The End of the 8-Week Semester
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Well the semester is finally over…at least for the mortuary science students. All the hard work and studying we contributed in the last 8-weeks have finally come to a conclusion. I’ll be honest with you. If you ever find yourself in an 8-week course do not take it for granted. You will have to stay on top of things. You will absorb a lot of material in such a small amount of time. It is not easy, nor is it not fun. I’m just giving you a warning.
I don’t know what to expect next for the mortuary science program in the fall semester. Well, actually that’s a lie. I do know what to expect. If I tell you then I would have nothing to write about during next semester for this blog. One good thing though is I do not have to worry about taking any summer classes. Some students in the program will be taking Sociology in the summer if they have not already taken it. One recommendation I have for people who are planning on entering the mortuary science program is try to take care of your general education classes right away. If you have already taken care of those classes then it will free up your class schedule quite a bit. Trust me, the more free time you have for your mortuary science classes the more it will help.
Even though the semester is over for the mortuary science program, some of the students will still be sticking around Carl Sandburg College. The mortuary science fraternity Sigma Phi Sigma will be having a bake sale on March 16th and 17th to help raise money for Haiti. There will be bake goods and sweets that people can pick up on their way to or coming from class. The money from the bake sale will be going towards a good cause, so hopefully it would be a decent turnout for the sale.
Other than the bake sale, most of us from the mortuary science program will probably not see each other until next fall. Some of us still have other classes we are taking at Carl Sandburg College while some others do not. The nice thing however is Spring Break is coming up for Carl Sandburg College so that means everyone will have a chance to have a nice break. Then summer will be coming soon, and after that back to the routine of mortuary science in the fall. I hope everyone has a good break.
Well the semester is finally over…at least for the mortuary science students. All the hard work and studying we contributed in the last 8-weeks have finally come to a conclusion. I’ll be honest with you. If you ever find yourself in an 8-week course do not take it for granted. You will have to stay on top of things. You will absorb a lot of material in such a small amount of time. It is not easy, nor is it not fun. I’m just giving you a warning.
I don’t know what to expect next for the mortuary science program in the fall semester. Well, actually that’s a lie. I do know what to expect. If I tell you then I would have nothing to write about during next semester for this blog. One good thing though is I do not have to worry about taking any summer classes. Some students in the program will be taking Sociology in the summer if they have not already taken it. One recommendation I have for people who are planning on entering the mortuary science program is try to take care of your general education classes right away. If you have already taken care of those classes then it will free up your class schedule quite a bit. Trust me, the more free time you have for your mortuary science classes the more it will help.
Even though the semester is over for the mortuary science program, some of the students will still be sticking around Carl Sandburg College. The mortuary science fraternity Sigma Phi Sigma will be having a bake sale on March 16th and 17th to help raise money for Haiti. There will be bake goods and sweets that people can pick up on their way to or coming from class. The money from the bake sale will be going towards a good cause, so hopefully it would be a decent turnout for the sale.
Other than the bake sale, most of us from the mortuary science program will probably not see each other until next fall. Some of us still have other classes we are taking at Carl Sandburg College while some others do not. The nice thing however is Spring Break is coming up for Carl Sandburg College so that means everyone will have a chance to have a nice break. Then summer will be coming soon, and after that back to the routine of mortuary science in the fall. I hope everyone has a good break.
Sigma Phi Sigma's Award Ceremony
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This past Saturday the mortuary science fraternity, Sigma Phi Sigma, held their awards ceremony at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant in Galesburg, Illinois. People of all types started showing up for the event around 6:30 p.m. In attendance were mortuary science students, alumni and other special guests. There were 52 people scheduled to attend the event, but some people had to back out at the last minute while others who originally were not planning on making it to the awards ceremony were able to show up. Overall it was probably a good thing that not everyone was able to make it to the awards ceremony. If everyone did show up it would have been extremely cramped and crowded inside the room we were in at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant.
The event started off with an introduction by Tim Krause and the Sigma Phi Sigma President Christopher Hroziencik. Tim introduced all the special guests and alumni at the awards ceremony, while Chris introduced all the Sigma Phi Sigma members who were in attendance. All the Sigma Phi Sigma members at the event received a special certificate for being a part of the mortuary science organization. After the certificates were handed out, the recipients of the scholarship awards were announced.
Christopher Hroziencik and Kari Schumacher both won scholarships from the second-year class. Melissa Salazar, Brenda Sullivan and Paul Olson (which is me in case you were not aware) each won a scholarship from the first-year class. Each scholarship recipient received a scholarship certificate. However after closely inspecting my scholarship certificate I did notice (after my girlfriend and my mother noticed first) that the certificate handed to me identified me as a female. Right now my mother has the certificate framed and proudly tells people, "That's my daughter!" Anyways, after the scholarships certificates were handed out to each individual, the announcements shortly wrapped up and dinner was served to the guests.
This awards ceremony gave everyone a chance to socialize with each other. It was great speaking with past alumni members, and hearing stories of what funeral directing is like in the real world. Unfortunately during the last hour I was at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant I did not do much socializing due to being distracted by the game of pool. I can’t resist pool tables.
The awards ceremony was a nice, relaxing time for people to meet each other and chat a little. Plus for me it is always more fun to hang out with people outside of the classroom setting. I will definitely attend this again next year. After the awards ceremony some of us from the mortuary science program got together and decided to go out in Galesburg to the bars. It was probably not the smartest idea since we have finals this week, but it was still fun.
This past Saturday the mortuary science fraternity, Sigma Phi Sigma, held their awards ceremony at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant in Galesburg, Illinois. People of all types started showing up for the event around 6:30 p.m. In attendance were mortuary science students, alumni and other special guests. There were 52 people scheduled to attend the event, but some people had to back out at the last minute while others who originally were not planning on making it to the awards ceremony were able to show up. Overall it was probably a good thing that not everyone was able to make it to the awards ceremony. If everyone did show up it would have been extremely cramped and crowded inside the room we were in at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant.
The event started off with an introduction by Tim Krause and the Sigma Phi Sigma President Christopher Hroziencik. Tim introduced all the special guests and alumni at the awards ceremony, while Chris introduced all the Sigma Phi Sigma members who were in attendance. All the Sigma Phi Sigma members at the event received a special certificate for being a part of the mortuary science organization. After the certificates were handed out, the recipients of the scholarship awards were announced.
Christopher Hroziencik and Kari Schumacher both won scholarships from the second-year class. Melissa Salazar, Brenda Sullivan and Paul Olson (which is me in case you were not aware) each won a scholarship from the first-year class. Each scholarship recipient received a scholarship certificate. However after closely inspecting my scholarship certificate I did notice (after my girlfriend and my mother noticed first) that the certificate handed to me identified me as a female. Right now my mother has the certificate framed and proudly tells people, "That's my daughter!" Anyways, after the scholarships certificates were handed out to each individual, the announcements shortly wrapped up and dinner was served to the guests.
This awards ceremony gave everyone a chance to socialize with each other. It was great speaking with past alumni members, and hearing stories of what funeral directing is like in the real world. Unfortunately during the last hour I was at McGillacuddy’s Restaurant I did not do much socializing due to being distracted by the game of pool. I can’t resist pool tables.
The awards ceremony was a nice, relaxing time for people to meet each other and chat a little. Plus for me it is always more fun to hang out with people outside of the classroom setting. I will definitely attend this again next year. After the awards ceremony some of us from the mortuary science program got together and decided to go out in Galesburg to the bars. It was probably not the smartest idea since we have finals this week, but it was still fun.
The Joy of Scholarships When You Are Broke
(CSC Original Post 01-29-10)Well the week is almost over which is good because right now I am a bit brain dead. I’ve been sitting here in front of this computer for almost one hour staring at the monitor’s screen. It’s been a long week.
Some great news though this past week is I received a letter stating I was selected to receive the Robert Baird Woolsey Memorial Scholarship. A couple of months ago the mortuary science students were informed of some scholarships that the first-year students and the second-year students could apply for. Of course, if you were familiar with my blogs from last semester and are in a similar situation to my current financial situation then this is something you don’t think twice about. You do it. Scholarships are something that can help you out with the financial cost of attending college—which is especially important if you are paying for college out of your own pocket. To fill them out does not take much time, and in the end if you are selected for the scholarship the effort you put into the scholarship is well worth it. Also you may be surprise to see how many people do not even bother to take the time to fill out scholarships. So if you ever get the chance to apply for a scholarship, I recommend you take it!
The Mortuary Science Fraternity, Sigma Phi Sigma, will also be having an awards ceremony on February 27th that will consist of alumni members and special guests. Of course at this ceremony they will announce the scholarship recipients, and I believe the event will offer a good chance for me to personally thank the committee behind the Robert Baird Woolsey Memorial Scholarship. Mortuary Science students should be interested in attending the awards ceremony as well because it will also give them chance to network a little.
Overall, I am very ecstatic and grateful to receive this scholarship because it is going to help me out a lot. It is going to put some extra relief to my financial burden of paying for my education. I was getting to the point of looking around to places to donate plasma just to receive some extra cash to help pay for my second year at Carl Sandburg College. I am not kidding about that either.
Sigma Phi Sigma's Halloween Party
(CSC Original Post 10-30-09)Last night (Thursday, October 29) Sigma Phi Sigma held their annual Halloween party. I am struggling trying to wake up and function normally after last night. I didn’t bother going to sleep until 6:30 this morning, and right now it is currently 10:56 a.m. as I am writing this blog. It’s going to be interesting to see how my body handles running on the treadmill today.
I originally didn’t have high expectations of the Halloween party, but I’ll admit I did have lots of fun there and it was interesting. It gave the students in the mortuary program a good chance to learn more about each other. The Halloween party was held in a private room at Crappy’s (it’s a sports bar in case anyone is wondering about the name) where they served us pizza after pizza. I believe everyone had a chance to take home plenty of cold leftovers.
Unfortunately, I can't really go into much details about last night except it was fun. It really was a good time and I can't wait until we do it again.
Halloween Free Movie Night
(CSC Original Post 10-27-09)Halloween is creeping up around the corner. The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors and it’s been a lot harder to get out of the bed in the morning. But I’m enjoying it. This is definitely one of my favorite times of the year. And I am excited about the things that are happening this week.
For Halloween, Sigma Phi Sigma (the mortuary science fraternity) is doing something special for the c
ollege. We are hosting a free movie night this Wednesday in the theatre room in Building F. It is going to be a Halloween theme night that will feature two films: Mel Brook’s classic Young Frankenstein and the original House on Haunted Hill staring legendary horror icon Vincent Price. Both are extremely great films and they are both fun to watch.
We are giving away a free bag of popcorn to everyone who comes to the event. The first movie, Young Frankenstein, will begin at 7 p.m. There will be a short intermission between the two films and the last movie, House on Haunted Hill, will start at 9 p.m.
I personally highly recommend for people to come and watch the two films especially if you have never seen them before. I’ll be working the concessions stand that night so most likely you’ll get your free bag of popcorn from me. Bring a date, get her free popcorn; she won’t be able to see how cheap you are because it’s all free! You can’t beat that.
Hopefully if this turns out well there will be additional free movie nights at Carl Sandburg College
A Little Thing Named Sigma Phi Sigma
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Alright! It’s now the third week of school. At least I think it is. Exams are popping up faster than acne on a 15 year-old’s face. These are the times you hit the books studying to make your ma/pa, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, child/dog/whatever proud! Myself, on the other hand, I am writing you this blog instead. The little sacrifices I make for Carl Sandburg College. But I am doing this for you. You should feel special.
What news can I bring you this week? Well, how about this. This week (well technically it was last Wednesday) our humble class learned about a little organization called Sigma Phi Sigma. “What exactly is that and why should I care,” you might ask yourself. I’m here to give you some knowledge.
Sigma Phi Sigma is the Mortuary Science Fraternity here at Carl Sandburg College. Now, when you saw the word fraternity and first thing that came to your mind was parties…yeah, it was the same for the rest of us too. You are not alone there. Hopefully there are some good ones. But the one nice thing about it is it is a co-ed fraternity. That means it is not just all guys…girls can join too!
Membership dues are only $35 which is pretty cheap. Sigma Phi Sigma will (I believe—I’m still learning about this organization) help pay for some of your fees in the mortuary science program. It will cover some travel expenses and will help pay for a nice, spiffy picture of you with fancy groom hair that will be taken at the end of the program and will be hung in the hallways for all to see. Feel free to travel through the hallways of building H and take a look at the other people’s photographs—they all have perfect hair. Seriously—I can’t stop staring at those pictures. I feel like whenever I’m going to get my photograph taken I am going to be a big letdown to the photographer.
I’m not positive to what all Sigma Phi Sigma has plan for the year. That is one thing I am anxious to learn about, and I will write about later. I’m aware that they do throw a Halloween party, which to me is great because Halloween is my favorite time of the year. Overall, Sigma Phi Sigma should be a great experience for anyone entering the mortuary science program and hopefully it will turn out to be a great networking tool in the future.
Alright! It’s now the third week of school. At least I think it is. Exams are popping up faster than acne on a 15 year-old’s face. These are the times you hit the books studying to make your ma/pa, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, child/dog/whatever proud! Myself, on the other hand, I am writing you this blog instead. The little sacrifices I make for Carl Sandburg College. But I am doing this for you. You should feel special.
What news can I bring you this week? Well, how about this. This week (well technically it was last Wednesday) our humble class learned about a little organization called Sigma Phi Sigma. “What exactly is that and why should I care,” you might ask yourself. I’m here to give you some knowledge.
Sigma Phi Sigma is the Mortuary Science Fraternity here at Carl Sandburg College. Now, when you saw the word fraternity and first thing that came to your mind was parties…yeah, it was the same for the rest of us too. You are not alone there. Hopefully there are some good ones. But the one nice thing about it is it is a co-ed fraternity. That means it is not just all guys…girls can join too!
Membership dues are only $35 which is pretty cheap. Sigma Phi Sigma will (I believe—I’m still learning about this organization) help pay for some of your fees in the mortuary science program. It will cover some travel expenses and will help pay for a nice, spiffy picture of you with fancy groom hair that will be taken at the end of the program and will be hung in the hallways for all to see. Feel free to travel through the hallways of building H and take a look at the other people’s photographs—they all have perfect hair. Seriously—I can’t stop staring at those pictures. I feel like whenever I’m going to get my photograph taken I am going to be a big letdown to the photographer.
I’m not positive to what all Sigma Phi Sigma has plan for the year. That is one thing I am anxious to learn about, and I will write about later. I’m aware that they do throw a Halloween party, which to me is great because Halloween is my favorite time of the year. Overall, Sigma Phi Sigma should be a great experience for anyone entering the mortuary science program and hopefully it will turn out to be a great networking tool in the future.
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