Posted by Hadley Kombrink With the recent release of the newest Twilight movie, as well as an evening spent at a Demi Lovato concert, I found myself thinking about the concept of the role model. Growing up, I spent half the time wanting to be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and the other half wanting to [...]
Posted by Melanie Perry As positive as I may be about my experiences here at SLU, and as grateful as I have been for the opportunity to study and grow here, I would be completely kidding anyone if I claimed it was not stressful. I’ve experienced burnout! During my first year in the School for [...]
Posted by Martino Britt I would like to offer a small piece of advice to anyone who is willing to listen. The advice is small, but the results can be immeasurable. While technology has grown tremendously over the past few years, there is still only so much for which we can rely on technology. That [...]
Posted by Martino Britt One of my favorite things about St. Louis is the fall weather, especially the scenery. I like the changing colors of the leaves. However, I do not care to clean them up much. It seems to me this people are more hospitable this time of year as well. Maybe it is [...]
Posted by Martino Britt Okay, summer is barely here, and I have taken on two new endeavors at SLU. I enrolled in my first two Summer Courses – EVER! I also took my First Intersession Class. Let me just say that it was quite the experience. It is summer, and there are a lot more [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully The English (North America) dictionary defines a juggler as a professional entertainer who juggles. It defines juggling as an act to keep several objects in motion in the air at the same time by throwing and catching them in quick succession. If you are a student at the School for Professional [...]
Posted by Melanie Perry Since this blog was launched, we’ve been telling you about our experiences, in school and in life, and given some information as to how we’ve coped, or what we’ve given up, and what we’ve gained. But, one thing we haven’t delved too deeply into is… how we’ve been paying for it. [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully Can you feel it, or should I say did you feel it? You know, that end of year hustle and bustle. Well, l can tell you that closing “out” the year for me felt more like the year was closing “in” on me. Work assignments were intense with time-sensitive tasks, and [...]
Posted by Martino Britt Okay, school is back and it is in full effect. I remember last year on the first day of school and how prepared I was. This year it seems to have crept up on me. I was ready with my books and syllabi, but the first day of class still came [...]
Posted by Melanie Perry I always wished I’d been able to complete my Bachelor’s Degree. I’d even gone as far as requesting degree and class details from different schools over the years. But, once I sat down and counted up the credits I needed and thought about how long they would take me, I was [...]