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Back into the swing of things

By Chris ⋅ August 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening: “Swing, Swing” by All American Rejects
IT’S FINALLY HERE!! Session 5 of Orientation and Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond are finally here! The staff is back and we can’t wait for you to arrive. But this only means one thing – classes are a week away. I can’t believe how fast this summer went. I had [...]

I can’t believe I’m actually saying…

By Chris ⋅ August 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Now Listening – “Girl All The Bad Guys Want” by Bowling For Soup
I still can’t believe it’s only a week until the SO Staff is back and ready for Student Orientation Session 5 and Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond. Everything is coming together and I can’t wait for it all to start. I’m also really excited [...]

Summer is slowing down now…

By Kristi ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Summer is slowing down now that Orientation is done. I’m actually getting my needed 8 hours of sleep each night. I’m working out more and more so I can get in better shape before school starts.
In one of my past blogs, I said I was going to a “SURPRISE LOCATION” but I never told you [...]

The week of recovery

By Derek Y. ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week has been a great week to recover from the craziness of SOs 1-4. They were all very exciting and filled with energy. All the advisors miss the past two weeks, they miss the staff and incoming freshmen. With this down time we are switching gears to prepare for SO5 but mostly for NRB. [...]

A theater nerd’s weekend

By Chris ⋅ July 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening – “New Divide” by Linkin Park
It’s been weird coming back to the office. After running around like crazy during the two weeks of Orientation, being back at the FYE office gives a nice, relaxing feeling now. However, as strange as it may seem, I like the craziness. I guess that may just be [...]

Wait, the next SO isn’t until August?

By Chris ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening – “I Got A Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
Sunday, I got up at 6AM and realized “Wait, the next SO isn’t until August?” I can’t believe how fast these two weeks went and even more so how much I miss Orientation. Meeting all of you was so much fun and I can’t wait [...]

LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL SCHOOL!

By Kristi ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Student Orientation 3 & 4 as well as Transfer Orientation 1 just wrapped up this week. All this past weekend, I slept like a baby. Even after Student Orientation 4, I took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon just because I had been going non-stop for 2 weeks. I hope again that everyone enjoyed [...]

My overnight trip

By Derek Y. ⋅ July 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As the school year comes closer and with many of the incoming class going on the overnight trips before Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond starts, I would share my overnight experience, I attended Adventure Quest at Silver Bay. I did archery and ice cream making at Silver Bay, it was a great start to my freshman [...]

Memories of an NRB gone by

By Chris ⋅ July 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now Listening – “The Flood” by Escape the Fate
Hey Everyone. Hope you are all having a great summer! I still can’t believe how fast this summer is going! Before you know it, classes will start.
First, I would like to answer Kel’s question from my previous post. To answer your question, I really can’t suggest a [...]

Home and back again

By Chris ⋅ June 27, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Now Listening – “Spin” by Taking Back Sunday
Hey everyone. This week was pretty cool. It started last weekend when I went home to Staten Island, NY for my baby cousin’s christening. Baby Thomas is only 2 months and he’s so cute. This was also the first time I was able to see him awake. All [...]

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