NCAAW Part II – The Aftermath October 21, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2011 , add a commentSo remember how I told you NCAAW was kind of a big deal to me on campus because I am in love with Alcohol Awareness and Education – well, it’s over. So let me catch you up on all of the awesome things that happened during the week that made it so successful!
First of all, who doesn’t like a good drink? Monday Mocktails was the perfect way to wind down the start of the week without the consupmtion of alcohol. And sometimes, the drinks taste exactly the same anyway – so really, whats the point? PLUS, many of students rocked the trivia game and won some fantastic prizes from the Wellness Center including gift cards, which to college students are like gold. Wednesday night took the educational aspect of NCAAW a little bit further with Altered Activities. Now, from a 21 year old senior in college, I would like to point out that using beer goggles to walk a line is probably one of the hardest things I have had to do here at school. It totally kicked my butt and several others. Just for the record, who would ever want to get that drunk? From the looks of it, through the goggles of course, I’m sure they weren’t feeling well, either. But nevertheless, the event had a great turn out and was a lot of fun!
Now, to my favorite part… The Sober Party. As we all know, this is my baby. I am so proud of what the Sober Party has become on campus and what it means to Residence Life Staff that participated throughout the years in the execution of the event. Our first year out, we had over 200 residents attend the Sober Party. This year I would say our turn out was equal if not slightly better. We had awesome t-shirts (that I designed and LOVE) that were given out to students who won rounds of water pong. We had dancing, a live DJ that lit up the quad that night, free pizza and snacks, heavenly mocktails, a free movie, and fun – wholesome fun. That was the purpose of the Sober Party – to teach students that you can have fun without alcohol. And from the looks of it, we were truly successful with our efforts. It is my hopes that the Western Run Staff continue the Sober Party tradition once I am gone because I think it is now something that is valued amongst individuals on this campus. Especially those who don’t drink and still want to get their party on! I will update this blog with pictures from the event in the near future.
Did You Vote? October 20, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2011 , add a commentYou may ask, vote for what?
WORLD’S BEST RA – of course!
Fortunate for me, I took a ton of residents with me to the Career Carnivalto not only vote for world’s best RA, but to also have fun! Did you know that the Career Carnival offered students more than just career stuff? It was actually a ton of fun! My residents and I went for about two hours and played carnival games in the Rockland banquet room. It was very surreal. I really thought I was at a carnival! There was music, food, a fortune teller, games, spin art, a photo booth, and pretty sweet prizes. I’m still waiting on the results for the world’s best RA, but I’m not worried 
Josh Casey: The Headliner October 20, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2011 , add a commentRecognize this handsome fella? YOU SHOULD. Because he is Josh Casey, the 2011 SU Villafest Headliner. And he is absolutely, positively, HILARIOUS. Did you get your ticket yet?
You can see Josh Casey on the web at www.joshcasey.com. Then, come check him out as the 2011 Homecoming Headliner on Saturday, October 22 at 7:30pm in the Rockland Banquet Room. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is a canned good or $5 and. Tickets are available at Student Activities on the Greenspring Campus in the Manuszak Center, or on the Owings Mills Campus in Rockland Center Room 203. Seating is limited so buy your ticket early!
Career Updates October 1, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Uncategorized , add a commentLooking for a job? How about an internship? Or maybe you’d like some resume’ help! Career Services at Stevenson University can help you with all of this and more! Check out what they are planning for the month of October to ensure your personal career success!
Resume Help
- Walk-in Wednesdays are back! Stop
by Career Services (located on the first floor of Wooded Way) on
Wednesdays from 1-4pm to have your resume critiqued. No
appointment necessary! - Never written a resume? No
problem! Stop by Wooded Way on Thursdays at 3pm for a
30-minute resume workshop open to students from all majors.
On Campus Programs
- Career Carnival, October
19th - Cooking Up Careers, October 13th,
October 27th & November 10th
- Fall Internship & Career Fair
and Mock Interviews–Wednesday, November 2nd. Click on Career Events and Fall
Internship & Career Fair to view a list of participating
organizations. - Graduate School Symposium,
November 16th
- Nursing Career Fair–November
29th.
Off Campus Programs
Interested in a
Career in Students Affairs?
Careers in Student Affairs Conference
Friday, October 7, Towson University
Register here: http://www.naspa.org/regions/regionii/default.cfm
Get Ready for NCAAW! October 1, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2011 , add a comment
Did you know what NCAAW stands for?
You are in luck because I sure do! NCAAW stands for National Collegiate Alcohol Education Week. Colleges and Universities across the US will be taking the week of October 16 – 22 to educate their students on the dangers, effects, and safety hazards that come with drinking. Many universities focus on underage drinking as well as college age drinking. The image above represents a Did You Know? A campus wide initiative started last year in the Residence Halls to aware students of the dangers of drinking. Most students do not know the above information so it is our job as educators and peers to help students know how they are potentially harming themselves and those around them. At Stevenson, we will be having different NCAAW activities daily. The biggest of them all will be the Sober Party – introduced in 2009 by the Western Run Residence Life Staff. I was the original idea maker for this event and it is my pride and joy every year as an SRA. Look out for more details coming your way soon!
SU-PON October 1, 2011
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Have you ever heard of Groupon? How about Coupon Suzy? Much like our competitiors, Stevenson is bringing students more than just savings off of grocery items. SU-PON is part of the new SU Portal where students can go on and get coupons for activities in the area! They deliver a weekly email with a weekly special/coupon attached. Check out this week’s SU-PON!
SU-PON
Deal-of-the-Week on the SU Now Portal
Get Lost! In
a Corn Maze—and Save Off the Cost of Admission…
It’s time to get lost
this fall! Plan a visit to the
Greenspring Valley’s North Run Farm Corn Maze and save. Enjoy picking your own
pumpkin, taking a fun hayride, and sipping on some delicious cider. Don’t miss
out on the after-dark mazes, too, on Friday, October 14 and Friday, October
21.
Special SU-PON
Discount: $2 off
price of adult admission.
Sign on to the SU Now Portal (access via https://now.stevenson.edu/ or from the Stevenson.edu homepage
“Quicklinks” menu), login and print out the SU-PON form. Bring it with you to North Run Farm
Corn Maze to receive discount. Offer good October 1-October 31 only. Only one
SU-PON can be used per customer.
The North Run Farm Corn
Maze is just a ½-mile from the Greenspring campus and is open Fridays 12-6 p.m.,
and Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Directions: http://www.northrunfarm.com/Directions06.html.
The SU Now Portal offers you a quick overview of the day’s and
week’s student and campus happenings, videos, and WSR-the new Wild Stang Radio
news and music station with student-hosted programs starting soon. Check it out
daily.
New SU-PON deals are
announced every Thursday on the Portal—watch for them