Leadership Training and On Campus Activities

I just got back this afternoon from COLTC (Clubs and Organizations Leadership Training Conference). As the president of the English Society, I learned about student activities policies (fundraising, copyright laws for showing movies) and strategies for effective leadership. Being president is a big responsibility, so I am glad I have more knowledge about student activities policies and effective leadership strategies.

Last night I went to hear a band called Five Times August. Several times a year, the campus program board (CPB) brings in lesser-known bands to campus. I liked the music, and free food and coffee was another plus. You see, as a college student, free food is THE reason to attend clubs and other social events. Tonight I am planning on attending grocery store bingo, where the Residence Hall Association (RHA) leads a bingo night and gives away free grocery store items. Also, I am going out with a friend to Niccola's. Niccola's is my favorite pizza place here in Portland; the admissions office gives us free pizza coupons for hosting prospective students and I had dinner there with my friends freshman year. Though some of us may not get excited about going to restaurants as I do, eating dorm food for pretty much every meal makes you excited to take advantage of restaurants and home-cooked meals.

On another note, I found out on Wednesday that I did not get the NUCL internship. Though I was highly qualified (according to the professors who co-chair the conference), they wanted people who had not gotten a chance to be involved. Though I understand that the professors wanted to reach out to people who had not gotten a chance to get involved with the conference/English dept, I did not feel that this reasoning applied to me as I did not get the internship last year. However, with nine people applying for only three spots, getting the position was also a long shot. Hopefully, I can do the internship next year and that I can submit a paper and/or be a panelist.

Well, I have five hours until I am going out tonight, so I should probably start reading the article for my history paper due on Thursday. More later!