Janice’s Blog

Two things this week I want to specifically mention, folks.

1. This past Wednesday was a special day as we had a site visitor come on behalf of the accreditation body for our Social Work program. It was kind of.. no, VERY awesome because it also happened that the visit fell on a day where it was academic chapel, so our entire major gathered and we were given the opportunity to speak with her as she asked us questions about our journeys as individuals in the program/field as well as a collective group. I've known the Social Work majors to be ridiculously cool and all, but I was impressed with the eloquence and passion many of my peers spoke with that day.

CAREER FAIR also took place on Wednesday! The school I intern at was also in attendance among many other vendors, and I had a great time just walking around and being able to talk with various representatives from different organizations/companies/etc. It really gives you a good idea of what is out there and oh man, the possibilities and opportunities are endless. Love it, love it, love it.

Speaking of love... after all was said and done, four of us went out to eat Korean food at the local H-mart (a Korean grocery store).

Before:

After:

2. I went to see "The Importance of Being Earnest" tonight and let me tell you that this is without a doubt, the most amusing play I have seen at PBU, hands down. Rachel and I had gone to see it (and also work the refreshment table during intermission!) and we were cracking up the entire time to the point where we ended up hitting each other because we could hardly contain our amusement :P

THIS IS DEFINITELY A PERFORMANCE YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS. IF I HAD THE TIME THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT I WOULD GO SEE IT AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE NIGHT AFTER THAT AS WELL, THAT IS HOW GOOD IT IS.

Performance dates: 11/19, 11/20, 11/21~ at 7:30pm

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To the right, to the right, to the right, to the right
To the left, to the left, to the left, to the left
Now kick, now kick, now kick, now kick
Now walk it by yourself, now walk it by yourself

Dear Prospective Student,
As you may or may not know, there are a handful of us within the Admissions department here at PBU known as "telecounselors" -- our job is to call and touch base with you, answering any questions you may have about PBU and/or telling you more about the enrollment process here. We have great conversations every night and love it when we actually get a hold of you, but once in awhile we need a break and just have the need to... rock out. See for yourself.

I present to you what Neema calls the "7:30 stretch" (a play on "7th inning stretch")

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Oh, it's been one of those weeks. Yes... one of THOSE weeks. I take comfort in the fact that I'm not the only one who feels this way though, it seems to have been a rather long week for many people :P

This song helped make this week a little more bearable, however. It's by one of my favorite female artists and I seriously waited years for her to finally debut. All I can say now is that it was well worth the wait!

The Worldview Conference is also taking place this weekend! I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm excited for it this year more than I have any other year. I just get the feeling that it's going to be something that will really impact me and meet me where I'm at... and Dr. Williams (the University president) will also be speaking during one of the parallel sessions and you KNOW it's going to be good :D

I think as I dragged my feet through this week, I truly realized what a good support system I have at PBU. I mean, I'm technically only on campus one day a week, but even at work last night I was tired and on the verge of being majorly cranky -- but the friends I work with were just so lovely and encouraging and by the end of my shift I was a hundred times more cheerful than I had been when I first came in. It's almost a shame how I haven't realized until recently just how much I miss being on-campus... but being away and thrown into an entirely different setting has taught me so much, that I think that when I do end up bumming around on campus every day next semester, that I'll have more to offer. I'm not sure if I can smile any more than I do now, but I don't think it would hurt to try...

Dear God,
Thank you for consistently showing me grace and for getting me through a week that has proved to be challenging, and for holding onto me during times where I could have fallen over. Never stop being awesome.

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