Let the Games begin!

Wow! It's been awhile!

Summer was amazing, but I'm so excited to be back at Ripon! We started on August 22nd this year, so we're already in the swing of things! Actually, I was on the Orientation Committee this year, which meant I moved in even earlier to help get the first year students settled in and adjusted to college life.

Last year was awesome for me, and I have high hopes for this year, too! I'm living with Christy Looker, another intern and a very good friend of mine. I'm also a part of a living group which means all of my friends and I get to live in rooms right next to each other and give something back to the campus through events sponsored by our group. Ours is called "Think Pink" and it's meant to promote awareness for women's health issues like fitness and mental well-being as well as support research for breast cancer. And speaking of living conditions, the new campus apartments just got finished this summer and are open to upperclass students for the first time this fall. They are AMAZING! We're talking air conditioning, kitchen, living room, bathroom, 4 bedrooms (one for each resident) and all the other ammenities of apartment living while still maintaining a residential campus and being super handy to classes. They're awesome.

In other news, I've had some exciting new developments in my own life. I was asked to be the Director of Christian Education for one of Ripon's local churches and I happily accepted! I'm so excited to get started! I'm also a Mentor for the Collaborative Learning Center as well as maintaining my place here as an Admissions Office Intern. I wouldn't give up this job for anything! Then there are classes and extra curriculars, too...let's just say I'll certainly stay busy!

Speaking of classes, I should probably get going to mine!

~Jess

PS- The picture I included was from last weekend at the Tuba Dan concert. Every weekend during the summer there is free a concert downtown, and we caught the last one of the season this year. It was so much fun to watch Tuba Dan (who is a local legend, I may add) AND there was free Culvers custard for everyone who came :) Mmmm! I love Ripon!