Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Homecoming Week!

Dear Readers, It is now homecoming week at Coe College. This is always an exciting time for everyone. Students are looking forward to the events later in the week, like the pep rally, the Football game, the dance and etc. This year homecoming is a little more special for me, not only will it be my last homecoming but I also got selected to be on Homecoming Court this year. I know it shocked me too. I don't know how much more excited I could be about this week, I am starting a new ceramics project, gave out bids to students who my chapter thought would be a good addition to our fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, I have stayed on top of all my poetry assignments and also I am in the final stages of my independent study project. On top of all that we will be having a very huge Alumni gathering this year at homecoming and I will be in attendance at many of those events as well. I can't wait to see what the rest of the week brings. As far as other things go, as soon as this week wraps up I will be back on the graduate school train, filling out applications and writing personal statements. I am happy to say that I feel very prepared for the future. Thank you Coe College! Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Another Day, Another Story to Tell

Dear Readers, As the weather changes so does my objectives. What remains consistent is my dedication to my school work and family. However what changes is some of my short term goals. What I mean by this is that it is time to look at the future by reflecting on the past. I have seen what I have done over the last 3 years and can say that I am truly proud of what I got out of my education. However looking at the future I see graduate school and now I must create a resume that places all these things I have accomplished and feel good about on 1 piece of paper. That is just plain crazy! Luckily for me here at Coe our Career Services provides resume writing assistance to anyone regardless of your year in school, so I can safely say I at least have my foundation in place however it is important that in the near future I revisit Career Services and formulate a plan of action for my "resume upgrade" as I would like to call it. Other than starting to look at the future I have gone about acting on my future in a proactive way. I have began making graduate school visits and thus far I am happy to say that my experiences here at Coe have worked to set me a part from several other students. I have been able to share experience that were unheard of for some of the people I talked with and all that does is reinforce why I am so happy to call myself a Kohawk! Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Monday, September 10, 2012

Guess School is Really Here!

Dear Readers, Do you ever have that feeling that after that first week of school that you are somehow not in school yet still? I am unsure if it is due to all of the syllabi that professors or teachers hand out or if it is somehow related to the fact that you don't receive much homework in that first week. Well I have went the majority of my life coasting through that first week of school with out learning much more than the names of my classmates and getting some sort of outline for when all of my assignments and projects will be due throughout the year. Well I am happy to inform you hear at Coe you don't typically have that problem, from day one my professors engaged the class with in-depth conversations about the subject material, I received homework which directly applied to class discussion. I knew that I was not just wasting a week of my life but that I would be learning and expanding my mind on different subject matter surrounding the world, and the greatest thing about it is that I didn't have to wait until after Labor Day. Other than that the semester is starting to roll along. The first year students seem to be very comfortable on campus and so does everyone else. I am looking forward to this fall weather that is soon to come and hope that the school year continues to be as wonderful as it has already been. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Dear Readers, It has been a long time since we last spoke. I am happy to say that I have had a great summer. I spent the entire summer at Coe College working for Academic Computing. It was nice being around this summer since a lot of my close friends happened to be in town. Between finding time to grill out, head to the beach, work on my independent study project, and play some soccer I found that the summer was blazing by. It is now the second week of school and Labor Day just passed. I can't believe I just started my senior year of college. It still feels like I was just a first year student moving into Coe for the first time. Well other than that I am glad to say that I am enjoying the classes I signed up for. Other than that I am so excited for what this semester has in store. There is a new wave of first years on campus and I found myself surrounded by tons of energy and excitement everyday. I have to at some point find time to fill out graduate school applications and figure out my internship for Washington D.C. term through Coe next semester. One of the nice things about Coe is they offer more than just Study abroad opportunities but they also provide study domestic terms where students can go to places like Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, and others for a semester and gain a completely different experiences than they would have received staying on campus for that semester. All in all I am glad to be back and blogging and letting you all know about how my school year is going. I have long anticipated my senior year it is just so weird that it is now here. I look forward to letting you know what interesting and exciting things I encounter this semester. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III