Congratulations to all of those who survived their first (second…third… fourth…ect)semester & finals. Towards the final days I thought I was going to go crazy if I looked at one more thing of study material… and after I returned home I abandoned the computer for 5 days b/c I was on it wayyyy too much to write my capstone paper throughout the semester. I think it came to 29 pages & an A in capstone so all the work was well worth it. Now if anyone cares to read a 29 page paper about the changing perceptions of Queen Elizabeth I, get a hold of me… haha… right – anyway.
This semester went by extremely fast. I don’t think I have ever been more busy in my life – but it was worth it! It’s been a while since I have been able to write… too long. Updates – I was accepted into the Master of Library and Information Science Program at Pitt for the Fall 2008 semester. The History Club sponsored Dr. Frederick to speech on the JFK assassination. We had a great turnout and we hope to be able to sponsor another speaker for the spring semester. The UPB Panthers Against Tobacco (PAT) had a successful Wing Night with 4 local businesses participating and around 152-54 students showing up. In the spring we will do Smoke Free Bowling so I hope to see all of you at that!! The History Club and Literacy Club teamed up to pull off a wonderful Dickens’ Dinner. It went really smooth and the guest kept telling me that they had a wonderful time. My finals went well, my grades turned out really well, and I got an internship at the Warren Public Library for the spring semester.
I got to “relive” my abroad experience a few times this semester. 1 @ the Vira Heinz Luncheon and 2 @ the Freshman Seminar gathering at the end of the semester. I hope the presentations from Dean Evans, Professor Champlin, and myself inspires the younger class-men at UPB to start researching abroad opportunities. Like I said, there are a million ways in which you can finance an abroad education – summer, term, or year – no matter what there are ways out there to do it for much less $ than you would expect.
So with my final report in from the Dean, I’ll be graduating in April. It’s exciting, yet weird because I’ll be back in school within a few months. The MLIS program is for 3 semesters at Pitt and then I’ll be out into the working world. I’m not sure where I want to go after I get my masters degree. I always thought going south or west for a few years would be nice but as I get older I have really begun to love PA and have understood the value of being near the family. For now, it is finding an apartment in Pittsburgh – not as fun as I thought it would be. But I’ll keep looking… and hope something is available that suits me.
I better get back to my Christmas Project for someone special.
Cheers & Happy Holidays!
