Scholarship Day

Today was the first of two scholarship competition days for high school seniors who have been accepted to Wilmington College. This competition includes several group activities, two essay writings and a group interview session. As WC Scholars, I and a few friends were invited to help with scholarship day. We reported bright and early at 8:30 on Saturday morning to meet and greet the competitors. We received a yummy breakfast of pastries and coffee and orange juice, mingling with future students discussing hometowns, expectations and reassuring them that no one would bite ;) We returned for lunch, a delicious meal of salad, chicken, mashed potatoes and breadsticks. I was at a table with possible future Political Science majors. I was joined by the fabulous Professor Mary Ellen Batiuk of the Poly Sci Department. Luckily for me, my group was not quiet, so I had an excellent discussion about all the great opportunities here at WC. Hopefully I’ll see some of them next year!

MLK Day

One week into the new semester and we’ve got a three day weekend! The Profs made up for it though; I had a lot of reading to get done! But it was still fun :) It ended Monday night with a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on campus in Boyd. It was an excellent presentation. Performers included the Bible Missionary Baptist Church Choir as well as our very own Wilmington College Chorale and WC Voices of Praise. Speakers included President Dan, senior David Diaby, physics Professor Esmail Hejazifar and keynote speaker Valarie Willis. All gave a different view in their reflections on Dr. King, Willis reminding us of three r’s-”renew, re-imagine, rejoice.” She also said the world is waiting for the next MLK, someone new to step up and lead the fight for equality. Perhaps this new leader will emerge on our campus in little, old Wilmington :) I’d like to end with a quote from DR. King himself: “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history which cuts without wounding. It is a sword that heals.”

We’re Back!

Welcome Back Everybody!

I hope you all had wonderful holidays! Mine was great. We had plenty of snow for Christmas and I was able to catch up with some old friends back home. I also got to spend a lot of time with my family. My Mom and Dad gave me the game “Apples to Apples” for Christmas and I brought it back to school; I can’t wait to get everyone back together to play a game :) I also got together with some of the friends I made here at college to see the new movie “Avatar.” It was excellent; I’d definitely recommend it. The dorms were hopping all night with so many people moving back in at once & there was a lot of laughter. New classes started Monday. I’m very excited about my schedule this semester; my earliest class isn’t until 10:00! I’ll miss my Global Issues class with Snarr but I have a Foundations of Social & Political Thought class with Mary Ellen that promises to be incredibly interesting. Well I’m off to Marketing; it’s so good to be back!