Kate Doherty

Lisa Rosner

Honors Freshman Seminar

30 September 2016

Making Memories: Blog Post

“Oh look! The Student Digest email just came through!” My roommate and I call what we do “utilizing our tuition”. We always check the student digest emails to see what activities are going on around campus. We attend as many of the Stockton events as we can. There are events in the campus center coffeehouse each week hosted by different organizations like the Stockton Entertainment Team or Get Centered, an initiative to get students involved on campus.  On Monday, September 19, we attended the memory board do-it-yourself craft activity sponsored by Get Centered. Everyone lined up and received a piece of plywood, a sheet of cotton batting, and the fabric color of our choice.

Participating in crafts is therapeutic for me and I enjoy taking the time to do these events. Since moving into college I have become accustomed to staying up later at night; therefore, I start my homework around 9 or 10 p.m. Being able to relax at the evening events helps me unwind from my day of classes and mentally prepares me to sit down and do my homework. These evening events are a great opportunity for students to get involved with their friends and make new connections while bonding over how hard the craft is or how fun the events are. I enjoyed attending this event. My roommate and I were able to add décor to our room—something we are always trying to do! At home I have similar memory boards that I keep all of my pictures and tickets on. It was too much to bring them to school because of all of the things attached to them, but it is nice to be able to start fresh on a new board for college memories!