The Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center has turned into one of my absolute favorite involvements at CMU, but it started as my most intimidating. Most specifically, the Alternative Breaks Program. You know when people tell you to take a leap outside of your comfort zone, and you might just love what happens? This is a [...]
During my freshman year of college, I found my niche on campus. "A Letter For Better" was warm, welcoming, and I knew it was for me. I chose to run for the club's Treasurer position so I could play a larger role in the organization. Over these past two semesters, I got to serve alongside [...]
As part of LAS protocol, we were required to take a class about the connection of leadership and communication, and it was our last class we take as a cohort. During the semester I really tried to make the most of it, because it made me sad knowing I would never be able to take [...]
Everyone with the LAS scholarship is required to participate on a "LEAD" team. At the beginning of the semester, we all took a survey to get placed onto different LEAD teams. I was placed on the "Grad Ball" LEAD team. What we did as a team was plan an event for the graduating seniors in [...]
This fall, one of the final classes we took as a cohort was Moral Philosophy (PHL118L). I would always wake up dreading to go to class, because it was the earliest class I had. Having a group of friends to roll out of bed and go to class with made it so much more bearable. As [...]
In high school, I was very active in an organization called, "Northern Michigan DecoTec". Deco-Tec is an ecumenical renewal movement created by the DeColores community. It is a weekend that supports and thrives on peer ministry, and works with teens transitioning into adulthood. TEC in DecoTec stands for "Teens Encountering Christ". The weekend team members consist of adults [...]
For a girl who has never had any trouble getting involved, college was a different story for me. I was intimidated by some of the clubs here at CMU. Many of them have been around for a while now and have built up their members, and I was unsure of how welcoming they would be. The [...]
LDR 200L, or "Introduction to Leadership", is another class required for my leadership minor. The class branches off of LDR 100L, the other introduction class I took my first semester. In LDR 200, much of the focus was put on learning about facilitation and how to properly facilitate in a group. We got to practice with [...]
As part of the LAS protocol, I am required to take a class called the "American Experience". This class falls under one of the classes I am required to take for a University Requirement, and it counts as a writing intensive credit. We read two books in this class. The first on we read was [...]
Makenna Hogerheide 