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So Long, Farewell...

So this is my last blog! :(

I will be graduating from Adrian College this Sunday, May 3rd. It’s pretty crazy to think that all four years of College have passed by. Graduation will be bittersweet for me on Sunday. I have absolutely loved my time here at Adrian and the people I have met along the way. However, I also feel like it is time for the next chapter of my life. The relationships I’ve made from faculty to friends to acquaintances are far more than one could ever hope to find at a larger school. That’s what I love about Adrian -- the close personal relationships you can have with people all over the entire campus. The saddest part will be leaving those people who I’ve seen almost daily, those people who have shaped me into who I am today. So I sign off with one piece of parting advice -- Do whatever it takes to make yourself happy and don’t settle for anything less.

BYE AC!!!!

- Lisa

Myself with my best friends, Lindsay, Erin and Andrea!
Thanks for the amazing memories!

End of the Year

Good Day Bloggers,

This will be my last blog for the school year, and I have to say I enjoyed every moment of it. So let's get on to some stories. I am the new student government president and I have taken on some big responsibilities in these last two weeks. I have been invited to the graduation celebration where I will be holding the sacred Shepherd's Crook. Plus, I will be having lunch with the CEO/President of La-Z-Boy. Awesome.

(I'm going to review my past week in reverse order, so don't get too confused!)
Most recently, Student Government hosted their annual Pancakes Under the Moon for a stress buster for the student body. We collaborated with Campus Activities Network (CAN) to play BINGO!

This past Sunday, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted their 2nd Annual Field Day with the YMCA. Even after a rough track meet at Hillsdale on Saturday, I spent three hours of my life playing with the children. I enjoyed every moment of it. Of course the kids did too as the athletes spent time with them as well as educating them on different sports. (As seen in the photo below, I showed an AC staff member's daughter how to shot-put.)

Saturday night, I attended ASA's Formal at the Lenawee County Country Club. It was a beautiful place and a nice golf course. I escorted the beautiful Tiffany Taylor to the event and I was their as she won the award of "MOST LIKELY TO BE A SUPERSTAR."

Finally, Gina Relays in Hillsdale, MI is always fun. I ran against top schools and ran to the best of my abilities in the open 400 meter dash, 110 meter hurdles, and 400 IM hurdles.

Well like I said, this is the final blog of the school year. I hope you enjoyed. I am going through finals currently, and I have the MIAA Conference meet Thursday and Friday. For those Juniors/Seniors in high school reading, keep working hard and if you guys ever need something, find me on facebook. Enjoy your summer.

- Kourtney

SGA update!

In last week's blog, we were waiting for the results of the Student Government Elections. Before we talk politics, we will go into the track meet. This week we went to Eastern Michigan University. We raced against the Division I schools such as Michigan, Indiana Tech, DePaul, and Central Michigan University. This was a non scoring track meet, but Adrian College held their own against the top schools.

After holding two debates, I won the Presidential Seat for Student Government. In action so far I have had a fellow Tekke brother create a SGA logo. I also established an Executive Board for the organization.

Finally, I was accepted into Siena Heights' McNair Program that will guide and educate me to get my masters in my major. That is all I have so far until next week and we are going into finals this week so I will be studying real hard.

-Kourtney

Ribbons of Excellence

Hey All!

On Wednesday April 8th, Adrian College held their first Ribbons of Excellence Day. Faculty and students came together to celebrate the academic and creative achievements of the students. This day was to encourage new knowledge out of the classroom. It was a pretty big deal as the whole campus canceled classes for the day. I attended four student presentations total. All departments were apart of this day so it was interesting to listen in and learn about fields other than business. It was cool to see what other students have been working on and learning about through their time at Adrian. Below are some photos from some of the presentations!

-Lisa

Matt Stiller, The American Political Urban-Rural Divide: A Comparison of Four Michigan Counties


Keeley Zabel, Insect Diversity at the Smith Entomology Museum at Adrian College

Leeann McMichael and Janel Dziesinski work on Janel's art project.


Students debate the in a demonstration session of the Model Arab League.

Kourtney's Weekly Report

Good Afternoon Bloggers,

What a busy week last week! Here's a rundown of what it was like:

Starting Monday, I had a rough practice on the windy track and followed by an SGA meeting in the Hickman Board Room. We discussed 'Pancakes under the Moon' for a stress-buster the week of final exams.

Tuesday, I had an informal debate for Student Government Elections. Shane Hinson, Caitlan Lake, Jon Wittkop, Matt Stiller, and myself debated in Caine Student Center where we were asked questions by the student body.

Wednesday was Ribbons of Excellence Day and I participated in the Model Arab League. We debated about other countries issues and resolutions to hep the Arab States prosper. Later that night, I was in the Feminist Empowerment Movement meeting and we discussed building the organization up both internally and externally, and we put the final details in place for their "What is Feminism?" Forum that was to be held Monday April 13 in Knight Auditorium.

Thursday was easy and Friday was Good Friday. (A nice relaxing little break before the big meet on Saturday!!)

Saturday was the big day for the Adrian College track stars as AC hosted the MIAA Jamboree. I participated in the 110m Hurdles, open 400m dash, 400m hurdles, and the 1600 relay. Adrian College men's team placed 4th in the conference meet. Overall, busy week and it gets busier by the day.

The Future....

Now that I am almost finished with my junior year of college, my post Adrian College life is starting to dwell on me. My goal is to attend dental school following graduation next year. However, I have underestimated the amount of work that is necessary prior to applying to a graduate school. On top of classes winding down and final tests just around the corner, the addition of extra requirements makes these final few weeks of the year a little more stressful. The past two weeks I have been slammed with calls to colleges and the career planning office for summer classes, internships, and resume building. So a bit of advice: have your future in mind and always prepare for it. Even with all of the extra responsibilities I am still confident in my decision and my abilities to be accepted to an excellent dental school.

-Dennis

Busy Time of Year!

Good Afternoon Bloggers,

I have been really busy these last few weeks. Starting first with Party Sober Night of 2009. It was a blast consisting of karaoke, snow cones, Papa Johns pizza, bull riding, and non-stop action with the student body presented by Student Government.

In the same week, A.L.P.H.A. put on the Gift of Life Ball where the profit goes to Lenawee County Boys and Girls Club. 103 came in attendance for the event. A combination of Adrian College and Michigan State University students and parents came dress to impress for the red carpet affair. The Executive Board of A.L.P.H.A. presented a check to Erin Hendricks of $400 for the club.

Recently, Adrian College Track and Field had a track meet at Marion, Indiana. The meet was not scored, but runners did their best against the string winds and will be going to Ferris State this week to compete.

Student Government Elections is on the horizon. I will be running for SGA President against two very competitive candidates. I will keep in touch with you guys on the Campaign.

Finally, TKE is having their first annual Tekket Competition on April 7, 2009 in Dawson Auditorium. This is a competition to see who will be in our photo composites as well as getting a track jacket with the year and MS. TEKKET on the it.

So much is happening and the end of the year is closing in. I will try to stay in touch with the blogger world. Talk to you soon.
-Kourtney

Move Your Phi't

Alpha Phi is partnering with Alpha Tau Omega to host our first ever ‘Move Your Phi’t for Hopeful Hearts’ 5K run/walk on April 4. Move Your Phi’t will benefit the Hope Center as well as The Alpha Phi Foundation, which promotes cardiac care & research for women. The walk will last four hours and we are holding it on the track behind the Merillat, our sport and fitness center. We will also have games and relays during the walk to encourage the participants. Any money we raise will be split between the two Greek organizations. It should be a lot of fun and a new tradition to carry on in the following years!
-Erin

Greek Formals

I’m getting really excited because it’s that time of the year for Formals!! Some of the Greek organizations participate in annual formals for their chapter. Theta Chi just had theirs in Windsor (Canada) last weekend. The Chi Omegas also recently attended a lovely formal for their chapter. It’s basically just a time to get together with your brothers or sisters, dress in your best and dance. Being in Alpha Phi, ours is this Saturday night. For our Alpha Phi formal we are going to Jackson, MI and have a great dinner, desserts and dancing afterwards. It’s always in the spring and is kind of the last major event for the Phi’s to attend. This will be my last formal so I’m sad but very excited to create more amazing memories with my sisters!

-Lisa

Little Big Town Concert

Last night was the Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band concert. Erin, I, and a few other good friends were able to attend the concert.

Little Big Town

Zac Brown Band

We all were able to get in for free because we are AC students. The doors opened at 7, and the show started at 8. Before Little Big Town another band called the Zac Brown Band played. They had some great songs, in fact my buddy bought their CD! They played about 7 songs then soon after LBT came on stage. My friends and I sang along with them all night. Then for their last song they played Boondocks and rocked the place. The crowd wanted an encore so they came back out and played not one song, but two more. It was a great night and I am thrilled that AC put something on of this magnitude for us students. I think everyone there would agree it was an awesome night, and fun was had by all! --- Dennis

Erin and I singing along!!

Spring Break Recaps!

Lisa and I went on spring break together with two of our other friends. To save on money we decided to make a road trip and drive to Florida. We stayed at a condo of a family that is close to one of my friends to also save on money. The first day we got to Siesta Key it was 87 degrees! We laid out either on the beach or by the pool everyday! I never did go swimming in the gulf because the water was still way too cold but the blue water and white sand was definitely beautiful to look at! It’s always hard to come back to classes after a week of lying on a beach so right now I am just trying to get back into the swing of things.

--Erin

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Spring Break! What an amazing time of the year. No tests, no classes, no schedule! For the first time in my life I went on a spring break trip. I and about eight other close friends jumped in two cars and drove 15 hours to Panama City Beach, Florida. The weather was not as warm as I would have liked, but anything beats the freezing temperatures of Michigan. The guys and I spent our time enjoying the sun, playing some competitive volleyball, and enjoying the nightlife. On top of all of that was the great food Panama City Beach gave. One night we had all went to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville. It was a great place and it offered a great environment. In the end however we had to leave. We left on Friday only to make it home early Saturday morning to rain and cold temperatures.

--Dennis

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Hey all - it's Kourtney! So for my spring break I slept all day every day back home in Detroit, Mich. It was great to just relax and have a week to myself. Now back to the books...

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Well I just had my senior year spring break and it was great!! Three of my good friends and I took a road trip down south. We first left for Alabama to stop and see a friend that I made while studying abroad over the summer in London. After AL we continued down to Florida to Siesta Key. We had wonderful weather…well I guess anything is better compared to Michigan winters. We got a lot of sun laying out, playing volleyball, walking along the beach, swimming etc. After about 6 days in Siesta we headed back up to North Carolina. There we did some amazing shopping and went to a baseball game (again wonderful warm weather!!) All and all it was a trip I won’t forget.

--Lisa

Midterms!

Sorry this is a little late guys, but I wanted to give a quick recap of midterms that were a little over a week ago....

Last week was midterms, and I had to take five tests! Ahhhhhh!! Two of them were in physical geology, one in the lecture portion of the class, and the other in the laboratory portion. Later that day was a French 2 exam, Oui Oui. One day later was the historical geology lecture exam. Then to finish off that hectic week was a microbiology exam. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are unicellular. Microbiology has many practical applications in today’s world. The lab portion of this class is also very interesting. The class grows cultures of different bacteria using different methods. The threat of contamination among the cultures is very high, so aseptic techniques must be used. These techniques prevent dust particles or any other contaminants to enter the area of growth, thus distorting the results. Needless to say I am definitely looking forward to spring break this upcoming week. I and a couple of my buddies of mine will be driving down to Panama City Beach this Friday. It should be a great time, and I am sure some memories will be made.

-- Dennis

Mr. Alpha Phi

Tomorrow night is the 9th annual Mr. Alpha Phi pageant. Basically this is a male beauty pageant and the profits for the show go towards the Alpha Phi Foundation for cardiac care and research for women. In tomorrow’s show there will be 16 participants and 3 segments to get to know each individual guy. The rounds are casual wear, swim wear, and finally formal wear. Each guy is also asked questions each round. At the end a panel of judges (made up of AC staff and Alpha Phi alumnae) will select the next Mr. Alpha Phi. The first runner up will receive a $30 gift card to the movie theatre in Adrian. The winner not only gets the title “Mr. Alpha Phi,” but they get 2 Detroit Pistons tickets as well. I love going to this each year because the guys always crack me up; it’s a great time and for a great cause as well!! Hope to see you there, Wednesday at 8pm in Dawson Auditorium.

- Lisa

Open Skate

Recently the Arrington Ice Arena on campus had an open skate for all AC students! The lights in the arena are dimmed and there is music and a disco ball - haha! I am by far not the greatest skater but it is still a lot of fun to get together with a group my friends and go. We share some great laughs about our skating abilities. There is usually a couple open skates each semester, and most often later at night from 10-12. It's a great opportunity to do something some people have never experienced.

Erin

Stress Busters!

Hey everyone, so this week is Mid-terms and in order to relieve some anxiety A.L.P.H.A., Multicultural Programs, and R.O.O.T. held their annual Stress Buster. We went down to the local bowling alley to knock down some pins. It was a lot of fun and a great way to take a break from all that studying!

Also, this past weekend I went to Grand Valley State University for the Model Arab League (MAL) to debate on the historical and political views of the Arab countries. Adrian College stole the show with awards, as well as myself (I represented Somalia and received the Individual Excellence award granted by the chair of the Council on Political Affairs). One of AC's students will be invited back next year to be Assistant Secretary of the Model Arab League. It's a really great opportunity, and I was happy to be a part of this year's amazing team!

-Kourtney

PS. Other students from Adrian College who received recognition at MAL are as follows:

Chris Ronquist and Bryan Paps, representing Iraq, were awarded Best
Delegation to the Joint Defense Council

Perry Kuipers and Sara Smithers (Iraq) tied George Stauch and Mitch
Harris (Somalia) for Best Delegation to the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers

Amanda Liske (United Arab Emirates) tied David Johnson and Ali Bani
Mustafa (Iraq) for Honorable Mention Best Delegation to the Council on Political Affairs

Troy Niblock and Andy Fox (Iraq) were awarded Best Delegation to the
Council of Arab Environmental Affairs Ministers

Adrian College's Iraqi delegation, which included Stan Rooksberry
and Amber Williams as well as Andy, Troy, Bryan, Chris, Ali, David, Perry and Sara, tied the U of M Dearborn (Bahrain) for Best Overall Delegation

Shane Hinson, a junior, not only performed commendably chairing acouncil for the first time, but was also elected Assistant Secretary General for 2009-2010. He will therefore be working very closely with GVSU over the next year in organizing the 2010 Michigan Model.

AC on YouTube

Check out one of the three new videos recently posted on Adrian College's YouTube Channel.

Valentine Treat!

This past Thursday Alpha Phi went around campus to serenade the fraternities for Valentine’s Day. It’s something we do maybe three times out of the year to let them know we support and love them! We go to all five fraternities and sing to them. Also as a special Valentine’s treat and awareness of our philanthropy we give each fraternity a “Heart Attack.” Our philanthropy is Cardiac Care and in honor, we make tons of hearts with healthy facts to stick all over their houses. Serenading is a great way to support Greek life and have fun!!

-Lisa

TKE Open House

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) hosted an open house last night. Kourtney and I are current members of TKE. For those of you who don’t know, TKE is a fraternity that we are trying to bring back to Adrian College’s campus. Besides TKE, AC is also home to Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities, and Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Chi Omega sororities. The purpose of an open house is to allow prospective members a chance to get to know us better, as well as the fraternal system. The night went great, and we got to know a lot of great guys. At the conclusion of this week is when all fraternities are allowed to pass out their bids. Bids are a fraternity’s way of formally inviting someone to pledge into their fraternity. A bid is then accepted on what is called “run outs” in Caine Student Center. It is a very exciting night! If Adrian College is the choice for you, consider going Greek! (And consider TKE for all you fellas.)

- Dennis

Study Abroad

I’ve heard a lot of people on campus talking about studying abroad lately. It’s that time of the year to sign-up if you’re thinking about it. I personally got to go last summer and it was amazing. I went to London for three months and got an internship instead of classes. While I was there I also traveled to Ireland, France and Spain. I highly recommend anyone with even a tiny bit of interest to do it! Between the traveling, work, sites, shopping, people and cultures -- studying abroad is incredible and a experience you will have to remember for a lifetime. For more information about the many options of studying abroad, visit the AC Study Abroad website! The Study Abroad office is even having a Passport Day next Friday, Feb. 13 from 12-4 where anyone can come in and apply for their passport. More information on that can be found on the AC News site.

- Lisa

Below are some more photos from my trip to London!

Senior Research

Lisa and I just got out of our senior research class called business policy or “Policy” as we like to call it. This class combines all that we have learned so far in our major and today our class analyzed a case about an online jewelry retailer called Blue Neil. What is interesting about discussing these cases is that with such a small group (only 11 students are in the class) you become very comfortable speaking and sharing your thoughts. We are encouraged to voice our opinions and give evidence to support our ideas. It is a very constructive way to learn. There are no tests or papers for policy; however, it is a lot of work but we both really enjoy discussing these real life cases with our peers.

- Erin

SPINNING® for Spring Break!

This semester, Erin and I have an exercise spinning class which is a lot of fun, but a lot of work. For those of you who might not know what SPINNING® is, well it's an indoor cycling program. There are 10 of us enrolled in the class and it is taught by Dr. Tina Claiborne, who is the Director of the Athletic Training program on campus. Surprisingly, it is exciting and a great work out - even at 8 AM (Erin and I both are not morning people!) Quite a few of our friends are in the class and while we bike for about an hour we listen to all sorts of motivating music. Hopefully this exercise will get us into shape for spring break in several weeks. Still not sure about our plans for that, but I am sure Erin and I will think of something fun to do!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
- Lisa

Welcome to AC!

Hi! My name is Erin and I am a senior at AC! I am currently finishing up my last semester here and trying to enjoy every minute I have left. I finished my last class for my minor, economics, during the fall semester and now am taking my final class for my major, marketing. During this semester I will be blogging about all the memories I make to give you a glimpse of what it’s like to be a student at AC!

Hey everyone, my name is Dennis. I am a junior and double majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. I hope to give a better insight into residence life, developing a new fraternity on campus, and my day to day life at Adrian College.

I am Kourtney Price, a sophomore at Adrian College, majoring in Criminal Justice. I chose Adrian College for its outstanding academic programs and all the changes on campus. I will be blogging about my involvement in many different organizations on campus, including Student Government, R.O.O.T., A.L.P.H.A., Tae Kwon-Do, Track & Field, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Multicultural Programs, and the Boys and Girls Club.

This is Lisa Veit and this is my first official blog for AC. Every week Erin, Dennis, Kourtney and I will be giving you an idea of what it’s like to go to Adrian College. For me this is my final semester here at Adrian. I’m a Marketing major and hope to wind up in a big city with a job in fashion marketing when I graduate. It’s crazy to be a senior but I am living it up for the little time I have left.