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Amazing Race Treasure Hunt

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The Amazing Race Treasure Hunt took place on August 31st of 2015 and was sponsored by the Stockton Entertainment Team. This event took place later in the day and would prove to be a solid and exciting challenge. First, students had to get into groups of four. Once the teams were set and the creative group names were chosen the rules for the Amazing Race Treasure Hunt were provided by members of S.E.T. Every team had to come up with correct answers to various and clever descriptions of different locations and offices located at Stockton University. Once the team was finished brainstorming for a solution to the description, the entire team would have to go to that location and have a student who was running the event verify that the group was indeed correct.

Indeed the event had students work up a sweat as they speed walked all over campus in an extraordinary effort to solve as many descriptions as possible in the given and limited time frame set by the Stockton Entertainment Team. There were more than forty places to visit. Isn’t that crazy?

Behind every awesome event lies a purpose. The Amazing Race Treasure Hunt wasn’t just another fun activity for students to participate in. It was a learning experience for incoming freshmen and transfer students of Stockton University. This event allowed students to find out where different offices and buildings were located on campus. People found out about many things that they simply did not know about before, everything from the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities all the way to the Richard E. Bjork Library. The special quality of the Amazing Race Treasure Hunt has to do with how it turned something ordinary into a fun event. Upperclassmen could have just shown us around campus just like a standard and basic high school or middle school orientation, but instead a considerable amount of time was taken to plan an event where students could discover where their classes were located while still having some good fun and competition.

RHA Building Community Battles

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The RHA Building Community Battles took place on August 30th of 2015. This event was sponsored by the Residence Hall Association. This four hour event brought on stellar competition. Residents from both Housing two and Housing three buildings would compete against each other in various activities. The intensity would increase from one activity to the next. Everyone was giving their absolute all in every activity that they participated in.

Before all the action took place there was preparation to be done. After getting dressed in the color assigned to their building, each team created a poster with a slogan to represent their building. This was a great way for students to bond with one another.

One of the activities during this event was a watermelon eating contest. Students sunk their teeth into the watermelon so quickly that it would lead anyone to believe that there was a recent food shortage. People watched teammates eat as their hands were behind their backs. Participants pulled through and devoured the watermelon after being supported and motivated by their team.

Another exciting activity was the inflatable obstacle course. This course was made for students who were up for a challenge. Each team selected one member that would race against another person from the other team. The participant would first climb up the steep entrance of the inflatable obstacle course and then deal with the rest of the course. It turned out to be a great competition.

Hence, the RHA Building Community Battles provided students with a place where they could push their limits and compete. These battles brought each building closer together. It was four hours of fun and excitement.

 

 

 

The Honors Experience 2015

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The Honors Experience was an amazing event that was held on June 21st of 2015 at Stockton University. It was hosted by students of the Honors Program. The Honors Experience was an overnight event in which newcomers to the Honors Program could experience a glimpse of what it feels like to be a part of the Honors Program. New Honors students including myself arrived at Stockton on a Sunday morning excited to begin a day that promised to be worthwhile and would ultimately mark the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. After check-in parents and students had lunch together and listened to upperclassmen members of the Honors Program introduce themselves and speak about the different variety of clubs and organizations that they were currently involved with on campus. It was fantastic to find out about the countless clubs and organizations that Stockton had to offer so that students could participate in something they truly enjoyed while at the same time being able to get involved outside the classroom.

Then, it was time to say goodbye to our parents and head over to the first activity of the day, which was none other than Irish dancing. It was now time to meet other incoming Honors students and start to bond and get to know one another. Everyone sat in a circle, and we went around introducing ourselves and where we were from. Moments later an instructor showed us some steps of Irish dancing. We all were confused and without a doubt everyone or most of us messed up the steps, but we did it together and had some real fun. As the day went on we had some more fun when we started playing some icebreakers. One of the icebreakers we played was Ships and Sailors. It was a good time and so was playing volleyball together.

The night would eventually have to come to an end, but not before eating dinner together and participating in some service learning projects. All students helped make dog toys and care packages for kids that were less fortunate in the area. This provided Honors students with a sense of what it feels like to serve the community. Upon completion of the service projects there was a reflection session. During the session everybody discussed why we did those particular service projects and what we learned as a result of completing them. Everyone learned that they made a difference just by doing simple things. The event was now officially over, and everyone would have orientation in the morning, but the Honors Experience turned out to be a special day that would not be forgotten. The Honors Experience didn’t just introduce us to the program and new members; it introduced and welcomed us to our family away from home.