Such a CHEERful Year

I was very apprehensive to start my third year at Central Michigan University. Being involved with the CMU cheer team, while being a member of the Greek community, and having a difficult class schedule was a daunting thought. Before the semester started I took a look at my life and prioritized my goals. It was…

Service Learning Reflection

Leadership and service go together like ice cream and happiness; you can’t have one without the other. Since high school, I have always been someone who enjoys volunteering and completing service hours. My parents always encouraged me to do this and reminded me how important it is to give back to the community. This past…

President Ross

I believe some people are sent onto this planet simply to help change it in the most optimistic way possible and I’m blessed because the president of my school happens to be one of those people.  President Ross has been working non-stop to make the CMU community as strong as it can be.  He has…

Connections Conference

An important part of being a leader is having the understanding that there is always room for improvement when it comes to leadership skills, even ones that seem to be perfect.  LAS has made me realize that I can never stop working on developing these skills and the scholarship is even kind enough to give us…

Mentor/Mentee Retreat

Every year, around eighty amazing and outstanding Central Michigan University students go to Eagle Village to make bonds with each other and learn new leadership skills.  This year, I was lucky enough to earn a spot in the Leadership Advancement Scholarship cohort of 2014, which then gave me a spot to Eagle Village, and after…

Leadership Safari 2014

The adjustment from high school to college is difficult to grasp for many incoming students.  Harder classes, meeting new people everyday, and having to do your own laundry are just a few contributing factors to this adjustment.  That being said, thanks to Central Michigan University’s “Leadership Safari”, incoming freshmen and transfer students become more acclimated…