Campus Resources and VEISHEA Week!

So this week's class we covered campus resources. I already knew about all of them pretty much due to past training, but the sheet with a list of all the office locations and phone numbers is very convenient to have. It's going to be important to not only be aware of all of the resources available for students on campus, but also to be able to communicate exactly what they are for the incoming class of Hixson Scholars. I think it would be really beneficial to give personal experiences with resources if we have used them, as opposed to just talking about something we may not necessarily ever have used.
I met one of the workers at Taco Bell earlier who pretty much perfectly embodies the FISH philosophy. Normally when I go to fast-food restaurants (rarely), the workers there just seem really depressed and don't want to be there at all. The guy working today was really happy to see everybody, kept checking up on people to see how they were doing, and told jokes to pretty much everybody that walked in. It's amazing what just being happy and actually having a conversation with people can do.
Next week we have our Portfolios due...pretty much a compilation of all of the work we've done this semester and everything we've learned. I actually look forward to completing it just to see how much I've benefited from this semester, and using the material in the Portfolio for the actual class next fall. I REALLY want to get started on Orientation this summer, planning and executing Destination Iowa State, and helping to acclimate the new Hixson Scholars to Iowa State. Another reason I look forward to next fall...is I found out my room in Helser next year is the largest CA room, it's the only one with air conditioning, a private restroom, plus the current CA is including an extra storage unit and futon for me...for free! It's pretty much the best room in the building, besides the HD apartment obviously!
This past week has been a pretty fun week. We performed twice for Dance Marathon, once at Greek's Got Talent, and then for the Lip-Sync finals at Scheman auditorium. It made me miss performing like I used to in high school and my first year here before I became too busy. Next week it's going to be VEISHEA though which is going to be a really interesting week! Two exams, Transfer Orientation, Portfolio's due, Leadership Recognition Ceremony, DM performances, and marching in the VEISHEA Parade for IRHA. I remember VEISHEA being one of my favorite weeks last year, and I intend on that being the same for this year. I hope everybody has a fun, safe VEISHEA, and I'll see everybody in class Wednesday!