As a student, I have lived in four of the eleven residence halls and apartments that the University of Minnesota has to offer, so I know a lot about campus living as well as the communities surrounding campus.
I continue to return to University Housing each year because its nice to be a part of a community and the location is super convenient! Each residence hall has a bi-annually elected community council consisting of student residents. The community council plans and participates in community-building events such as volunteer opportunities, clothing and canned food drives, potluck nights, game nights, and dances.
My apartment building had a taco night this past weekend (which was really lucky for me because I had run out of groceries) and not only did I meet several new friends, but I also won a $20 Target gift card from a drawing just for showing up to the event! I already have a list of what I am going to buy with it.
Living on campus is about more than the convenience of walking to your classes--it's also about getting involved, meeting new people, and making some great memories. The friends that I made during my freshman year in Sanford Hall are still my good friends today. Although the U of M does not require first-year students to live on campus, it has been an wonderful experience for me and I can't recommend it enough!
If you haven't already applied for housing, keep in mind that the May 1 deadline for the Freshmen Housing Guarantee is approaching quickly! Click here to get started on your housing application.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Spring has sprung, another year is almost done!
As the snow melts and the days get warmer, I am realizing that after this year, I have only one more spring at the University of Minnesota as a college student. I am 3/4 of the way through with the current school year, and I'll admit that I am getting a little bit nervous about my post-graduation plans. It gives me peace to know that I attend a school where there are resources in place to ensure my success after I leave.
As a student, I have connected with various offices and departments at the University--where I have volunteered, studied, or held student positions and internships. I have taken advantage of the many networking opportunities available to me. But it is my advisers and the career center staff that have put me most at ease. They provide fantastic resources such as on-campus job listings, resume workshops, and various job fairs and events just for U of M students and alum. The University has 10 specialized career centers, so the advisers are incredibly knowledgeable about possible career paths for your major, graduate programs, companies that hire graduates from specific programs, and more.
Whether I decide to continue into a graduate program right away or to jump straight into the workforce, I know that the U of M will continue to support me. Now I just have to focus on graduation!
Visit the University's career services page for more information.
Until next time...
As a student, I have connected with various offices and departments at the University--where I have volunteered, studied, or held student positions and internships. I have taken advantage of the many networking opportunities available to me. But it is my advisers and the career center staff that have put me most at ease. They provide fantastic resources such as on-campus job listings, resume workshops, and various job fairs and events just for U of M students and alum. The University has 10 specialized career centers, so the advisers are incredibly knowledgeable about possible career paths for your major, graduate programs, companies that hire graduates from specific programs, and more.
Whether I decide to continue into a graduate program right away or to jump straight into the workforce, I know that the U of M will continue to support me. Now I just have to focus on graduation!
Visit the University's career services page for more information.
Until next time...
Hundreds of courses
In a previous post, I told you all about the different and exciting classes that I am taking this semester. For those of you who are just tuning in, here are some brief descriptions of my current classes...
I am taking an art history course that focuses on contemporary art and society, a course where I am learning about sociological research methods and ethics, a course about the history of Africana Studies as a field of scientific inquiry in higher learning, and a painting course that is about putting two-dimensional images on three-dimensional forms.
Because each class has such a specific focus, I have the ability to take my learning from general concepts to having an in depth knowledge about each subject. The advanced course options are definitely on my list of favorite things about the University of Minnesota. As a student at the U of M, I have so many different courses to choose from and they all can go towards my graduation!
Here are just a few examples of the hundreds of unique courses that students are taking right now at the University of Minnesota! Click on the class and view the course guide for more information about each course:
I am taking an art history course that focuses on contemporary art and society, a course where I am learning about sociological research methods and ethics, a course about the history of Africana Studies as a field of scientific inquiry in higher learning, and a painting course that is about putting two-dimensional images on three-dimensional forms.
Because each class has such a specific focus, I have the ability to take my learning from general concepts to having an in depth knowledge about each subject. The advanced course options are definitely on my list of favorite things about the University of Minnesota. As a student at the U of M, I have so many different courses to choose from and they all can go towards my graduation!
Here are just a few examples of the hundreds of unique courses that students are taking right now at the University of Minnesota! Click on the class and view the course guide for more information about each course:
- Theater, Entertainment With Attitude
- Advanced Studies in the Poetry of Rap
- Monsters, Robots, Cyborgs
- The Edible Landscape
- Japanese Theater
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Rock Music From 1970 to the Present
U of M: A College Town
This past week, it was business as usual. I finished two new paintings for my class, did about 150 pages of reading, started two papers for next week, cleaned my room twice (my current apartment and my old bedroom at my parents' house) and of course I watched the Superbowl. I've never been a huge football person so for me it was more about the guacamole and the chicken wings. It was definitely not a bad week. I feel as though it was pretty productive, however I am a tad bit tired.
So I have decided that this coming week, it's all about me! I'm going to hit up some thrift shops with one of my girlfriends to look for a pair of (gently!) used jeans. I miss biking around campus so I think I might get some snow tires for my bike. Last but not least, I need to stop by the store at some point to get some cookies to send to my boyfriend who is studying abroad in Samoa this semester.
And wonderfully enough, I can do all of this without leaving campus. The University of Minnesota itself offers many services to students and is surrounded by several different campus communities that have everything a student could possibly need or want! Dinkytown has a post office, a grocery store, a bike shop, banks, restaurants, clothing shops, salons and much much more! Stadium Village is closer to my new apartment so I've been spending more time there these past semesters. Stadium Village has restaurants and salons too, but they also have a yoga studio and a flower shop along with several other businesses. (And let me tell you, that flower shop saved me last Mother's Day!)
If I want to leave campus, I know that I can always hop on the city bus and head to downtown Minneapolis or Saint Paul, to one of Minnesota's lakes, to the Mall of America, but it is great to know that everything I need is so closeby. We would love for you to come up for a visit and see our campus and its wonderful communities for yourself!
-Daisy
So I have decided that this coming week, it's all about me! I'm going to hit up some thrift shops with one of my girlfriends to look for a pair of (gently!) used jeans. I miss biking around campus so I think I might get some snow tires for my bike. Last but not least, I need to stop by the store at some point to get some cookies to send to my boyfriend who is studying abroad in Samoa this semester.
And wonderfully enough, I can do all of this without leaving campus. The University of Minnesota itself offers many services to students and is surrounded by several different campus communities that have everything a student could possibly need or want! Dinkytown has a post office, a grocery store, a bike shop, banks, restaurants, clothing shops, salons and much much more! Stadium Village is closer to my new apartment so I've been spending more time there these past semesters. Stadium Village has restaurants and salons too, but they also have a yoga studio and a flower shop along with several other businesses. (And let me tell you, that flower shop saved me last Mother's Day!)
If I want to leave campus, I know that I can always hop on the city bus and head to downtown Minneapolis or Saint Paul, to one of Minnesota's lakes, to the Mall of America, but it is great to know that everything I need is so closeby. We would love for you to come up for a visit and see our campus and its wonderful communities for yourself!
-Daisy
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