Hello again All,

We are down to our last two orientation sessions of the summer! I can't even believe that the summer went by this quick! We have a transfer session this upcoming Thursday, and then one last Freshman session the following Monday.

Next week is going to be a very busy week for me. Next Wednesday I'm flying to New York City for my Jet Blue training! I'm very excited to learn about what the position has to offer, and how I can promote on campus for the fall. Attend some of my events, and I may even be able to give you a free flight voucher!

Also next week, I will be moving to West Village G, where I will be an RA in the fall. I begin RA training on August 19th. More to come on the RA position when I actually begin!

As always, any questions about Northeastern, being an RA, being and orientation leader, or just any question, let me know!

Have a great few weeks!

Orientations are still going strong! I have been so busy and haven’t been able to update in a while.

We are now on Session G! Over the past few weeks I’ve had a few different student groups as well as one parent session.

I’ve also started working for Chartwells, which is the foodservice provider for Northeastern. I am working in their accounting department, mainly working on audits of the different dining areas on campus.

This past weekend, I went to Rhode Island to visit a friend from school. We hung out at the beach, went on the boat, went to Newport for the night life, as well as seeing BATMAN!

Overall it has been a busy few weeks, and I will update again soon!

Orientation 2008 has begun. These past two days, I have been leading a student group and helping the students learn more about what Northeastern has to offer!

The orientation team has moved over to Stetson West for the remainder of the summer. We welcomed the first group of students this past Sunday with early arrival students. The program continued through yesterday and today with many different activities and information sessions for students. It was great to meet new students and parents and see how excited they are about Northeastern!

I’m excited to tell you all that I was offered a position for the fall semester as a JetBlue CrewBlue Campus Ambassador. I will be one of a team of two CrewBlue Ambassadors for Northeastern. I will be around campus all semester long promoting JetBlue and giving out free flight vouchers at different programs!

I must run off to man the Information Center for the afternoon. As always, please leave any questions or comments!

It’s been a good week and a half. Still living in Stetson East and getting ready for orientation sessions to begin!

I went to a few Red Sox games this past week. I went to one game this past week with Ed Klotzbier, the Vice President for Student Affairs at the university. Occasionally, Ed will take student leaders to Red Sox games as a thank you for their work on campus. Below is a picture of Nicole Johnson and I with Ed at the game!

Ed also has a blog on the Northeastern website. You all should check it out to learn about great events that happen on campus. I have included the link:

http://studentlife.typepad.com/ed/2008/03/index.html

Well, I’m off to Nantucket for the weekend with some friends from Northeastern! Should be a fun weekend in the sun!

Orientation Training has begun! This is my second week living in Stetson East with all the 2008 Orientation Leaders. We have been training and planning every day for the arrival of the incoming class of 2013. The thirty of us have become very close over the past few weeks!

In our first week of training we took a trip to Ashland, MA to the Warren Conference Center, a facility owned by Northeastern University. This was a jam packed day full of ice breakers, bonding, and even a high ropes course. We did an activity called the flying squirrel. Basically, there is one person strapped into a harness threaded with a rope that goes up into a pulley about 75 feet off the ground. The rest of the team has the other end of the rope, and the person in the harness gets hoisted up very quickly! Below is a picture of me getting ready to take off…..

Some other good news…..

I haven’t written since my last week of co-op, but I’m excited to report that I was offered a full time position at Deloitte upon graduation! This is such a relief to know that once I graduate I will be able to join one of the Big Four Firms with some fellow Northeasterners.

That is all for now….off to the dining hall!

First off, Vegas was amazing! The four of us had an awesome time. We arrived that Friday night and decided to stay up all night long and walk the Vegas Strip, being sure to stop into all the major hotels and casinos. People party ALL night long in Vegas! Below is a picture of Mike, Nicole, Liz and myself on the top of the Stratosphere. This is a hotel/casino in Las Vegas that looks like the Space Needle in Washington. The crazy thing, there are roller coaster rides 1,000 feet up at the top of the casino! Yes, we rode them!

I'm looking forward to going to Fenway this weekend with the family to watch the Sox play. It's a Saturday afternoon game, which should be nice. Hopefully it isn't too chilly out, this weather has been weird.

Don’t have too many other exciting plans for the week. Finally able to catch up with old friends as I don’t have so much on my plate anymore and co-op is winding down.

Anyways, I will update soon. As always, feel free to comment if you have ANY questions about life at Northeastern, the upcoming orientations, or ANYTHING else.

Happy Monday!

Hello Again! This is going to be short because I'm SO busy!

This week has and will continue to be very busy! With the start of the Summer One semester, I'm moving out of my current residence hall and into West Village H. Campus has become so quiet with all the freshmen moved out!

This past Friday was my last day to serve as the Vice President for Finance for RSA. I have mixed feelings about this. I am happy to be done and able to live my personal life again, but I will definitely miss the day to day interactions that I had as VPF.

I have three more weeks of co-op after this week. I am still on the Hedge Fund client for this week, but moving to a small start-up audit in Cambridge next Monday. Will also be very excited for co-op to end in a few weeks, as this is the first Summer that I have had since freshman year without class or co-op.

VEGAS is this weekend! The trip that I mentioned before is finally here!!!! Nicole, Liz, and I leave this Friday evening from Logan and arrive in Las Vegas around 10 PM. My room mate from Northeastern, Mike, who is on co-op in San Diego, is meeting us out in Vegas for this adventure! I'll update you when I am back!

This past weekend I saw Ludacris, The Roots, and the Toots and the Maytals shake our Northeastern campus arena. Springfest is an annual event put on by the Council for University Programs (CUP), a student group on campus devoted to campus programming. Last week's events were themed 90s Nickelodeon style and included; Vanilla Ice, a "Double Dare" type challenge, a karaoke evening, and ending with this rocking concert.

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I recently traveled to California with the Co-Op Connections office representing Northeastern as Homecoming King. I attended numerous different alumni events including the San Diego Crew Classic, where I was able to see our very own Northeastern Varsity team win 5th place in the final competition.

While in California, Sonya Mariotti and the office of Co-Op Connections invited co-op students who were on working in the San Diego and Los Angeles area to an incredibly fun dinner and the San Diego Zoo.

Below I have a picture with a group of the California co-op students on top of the Marriott in downtown San Diego. Behind us was a great view into the Petco Stadium, and we were able to catch the end of the Padres home opener from this amazing rooftop terrace.

Back on campus, the 2007-2008 Student Life Awards for Northeastern were presented this evening. It was great to see all the student groups come together in our auditorium to cheer each other on, congratulate each other on a great year of leadership and remember the great memories from this year.

Now it's beginning to finally feel like Spring! The weather is getting warmer each week, the snow has melted, and the rainy April days have moved in, but most exciting is that BASEBALL season is starting! Go Red Sox!

Last week I found out that I have been selected to be a new student orientation leader this summer. I am thrilled to have this opportunity, and can not wait to mentor the new freshman class and transfer students. Maybe I'll even be your orientation leader! Orientation training starts at the end of May, and the orientations will start at the end of June.

This past weekend, RSA had their Spring Internal Conference in Wells, Maine at Village By The Sea conference center. This weekend was full of various programs about diversity, creativity, and of course, our organization. We also had a scavenger hunt, a polar bear swim in the Atlantic, a Top Chef competition and bowling! The trip's attendance included forty-eight members from RSA's General Council who have dedicated numerous hours of their time to the organization and University throughout this academic year!

As the semester winds down, I am finding my days to be filled with dinners, get togethers, and various recognition events. The first of which will be tomorrow night; I will be attending a reception hosted by the President of our University for Northeastern's finest student leaders and dedicated alumni volunteers.

On Friday I will be flying out to San Diego with Co-op Connections for the San Diego Crew Classic. This is an Annual Crew Race in San Diego that draws alumni from all over the West Coast. As the Homecoming King, I will be attending on behalf of the University as a proud husky and experienced co-op participant. I am thrilled to have this experience!

With a full schedule ahead, until the end of the semester, I am sure to be busy around campus and Boston! As always, please feel free to send me your questions or concerns. I will be gearing up for orientations soon, so feel free to ask me about the orientation experience!

It has been so nice to have an extra hour of sunlight in the afternoon, especially since I get out of work at seven and still am able to catch a few rays of sun while I walk home!

This past weekend was St. Patrick's Day in Boston- when everyone becomes Irish! My Residence Hall's Council sponsored a St. Patrick's Day breakfast on Saturday morning in the lobby of the hall, to kick off the weekend. There were celebrations all weekend, but the highlight is always the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston.

Also, this past week was Restaurant Week in Boston. This is a week when numerous classy restaurants have a set menu for lunch and dinner at set prices of $22 and $33, respectively. My friends and I had a nice dinner at Flemings Steakhouse this past Thursday; which included soup, steak, potatoes, veggies, and cheesecake for $33! As college students, we sure couldn't' turn this great offer away.

In RSA, it's election season again for next year's Executive Board. This past week we elected the President and the Vice President for Housing Services. As proven by years past, it was another lengthy election. Although the meeting becomes time consuming, the General Council needs to be sure that they are electing the correct person for the position to lead the organization into a great new year. Tomorrow evening we will be electing the Vice President for Finance and the Vice President for Administration.

An exciting announcement was made this past week at Northeastern! With great anticipation, the student body is excited to hear that Ludacris will be performing along with The Roots at Northeastern's Annual Springfest concert on April 12th. Springfest is a week of events on campus sponsored by the Council for University Programs (CUP), another large programming body on campus. Although the event will be held in our largest venue, Matthews Arena, I'm sure tickets will sell out within hours!

As I wind down my busy semester of RSA and co-op, my friend Nicole and I have decided to treat ourselves to a weekend in Las Vegas- I can't wait to see the Vegas Strip and see all that the city (and casinos) have to offer!

My coffee break is over, and I am back to work, but as usual, if you have any questions about Northeastern, please feel free to post a comment and I'll get back to you or address it in my next blog!