Spring Break Time!

Dear Readers, It is hard to believe that spring break is almost here. I am looking outside right now and there is still snow on the ground and I packing swim trunks. It is fun to hear all the unique places that students plan to travel over there spring break. Some leave the country some go somewhere warm and others like to go visit family and friends. Along with that it is also fun to check out some of the fun trips that are offered through Coe. When have a group of students going to Joplin, MO this year to do some service work, I went to Atlanta my second year here for spring break with the office of Service Learning and my 1st year here I went to Florida with the Coe College golf team. I am looking forward to taking off this year. My goal was to find a way to make spring break cost efficient on my own. I was lucky that I haven't had to spend to much money on my vacations in the past due to Coe's help. This year I am going to Nashville TN for 5 days and 4 night for under $200. I was pretty happy with myself after everything was finalized. I look forward to hanging out on Music row which I hear is pretty exciting. Until Friday I still have to stay focused on my school work. I have a big mid-term test coming up and I just finished up with my off book line run through for my acting class. Once Friday rolls around though it will be bye bye hat and gloves and hello swim trunks! Below I have a few pictures from my Spring break trip to Atlanta. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Spring Break? Nope not yet

Dear Readers, I hope all is well. I have been having a pretty good week. My classes have been going very well, this week I went on two field trips to one of the local gymnastic studios in Cedar Rapids. It was nice knowing how alive gymnastics is around here and to be able to use some of the equipment and learn a few new skills along the way. Along with this I have been able to pick up a new skills in my topics in graphic design class. It has been very exciting seeing the different task and projects have been able to complete. This weekend also been a big one for my acting class as well. Just yesterday I had to perform one of my scenes in front of the whole class. I'm very glad that I decided to take this class for has helped me improve on my body language and verbal communication skills. It is nice non-they call as a liberal arts institution and being able to see exactly where I'm benefiting from this type of education. For instance at some of the other schools that I was looking at going to from undergraduate career I would have never had the opportunity to take a acting course or graphic design course. While other than that there are few other things I'm looking forward to. Intramural basketball should be starting up soon, and I can't wait to get my team together and hopefully take home a championship my senior year! Also in a couple more weeks I will be signing up my jogging class every Monday Wednesday Friday at 8 AM. This will be a good way to get myself the shape for intramural basketball and also to make sure I don't pick up too much weight. I look forward to telling you all more about my graduate school decision in the upcoming weeks. It will be exciting to see how this whole process pays off. It is great to know that my college education here at Coe college has prepare me for the road ahead. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Professor Understanding

Dear Readers, I hope that everything is going well. I have been having a fantastic week and have learned a lot in my classes. I am in an acting class here at Coe and I have found that the more we do the more I learn about myself. I have found that this class often requires me to go a little outside of my comfort zone which I find to be a pretty exciting experiences, to me it is always fun to push my own boundaries. Other than that I will be having a short week. I am leaving very early Thursday morning to head to my assistantship interviews for graduate school. It is still a very awakening feeling, just knowing that I was even accepted into these schools. This week I had to send some emails to my professors letting them know I would be leaving. They were able to let me know all of the work I would miss and filled me in on some of that material. The nice thing about Coe is how personal the faculty and staff are, it feels like I am at home. Being an out of state student that was a very important part of my college search and I am happy to say that I'm glad I found that here at Coe! I will be sure to let you all know how my trip goes next week and will update you on some of the fun stuff headed Coe's way! Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Another Day at Coe College

Dear Readers, This past weekend I sat on a panel for Coe. I was able to sit in front of a big group of prospective students and talk to them about some of my experiences at Coe. I have done several panels in the past however, this one was very different. I was sitting on the panel with several students that I had never done one with before and I have to tell you, it was a great time. Getting to hear from other students some seniors also, was very eye opening. I will be graduating in just a few more months! Well I guess at this point I am more than ready for it. Coe has did a fantastic job at preparing me for the road ahead. I just recently had the chance to speak with a buddy of mine who graduated from Coe. He currently went back home to Nepal and is becoming very successful. It was great to be able to reach out to him and hear of all the things that have been really helping him now. I hope that I have someone to reach out to after I graduate and share those same moments with. The one thing I am learning now is how much Coe has given to me, and how important it will be for me to give back to Coe. Wherever it is that you go for college I hope that you find as awesome of a place as I have. I also hope that you can one day if not already find the value in giving back. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III