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Hello Everyone,

It has been awhile since the last time I wrote. I just wanted to let everyone know the movie night was fun. We will have one again in the spring. Fall Fest is coming up in November. The semester is moving quick now and I hope everyone has registered for their classes for next semester. We are about half way through the semester but don’t give up on your classes. You need to give 100% all the way till you are finished with your finals. Halloween is Saturday and I hope everyone has gotten their costumes. I am running late this year. I tried to go get my costume tonight but they didn’t have my size, so tomorrow after work I got to go shopping big time to find one. Hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.

Sam

Back to School Week!

Hope everyone is having fun this week. So tomorrow the Alumni Association has their annual Back to School BBQ.  I hope everyone goes out and grabs at least a burger! Thursday is SGA’s ice cream social. You know you need some ice cream by Thursday to get you through the rest of the week. Come stop by in front of the cafe and meet your new SGA! I hope everyone has a great week, especially since we had Monday off of school so you really on have a four day week which should be  plus. Student Life will also have a little treat on Friday for everyone, that will be in front of the cafe so don’t forget to stop by if you are at school to get your treat. If you would like to become a senator of  SGA stop by the SGA table this week to pick your application up. I need to go do some homework so I hope I see everyone at the BBQ tomorrow and come don’t forget to come visit us Thursday in front of the cafe for your Ice Cream!

one week down!

So first week of school is about over. One more day for anyone who has class tomorrow. If it makes you feel any better I have work all day so your not the only one who has to get up tomorrow morning. So how was your first week back on campus? Mine was good got to meet all my new teachers and see who I knew in my classes and meet some new people. Back to school week is coming up. We are going to have the Alumni BBQ and SGA will have ice cream for ya’ll. Can’t wait to see everyone getting involved with everything else that is planned for that week. It is going to be fun! Well SGA has started and I will let you know when the next meeting is so if you would like to come and say hey you can. Just to let you know SGA is located in the Student Life Center. Okay well I got to run because I got some homework to do. Talk to everyone soon! Bye.

Sam

Hello Everyone!

Hope everyone is having a great summer.  Sad to say that it is about over and fall semester is about to start.I’m Samantha, but you can call me Sam, I am President of SGA (Student Government Association) for this school year. We have a busy and fun fall semester ahead of us with a lot of events that we hope everyone will attend. If  anyone is interested in becoming a member of SGA please contact me at shymel@olhcc.edu. I will give you updates on when meetings are held and what event are coming up.

Sam

Lifelong Learning?

Lifelong learning?  Does that mean you never get to graduate?

Well, not exactly……….it just means that your education is never finished.  Ever.

I’m Jim Curry and I’m the director of the newly created Department of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.  Our goal in Lifelong Learning is to make sure that you start early in life to make a habit of always learning, always increasing your skills and knowledge.  It’s a habit that can bring you a lifetime of satisfaction, on and off the job, no matter which career path you choose.

And it starts very simply with a simple question:  What really interests you?  You can find no more satisfying path in life than the one that keeps your interest and keeps your desire to always learn more.

So let me know what really interests you.  What lights your fuse?  What is it in this world that you can’t ever find out enough about? …………………and we’ll see what we can do about bringing it here to OLHCC in the year ahead.

Good news

Well I got good news this weekend, my pre-proposal (which is a summary document) for my disseration was approved. This means that I can start writing my first 3 chapters. You would have thought I had received an Oscar I was so excited! I have been dreading working on the literature review, I’m feeling rather intimidated by it, so I think I might start there and tackle the hardest part first…does anyone have an opinion on whether you start with the easiest part first (to build confidence) or just do the hardest part first? Anyway, I’m going to dive right in on it!

Welcome to my blog

Hello everyone.   I’ve decided to give this blogging thing a go, but thought instead of blogging about how wonderful OLHCC is, and it is that I’d write a little about my own experiences as a student.  I’m currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Higher Education and it has been a crazy journey.  I recently finished all of my coursework and am getting ready to start my dissertation (semester begins today for me).  It has been a long road with many sacrifices and I just wanted you to know that I can understand how you are feeling.  The crazy, want-to-pull-your-hair-out kinda days where you wonder if it will all be worth it in the end (especially when you get your tuition bill). 

As we go through the upcoming weeks I’ll keep you posted on my own experiences in school and invite you to share yours.  I think if we form a little support group we can hopefully get through it together.  So for now…talk to later!

Notable niches in which to find thyself around campus.

Greetings on this 16th of October,

Perhaps you are having a haggard of a day,

Perhaps the Bursar’s next payment on the plan is due,

Perhaps the Saints fell to a 1-3 football team despite having two punt return TD’s in the same game,

Perhaps the Curly Fries ran out just before you ordered and now you get the Homestyle fries,

Perhaps you are a male and just saw a Matthew Mcconaughey movie,

Perhaps, you just lost a recreational basketball game to old men,

Perhaps the nursing midterm is today and you have a new tint of blue in a circular pattern under your retina holders,

On one of these such days, you may need a niche in which to find thyself.  You may need a place on campus to hide yourself from the fearsome reality that especially marks the month of October.   Well boys, girls, and children of all ages, I am here to suggest a few places on campus where you don’t have to beware.  These are a few of my secret places where I go:

1.  That couch in the hallway past the student lounge where that really old looking water fountain is.

2.  Way back in the library past all the window cubbies, you just take a left, and find three more cubbies, one has a computer, the other two are free, this is a great spot for doing work and avoiding the gossip of “studiers” who can be heard from the window cubbies.

3.  Way back in the library, go upstairs, and enjoy the silence of an area where noone goes…

4.  Way back in the library, act like your going upstairs and before treading up the stairs, notice a desk in the stairwell with a jolly green plant next to it.  This is a great place.

 

I hope you enjoy my secret spots on Our Lady of Holy Cross’s Campus.  They bring circumstances where one can seek Peace admist thoughts of your latest Facebook Zombie bite or Student Lounge Billiards loss.

Peace be with you!

Power and Email Restored

As of this afternoon, power had been restored at OLHCC.  The OLHCC email system is now working.

Thank you.

New Information regarding Opening on Monday

The President’s Cabinet met on campus this afternoon.  We anticipate that power will be restored to campus in the next 24 hours so we will proceed with opening the college and resuming classes on Monday, September 8th. 

 

Faculty Members – if you anticipate that you will not be able to be back in town or be able to attend your classes starting on Monday, please contact Dr. Gitz at raygitz@gmail.com.

 

Staff Members – if you anticipate that you will not be able to report for work on Monday morning please contact me at kris.hatfield@yahoo.com.

 

Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you do not see on the list.  Please ask them to forward their alternate contact information to me so that we can add them to the communication list.

 

Thank you

Kristine Hatfield