Classes for Spring

I have some really awesome classes this semester, I am taking my first nursing clinical.  Which is really awesome we get to learn about what clinicals are actually going to be like and we get to practice skills needed for in the field.  We also get experience working with clients even though sometimes our “clients” are our peers that we are in class with and they are learning the same things we are and will be doing the same thing we are doing.  We get the experience of doing the skills. 

I am also taking a films class which is really fun we get to watch movies and analyze the movie and break it apart and learn all we can about the movie making/watching process. 

I also have an Organic/Biochem class and lab, we get to play with CHEMICALS bwahhahaha. 

I also have a class in Social Work class which we are learning about Geriatrics (the elderly), it is interesting to see how things we see everyday; how they view things differently. 

I have a really interesting lineup this semester.

Awesome Christmas Living Nativity

Living Nativity

I had learned in my iConnect class that Saint Francis is who first started the Living Nativity, and he was also the first person that incorporated the crib in the nativity.  So I found that here at the University of Saint Francis we performed the living Nativity, which was really cool, but that students got to be a part of it.  I was ex static, so I emailed Sister Anita, and signed up to be involve, she asks who I would like to be, I like St. Joseph and so that is who I was.  I was able to lead a donkey in,

Prism is the name of the donkey, who was really good for the program.  Holly, my wife was able to be in the performance she was one of the kings.  The performance was so awesome, it was great being able to reenact the Nativity which is my favorite Christmas decoration.  The performance was just a great way to be able to pray and meditate about the season to be able to really focus on the birth of Jesus instead of all the hustle and bustle of the commercialism.  I was able to rededicate myself to focusing fully on Christ.

Another thing that was really cool was to see all the families there.

The lake also looked really awesome with the luminaries that were all the way around the lake and each one dedicated to someone, there were so many luminaries around the lake, it was awesome.

Following the nativity, channel 15 had interviewed me, although the interview was not played, it was neat having been interviewed.  On Monday I was informed and given a copy of the newspaper that had covered the event, seeing these pictures was just amazing Saint Francis was in the paper and Mary and Joseph and Jesus were in the paper as well as the petting zoo and some of the people that were there.  It was so cool.

I am really looking forward to being involved in the Nativity again this upcoming year.  Hope to see you there.

Mitch as Saint Francis

Doermer

Doermer is the School of Health Sciences, and Denise who is there to help anyone who needs help is available to help all it costs is 10 cents.  What does this remind you of???  This is Dennis Filler who is the secretary in the Nursing Department.

Where did this semester go????

I am taking a look at my syllabus right now and notice that we only have like 4 classses left and then finals.   WHERE DID THIS SEMESTER GO?  It has just flown by.  I still have several projects and tests that are due here in the next couple of days….What ever am I to do????

Johnny the Cougar Campus Visit Day.

This is Johnny the Cougar standing in front of Mirror Lake, on Saturday Campus Visit Day.  It was cold and obviously foggy that day.  That was a lot of fun also Johnny played frisby and chilled with the interested students and the faculty in some cases. He also took a tour, and seemed to have a lot of fun.  I think this is my favorite picture I took in a long time.

Huge tour!!!

Today I came into work, and had a great big tour we had more than 30 people.  It was crazy but it was fun we took two tour guides and were able to tag team the tour it really was quite a lot of fun.  They were very interactive and had a lot of good questions it was really interesting, they also wanted to take a picture with the two guides and them, I will add the picture later when I recieve it.  We really had a great time.  It was kind of wierd though trying to get 37 people into some of the buildings and rooms.  It also was kind of fun trying to talk over everyone.  They were a great group and I would like to see all of them on campus in the future.

         

This was an effort to raise awareness of the needy. A couple of organiztions and Residential Halls built houses out of cardboard and manned their “houses” from 8 am to 8 pm, and while doing this they were collecting jackets and some other needs for the needy. It was a really neat experience to see the students taking part in this.

Lost Contact????

 

From the third floor of Clare Hall we look down and see the stadium great place for football fans who do not want to get cold down in the stands.  From here it looks like somone lost a contact, do you think they will ever find it.  The other team might be able to while they are down on the ground after a tackle from our Cougars GO COUGARS. 

I just thought this was an interesting picture as it was taken from the third floor of Clare and it is just a great view of the stadium.  That is Bishop D’Arcy Stadium.

Student Leadership

Today I was a part of a training for Student Leaders, this training was both relaxing and educational.  There was a lot of hands on activities, that helped us to learn how to be able to lead our fellow students, but also how to work as a team.  Included in this were different ways to manage stress, work as a team, and to see the big game but not only to see the big game but to be able to figure out how to act in the big game.  It was a great way to learn to manage goals and to set goals.  This was an excellent opportunity for me as a Peer Minister and an Ambassador.  I feel like I got a lot out of the leadership training day.

Beautiful scenery

beautiful lake

 

I took this picture today, I get to see this beautiful scene everyday.  It really makes me appreciate the beauty that God gives us.  I noticed today that we have a lot of scenes like this that are so beautiful I would like to take more to time o thank God for this opportunity.

 

 This picture was taken from in front of Pope John Paul II looking toward the stadium the picture does not do justice for the American Flag which is right there on the opposite side of the lake right in front of the football stadium which is there in the background.