Hi Guys!!


I just wanted to blog and tell you about things that have been going on on campus this weekend. Its been an amazing weekend, today it is supposed to get up to 80 degrees and its so nice to see everyone outside walking around and enjoying the weather.


This weekend I've been busy with soccer. Saturday we travelled down to Ashland, Ohio to play against Kenyon and Ashland. We lost the first but beat Ashland which is a great result as they were GLIAC champions last year. Today is awesome and there are baseball and softball games going on outside so i would definitely recommend anyone to go and relax and watch the games in the sun.


Tonight at 5pm the men's soccer team have a game against Saginaw Valley at Midland High School Stadium. So if you have nothing else to do please come along!


Not too many weeks left of school. I just signed up for the Freedom Seminar which is a 5 day long seminar in downtown Detroit and counts towards my 3 credit Business Ethics class. It should be great fun as quite a few of my friends are going and downtown Detroit is always fun.


Have a great rest of the weekend and a great week. Keep working hard...only a couple weeks to go!


Matt

Community Service

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to inform you about some great community service opportunities that are available to you. The animal shelter in Midland has recently undergone major changes and is looking for new volunteers. You can sign up by joining Cause for Paws, just contact the president of Cause for Paws- Maria Donadio, her e-mail is donadiom@northwood.edu. The shelter is always looking for people to walk the dogs and play with the cats. The hours for the shelter are located on their website, www.hsomc.org.

Another great way to get involved in Midland is to volunteer at Colonial Villa. It is a senior citizen center and they always enjoy company. This past weekend a few of my sorority sisters went there and played Bingo. The ladies there would not stop thanking us, and we enjoyed playing Bingo with them as well! It was a great feeling leaving there knowing we brightened up their day! The number to contact the center is 989-837-2684.

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and check out the men and women's basketball teams tomorrow evening at Northwood. The men play Saginaw at 6:00PM and the women play Saginaw as well at 8:00PM!

Sincerely,

Carla Donadio

Hey Guys!

Can you believe that we are nearly approaching mid-terms already! I cant believe my teachers are talking about it already!

I hope everyone survived that huge snow storm the other day. It takes quite a bit of snow for Northwood to call a snow day. Great job by all the grounds staff on campus for clearing the tons of snow as quick as possible!

With regards to snow, if any of you are big skiers or snowboarders and want to get out on the slopes...Caberfae Peaks is only about 45 minutes away and they have great deals for college students. In 2 weeks on a friday they have $9 lift and ski rentals which is a great price! You can get out a good days skiing and there is always a lot of college kids there which is always fun. Just something to check out!

Also, this week in Midland in the Dow Corning Tennis Classic. This is a professional womens tennis tour event with the highest seed being #76 in the world, so there will be some good tennis on show. On friday it is college night at the tennis tournament. $10 will get you tickets food and drink so definitly something i will be checking out and you guys should to!

Take care and work hard!

Matt

Hey Everyone!!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. I think with the new semester system the Thanksgiving break is much better situated and its a nice break to build up some energy for the last push for final exams. On this last week of classes the library has extended hours and this will also be the last week you can get help from the TLC. Dont just be a couch potato!

For Thanksgiving i went to Orlando, Florida. Im so lucky to be able to explore the States a bit and I had a great time in Florida. I went to Daytona Beach and Universal Studios another day. Definitely something to talk about when I go home, and my family have enjoyed seeing all the pictures.

This week is a crack down on the final assignments to hand in and starting studying for finals.

Good luck to everyone this week and next week. Study hard and use all the resources available to you at Northwood.

Have a great week!

Matt

Deeper Understanding – Fun Learning Environment

So far, my time at the DeVos Graduate School has been very enlightening and interesting. The learning experience is very different from my remarks about the undergraduate program. It’s different in the sense that we are acquiring a much deeper understanding of the materials we’re covering. The learning environment offers everyone a chance to share their input of how they perceived the material. That in turn, enables you to attack the material from different angles and from a much broader point of view. Our cohort interacts and applies hands on experience. For instance, we cover the reading materials and then apply it to a case based learning method. In the end, we’re studying the case from a consultant’s perspective.

DeVos’ approach to a cohort learning environment academically allows us to begin to learn about many individuals viewpoints. From a social standpoint, the cohort experience enables us to build an extended family. My classmates truly have become many of my best friends. We share our thoughts, ideas and celebrate whenever we finish a deliverable or case. What a great experience!

Also, I just wanted to let everyone know that Saturday, November 13, 2010 will be the last home game for the Timberwolves football team. Forget about the weather, and come out and cheer on our team!

See you on Saturday!

All the best,

SAIDAL SADIGI!

Scheduling Week

So this entire week so far has been crazy! On top of my course load I've been trying to figure out what my schedule for next term is going to look like. My time for scheduling was yesterday at 2. Unfortunately for me I didn't look at my curriculum guide which has the list of required classes for my major until the night before. I'm a couple of classes ahead of where I need to be so when I tried to look ahead to what I'm supposed to take next year I saw a couple of elective classes. Trying to figure out what humanities or math/science classes are available took more time than I thought. It didn't help that they were all full either so I'm wait listed for a couple of classes. But I figured out my schedule and am planning on seeing an advisor soon to make sure I made the right choices. Kind of backwards but it worked for my last time.

Tricia Moshier

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone had a good weekend just passed.

Its an exciting time at Northwood athletically as the football team have their last game this saturday at home. Pre gaming starts at 10am so make sure you get out there and support the team for the last time this year.

Another exciting this is that the basketball team are about to start their competitive season. I watched them play St Francis the other day at they are looking like they might do some things in the GLIAC this year. Their next home game is on Friday, so make sure we get a good crowd!

Scheduling classes is happening this week. Its a crazy time in the Church building so if you need to speak to an academic counselor, please allow yourself enough time. Also, before you go in there make sure you have your curriculum guide at hand. They are really helpful so if you have any questions at all, speak to them, you do not want to be falling behind and having to do 5 years!

All the best for the week!

Matt