Reflection Paper On Cat Community

Integration Paper At the beginning of the year, I was really skeptical of joining the Find Your Fit cat community. The course had a broad description about finding your place on campus. I actually wanted to take the I am Therefore I Write cat community but the class was already full. Ultimately, I chose the course on a whim hoping that I would get something positive out of it and it was the best decision I could have made. I really liked how the course focused on career decision making and professional development. As a freshman in college it was intimidating entering the professional world. I was still in the mentality that everything was still just for practice and this class helped move into a serious mindset. Every activity was beneficial …show more content…
A former employee at KSU posted a discriminatory picture that went viral. To a lot of people the picture was a touchy topic but Jared insisted that we discuss it because it was an important issue. We were able to see how different groups perceived the event. I really appreciated that we did not avoid the issue but made an effort to understand people and their motivations. That is exactly the kind of environment I want to work in all the time. I think it is important to for co-workers to be able to discuss issues regarding diversity and inclusion. I hope that I will have the same level of professionalism that Jared had when another similar issue happens and I might have to lead the …show more content…
Next semester, I’m going to have to work twice as hard to find a place on campus. I have decided that I want to finish my freshman year here in Manhattan, however if I still cannot find a solidified place in a club or organization I feel like I might still leave Kansas State. Right now I am considering from a lot of different options. My very nice instructor nominated me to be a Residential Learning Assistant and I have been learning more about Student Government Association so I know that there are plenty of things I can join.
I really do appreciate everything I have gotten out of this class especially all of the friends I have gained. I have become very close friends to most of the people this cat community. In fact, one of the people in my class is Payton who I knew from high school but I was never really good friends with until this class. Now we spend a ton a time together and I’ve learned that we have a lot in common. I never would be friends with him had we not both picked this