outdid themselves this year! I have never seen so many smiles of students faces since the end of the spring semester! Tuesday we had free ice cream from Ritter’s! Yummy! It’s been a while since I’ve had any Ritter’s. On Wednesday was the cookout & student organizations fair. I did notice lots of students checking out the different clubs on campus! That’s awesome! Also, lots of students had fun trying to dunk different people from the faculty & staff. I tried to dunk them, but I just don’t have the greatest arm! Thursday was the movie in the Quad. I could not attend this event because of a pet sitting commitment, but I’m sure those who went had a great time! Here’s a video of highlights from Wednesday’s festivities…
Wasn’t that fun! I wanted to join in on the water slide, but I forgot a change of clothes! OOPS! =/
Anyway, I hope that everyone enjoys the weekend. It’s supposed to be beautiful! We might as well enjoy this wonderful weather before it gets cold, nasty, WHITE!
Take care Red Wolves!
HOWL!
Cassie
Tags: Back with the Pack, FYS
This is IT!
Hello Red Wolves!
Are you having a good day? Are you surviving the first week back to class? I hope you are! It’s taking me a while to realize that this school year is the end of the road for my educational journey here at IUE. I really never thought I would make it to this point! It’s been such a ride of ups, downs, and the occasional loop-de-loop! But, I am ready to takle this semester 100% and make it the best semester yet!
Anyway, I’m really going to enjoy my classes this semester. First of all, 3 of my 4 classes are seminar-like classes. Seminar classes are classes in which the instructor does not lucture, but facilitates discussion about readings, case studies, articles, etc. I like these classes better than lecture classes because each of us get the chance to “put our two cents in” about a particular topic. Also, I feel that I learn more in a seminar class because as a class we are teaching each other. I tend to find lectures a little on the boring side, and I have a hard time keeping my focus in a lecture rather than a seminar.
The class that I think I will most enjoy this semester is my history class with Dr. Joanne Passet. In this class, we are focusing in Vietnam. However, we are not going to spend all semester on the war. We are going to be learning about the culture, the people, and the history behind this facinating country. Also, for one of our two papers that we have to complete for the class we have to correspond with a Vietnamese student that Dr. Passet will assign to us. I’m so excited about this because it’ll be great to learn about Vietnam through the eyes of a Vietnamese student! Likewise, it’ll be fun to tell him or her about America and the way we live. It’s going to be a tough class, but I know that it’ll be so worth it!
Well, I need to get going off of here and start studying. I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend, and I will talk to you later!!
HOWL!
Cassie