Texas A&M University-Kingsville recently held an event called Rec’N Tech, promoting exercise and iTech services. The event was held in the Student Recreation Center and was extremely fun! They had several stations set up throughout the gym which included the following activities: Just Dance, a bean bag toss, around the world basketball, an iTech information table, running laps, Angry Birds, and a brains versus brawn test. Each event was worth a certain amount of points. Thus the more activities the student participated in, the more points they could accumulate.…
20 Years Ago El Paso High School in El Paso, Texas 8:30 a.m. It was an unusually chilly and foggy day for September in Texas. Millie got out of her white Aleko and grabbed her yellow knit sweater that was draped across the passenger seat. She was reaching for her backpack, which was in the back seat of her car, when the first bell rang. Millie raced across the parking lot, up the concrete steps, and pulled the heavy door to the rustic brick building open.…
Before attending Gary Comer College Prep, I had no experience what so ever with college. Ever since my first day in ECS,Early Colliegate Scholars, class, I have begun to feel more prepared for college than I ever have before. Gary Comer ensures that it's students are prepared for college and not only college but to graduate college. Many of my friends that I speak to about the college process are behind, but foruntaley, I was able to attend Gary Comer College Prep and begin to learn what the EFC was before many students even figured out what they wanted to pursue in life.…
The agency I am working for is the Virginia Department of Correction Probation and Parole District 19 located in Newport News, Virginia. The purpose of the agency is to promote public safety; the mission is enforced by providing offenders with positive reinforcements so they can live a crime free life. The agency hopes to achieve the mission by: investigation and assessment of the individual’s risk, detailed supervision plan, ample amounts of treatment and resources, lastly, appropriate sanctions as a result of noncompliance. The administrative structure of the Virginia Department of Corrections Probation and Parole consist of the Corrections Operations Director who is George Hinkle, following is the Administrator for Community Corrections, Marcus Elam, and then the Chief of Probation and Parole Erma Torrance.…
UC Santa Barbara By: Gabriel Medina 10/3/17 UC Santa Barbara is a leading research institution that provides a comprehensive liberal arts learning experience. Uc Santa Barbara has great cultural academic programs and its campus is internationally recognized and has won six nobel prizes on its facility. The school also introduces students to a novel ways of thinking, learning, and conducting research and has more than 200 degrees and credentials to choose from. The school, in addition to the many degrees and credentials,it’s students have to be full time participants in their educational journey that encourages individual thought, critical reasoning, and creativity.…
The MAPS mission is to challenge and support students as they make the transition to college. It was created to increase the retention of minority students by providing them with professional, cultural, scholarship, and academic opportunities. MAPS students get the opportunity to get a head start on college. Students spend six weeks getting to know other students, faculty, the Kansas State University campus and their majors. The program offers up to six credit hours, which consists of chemistry or math, kinesiology, university experience, and participate in a college lab.…
This officer, Ofc. J. Jaques #64, was stationary in the 100 blk of N Broad St and observed the listed Honda Civic traveling northbound on Broad St at a high rate of speed. I then began following the listed vehicle and paced it going 35 mph in a posted 20 mph zone. Then using squad #64's RADAR the vehicle was confirmed at 35 mph in a posted 20 mph zone. At this time I initiated a traffic stop at Lake and Broad St. Upon contacting the driver of the vehicle I informed him that the speed limit was 20 mph and that he was observed going 35 mph.…
Statement of Award Geico Life Scholarship “I guess it’s true what they say: if you wait long enough everything changes.” -Junot Diaz After my senior, I realize that an honor student surpasses the mere mastery of academic subjects.…
It’s a excellent experience for us to study at UCSD. The trip broaden my view and change my perspective a lot on American culture and society. In the trip, I deeply feel that America is a country where people is hospitable. Another thing that impress me is that you should show your respect to people no matter what work he is doing. To some extent, part of the social custom and culture in San Diego is things we should learn.…
Discuss your reasons for pursuing the Major/Academic Program selected above? Engineering I want to endeavor on an educational path of engineering because I am fascinated by its concepts and applications. I want to learn everything I can because I believe knowledge is the most powerful attribution.…
During the Georgia Bureau of Investigation field trip, our class was given the opportunity to experience what a day is like for a professional in the crime lab. That included the very ins and outs (no pun intended) of an autopsy. An autopsy is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present, usually performed by a pathologist. As a class we learned many things by observing several autopsy procedures.…
These experiences encourage student growth, character development and mimic real life situations. The effect diversity has on a campus is instrumental in setting the tone and culture for both its internal and external community. Culture is the “social fabric of community”, implying that as groups live and work together they develop distinctive “philosophies, ideologies, values, assumptions, beliefs,…
In an office with a large desk crowded with papers, folders, and a fresh cup of coffee, Cliff Jarvis fills out some paperwork while laughing with a colleague. Jarvis, a man with a strong stature and friendly smile, puts the campus at ease with his job as the executive director of plants and facilities at Columbia College. Samantha Heckel, a junior at Columbia College spent a lot of time in the basement of St. Clair Hall where Jarvis’ office is located. “It is a great place to study, no one goes there and there is a little lounge area. He always made a point to talk to me when he came out of his office, joking about my studying and things like that.…
Observation of a 5-year-old Purpose The purpose of this observational study is to gain perspective of the various theories of development that were taught in class. Also, to help the observer understand that observational research is complex and difficult to describe a five-year-old female child objectively. The observation took place in the child’s home for one hour while her parents were present during the study thus, the mother can sign the permission slip.…
Visiting St. Paul’s Parish Princeton For this field observation project, I chose to attend the 5pm Sunday service at St. Paul’s Parish in Princeton. Growing up in the Pentecostal tradition, I have become at home in free worship and contemporary liturgy. Most of the church’s…