Hey there Commuters!
I believe this past few weeks have been great for us all. With all the adding and dropping of courses I am sure we all feel more settled now that we have a complete schedule.
Well before you delve into the busy semester ahead, I just want all of you to take few minutes to think about what you plan on doing over the summer. I know it's a long time from now, but it's not always bad to plan ahead of time-- especially when the opportunity presents itself now! And STRIVE has!
For those of you who are not familiar with STRIVE here's a brief introduction of it from one of the amazing coaches of Strive Winter Retreat 2014, David Hoffman.
"STRIVE is a the week-long student leadership retreat hosted by Student Life and SGA. At the latest STRIVE, over the winter break, 61 people who had mostly been strangers to each other rapidly created a community in which the participants and coaches alike could explore their talents, discover shared passions, and give and receive honest feedback. I love that at UMBC we define leadership partly as the skill and commitment to co-create just that kind of community."
And it is true indeed every word of it! I had the wonderful opportunity myself to experience every bit of it over the winter break and become a Striver for life!! Honestly, I am still having trouble coming up with proper words to explain my feelings about this awesome week-long retreat.
So I would say it's much recommended that all of you experience Strive for yourself because it is an experience worth gaining.
For the very first time UMBC is going to pilot a 2nd STRIVE retreat over the summer from May 27-31,2014.That's right! Two STRIVE's a year!! In February they will be opening up the application again for people who couldn't attend the January session but want to come to the May session. It's the same old awesome STRIVE, just held over the summer.
If it was me, I would start applying as soon as the applications are out, and reward myself with the best summer of my life!
For the more curious souls here's a link to our very own The Retriever Weekly column dedicated to Strive!Enjoy the reading good commuters!
http://www.retrieverweekly.com/news/strive-leadership-retreat-intends-to-spark-change-on-campus-1.3138562#.UvsyutGPL4g
-Safa Zahangir
02/12/2014
02/12/2014
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