Good morning!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend. My weekend was packed full! While Geneva is a small city, there is still so much to do either at school or in the city. On Friday morning, I had to be up bright and early for lacrosse. We usually practice in the afternoons, but our coaches decided to spice things up and have us practice at sunrise! It was actually a great change and nice to get an early start to the day.

After lacrosse, I went to work at the Admission's office for a little. Then it was off to class. I am a psychology major and am currently taking all psych classes. It's quite an intense load, but all the classes are so different that each class is unique and exciting.

Now it's time to tell you about the best part of my day....I intern at Geneva General Hospital, and while I mostly just shadow, if I am confident enough and speak up, I usually get to see and do many new and interesting things. Friday was one of those days I took that risk of putting myself out there, and it worked! I got to stand in on two surgeries, and was walked step by step through everything. The internships that HWS offer are top-notch. Just yesterday, I went to learn new skills that will even further my involvement at the hospital. The career services office offered this course to learn how to take blood pressure, temperatures, and give basic physicals. HWS as a whole never ceases to amaze me. This school has helped me mature in so many ways ranging from my study abroad trip, to leadership roles on the lacrosse field, to this amazing internship.

In addition to working, I also got to relax this weekend and go see my friends on the soccer field and football field. There is great team spirit from students, staff, parents, and local people in the community. Overall, I had a great weekend packed full of new, interesting work and fun with friends!

Posted by Jesse McKenna at 9:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone has had a successful transition back to school after a long summer!
This fall has been super busy for me already, which is great because I am involved in all these new activities and don’t have time to get bored. This weekend was packed full. Friday I had class early then went off to my internship at the local hospital in Geneva. HWS offers amazing internship opportunities in and around Geneva. I spend 15 hours a week shadowing nurses in hopes of determining if this is the path I want to go down after graduation. So after my time at the hospital, I rushed off to a two and half hour lacrosse practice. Many of you may be saying, "Isn't lacrosse a spring sport?" Well, technically, yes. We have our regular season in the spring, but every fall we play about four weeks to keep us on our game. It is so nice to get going right away, so we can meet all the new girls and have everyone get back in the groove.

So after this busy Friday, I was completely spent, but my Saturday was packed too. I worked on campus for a couple of hours and also went to a Health Professions Conference hosted by HWS. It was incredible. I got to listen to a talk by the Director of Admissions at the University of Rochester's nursing school, one of the schools I am looking at for graduate school. It was a great opportunity that the school put on.
After all this, I took some time to relax with friends and went to cheer on my friends on the football team!

Here at HWS, there are just so many things to do. You can be as busy as you want and get involved in so many things! I am off right now to work a field hockey game, but hope everyone has a great start to the week!!

Posted by Jesse McKenna at 1:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)