Campus Visit Day!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Readers, This has been a great week although nothing unusual happened. I didn’t do anything extremely fun just hung out with friends and completed my homework. That is what got my thinking; this weekend is a Campus Visit Day here at Coe and is an awesome opportunity for prospective students to come check out Coe for the first time. A visit to Coe is something I strongly recommend, that is how I found out Coe was the right place for me. I would never want anyone to miss out on some of the great opportunities and memories they provide for students here; whether its helping first year students move in on move-in day.

or watching students play ultimate freebie on the quad,

or if it's that one time you got to take a picture in the water fountain and not get in trouble for it,

or being able to sit and talk about the awesome time you are having at Coe on the radio,

or being able to network with a wonderful group of alumni who just want to share their experiences with you and see you succeed,

or maybe its when you get to watch the trees turn into your school colors,

or maybe it was just that random guy who cut a kohawk in his hair and it made you smile,

or being selected by your fellow students to be on homecoming court,

or maybe it when you watch the football team destroy their opponents,

or it could have possibly been something a lot different like watching everyone cheer on our current president as he moves forward next year retiring from Coe,

or maybe the excitement came with the welcoming of the new president for 2013-2014 school year,

or maybe it was just walking across campus and seeing tons of students sleeping out in boxes overnight to support homelessness and raise money for habitat for humanity,

or maybe, just maybe it was seeing 300+ of your friends walk across a stage on graduation day, knowing that next year they would be pursing their passions.

Whatever memory or opportunity it is, they all remind me of how thankful I am I came to a school that I enjoy everyday, and I know every morning I can wake up and say that I'm Proud to be a Kohawk! All in all just think about it. Think about possibly making that visit to Coe this weekend and just look on the bright side, all of your favorite Coe Bloggers will be there.

Once again thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

What does a Day Bring

Dear Readers, I have spent a lot of time this past week doing a lot of different things; from carving pumpkins, glazing some ceramics pieces, going to the discount movie theater in Cedar Rapids for the first time, and also going to Bloomsbury Farm. I am constantly amazed by all the different things Cedar Rapids has to offer, I often find myself somewhat taken back. It was awesome to be able to go see a newer movie for $5 dollars. Spending that type of money on a movie is right up my alley. Speaking of alley's I also went bowling on Monday. At westdale bowl you can bowl for a $1, that was something else that worked very well into my budget and was a great time. It was nice taking part in those activities but what I really enjoyed was going to BloomsBury Farm and riding around on a hay rack ride, going into haunted houses and picking out a pumpkin to carve. Overall I must say it has been an awesome week and I look forward to what next week brings. Hopefully I will finally be able to make it to the Cedar Rapids Theater downtown and check out a play. I can't wait to let you all know about it! Thank you once again for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Mid Terms!!!!!!!!!

Dear Readers, Mid Term season has arrived. What that means is a lot of people on campus are sitting somewhere studying or they are finishing projects and etc. It is hard to believe we are about half way done with first semester already. It feels like just yesterday all the new first year students were unloading their stuff. Well lucky for me I only had one mid term and that was in my ceramics class. I was able to make it through the week stress free. Along with the stress free week we also had a exciting week here on campus. Coe College announced the new president for next school year and we also had a fair share of alumni back as well as a ton of trustee members. After watching this week develop and then heading to Des Moines this weekend to attend a wedding of two recent Coe graduates, I realized that my first year on campus was forever ago. I now start to look at my future based on the memories and rewards of these past few years. I can't wait until graduation even though I know it is a ways away, it will be nice to have another memory to share with Coe College class of 2013! Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Looking Forward

Dear Readers, I have had one crazy week, but crazy in a good way. I got my independent study project back and now I am starting the second portion of that. I was also able to help admissions out this weekend with a Campus Visit Day for high school student interested in coming to Coe. I met a lot of nice people who I feel would make an awesome addition to the Coe family. Before I move on if anyone one is interested in coming to visit for a Campus Visit Day or something and you have any questions feel free to send me an email I would be more than happy to help you out (cecotton@coe.edu). Other than helping admissions, this week I have also got to take all of my ceramics pieces out after glazing them. I am happy with the way they turned out and I will try to get some pictures posted by next week. I really enjoy that class and look forward to taking ceramics two in the spring. Finally,we are approaching a break here at Coe. This upcoming Friday is the start of fall break and it should be a good time. I plan to stick around campus for the most part and it seems like a lot of people will be doing the same. Other than that I may make a trip to an outlet mall not to far from here at all and pick up some shoes or something who knows. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Homecoming

Dear Readers, Homecoming week has passed and what a good time I had. This past week was full of awesome activities. I got to participate in the homecoming parade by riding around in a corvette, I was able to perform a skit in front of the entire student body, but most of all I got to enjoy time with African American Alumni. This year was the largest return of Black Alums at Coe since the beginning of time and it was great to be here for that. Besides enjoying the game and dance I don't think homecoming would be special without having students and faculty of the past returning to see what their school is up to. Other than homecoming this past week has been pretty typical. I have been working on my new ceramics project and I am happy to say it is almost complete. I have also been able to come up with some pretty neat poems. The most exciting part about my academic week was the fact I was able to get my independent study paper all wrapped up and sent in to my professor. With the whole paper thing sort of behind me I am now once again looking forward at graduate school. I have been checking and rechecking deadlines to make sure I can get all my paperwork in on time. This has been a pretty good week and I look forward to what the rest of this week has in store for me. Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

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

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