Central Connecticut State University

My first day in Central the advantages of the school community were beaten into my head. Why would I not want to be part of the Central Connecticut State University community? Being involved provides benefits that can improve my academic success. Yet, I tend to avoid joining clubs or participating in the events that the university hosts in its efforts to create a unified group. It is a continuous issue, not only with this university, but other colleges such as AnyU, the university Rebekah Nathan, author of My Freshman Year, attended. In her book, Nathan addresses the topic of individualism in the college community. Despite the various benefits that a school community provides, such as the feeling of togetherness, I along with the other students…

Leslie Morgan Steiner, a former abuse victim, stressed the importance of identifying the red flags of relationship abuse. Steiner gave a speech at Central Connecticut State University Alumni hall on the myths and misconceptions on relationship abuse last Wednesday. “Abuse is not about hitting somebody, it’s about using violence and control to dominate them,” said Steiner, author of the New York Times best seller Crazy Love. Steiner grew up in an abuse-free home in Washington, eventually…

the NCAA tournament is the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team. Their perfect one hundred and eight game streak and four back to back national championships has earned them the title, Dynasty. While this resume is almost uncomparable with any other sports record out there, there are those who believe that the UConn Huskies are hurting the progress of women's basketball and overall the progress of women's sports. Jack Brewster, of the University Wire writes, “The Huskies are winning…

Scott in Tacoma, Washington. Soon after Louis meets Johnny Culpepper Bundy, a hospital cook, at an adults single’s night. They married later that year and Johnny Bundy formally adopted young Ted. Johnny and Louise conceived four children of their own, and tried to make his adoptive son included in camping trips and other family activities, but Ted remained distant from the rest of the family. After Ted Graduated High school in the year 1965, he went to study at the University of Puget Sound…

When choosing who to interview to learn more about a desired future career choice I went straight to Cody Hodgeson. Cody is known here at Northern Arizona University as Coach Hodgeson. Coach Hodgeson is the head strength and conditioning coach for the university. He is the main strength coach for the football team and oversees all his assistants and graduate assistants for the other sports here at NAU. He began his education journey at Pima Community College for the first two years where he…

trip to Puvungna, which is also known as the “Gathering Place” for Native Americans. I have known that Puvungna was located on campus but I have never gone to look around. The site is located right along Earl Warren Drive on campus and behind the Japanese Garden which was populated by the Tongva tribe. In 1974 Puvungna was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This museum is very different to a museum that we all know of. The artifacts that are on the site are not behind glass…

A Retired Professional Interview The agricultural and extension education profession has changed and developed over time. As a future worker in this career, I need to know more about the agricultural and extension education profession and how it developed with time. In order to fully understand that, I interviewed the retired extension worker in Mississippi State. He is known as one of the top soybean specialists in the US. This interview took place on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Starbucks on…

surgeries. As a child and eventually teen, I saw many different families going through similar circumstances while attending these appointments. I saw a world I could relate to, I could see that I was not alone. From these experiences grew a passion for helping others and connecting with others who understood my home life. Medicine was always an area of interest growing up, but being in the environment and learning the stories behind the families and individuals suffering pulled my attention.…

Communications/Interviews 1. I interviewed my friend Abbie on 11/17/16 in person. I was very comfortable interviewing her because she is a very laid back and honest person. I interviewed my mom, Kelly Meader, on 11/25/16 in person. I was very comfortable interviewing my mom because we have a close relationship and I’m able to talk to her about various subjects. Interviewee who is in Adolescence or Emerging/Young Adulthood Demographic Information 1. I interviewed my friend Abbie Schaefer. 2. She…

team practices. Riley and Owens would get up extra early during the week before school and Owens would practice. This takes a lot of determination because Owens would get up, go to practice, go to school, and then go to work everyday. This is a lot for a high school student and takes a lot of determination. However, when Owens went to Ohio State for college. His college coach, Larry Snyder, was a lot like Riley. He knew that there was something special about Owens. Owens attended a meet while at…