World Series

Game 1

VS.

Tonight is Game 1 of the MLB World Series, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers in St.Louis.  Chris Carpenter will face off against Texas' starter C.J. Wilson, whats expected to be a fierce matchup tonight, may in fact determine who will win the title.  As millions will tune in on FOX, many Northwood Students will also gather around their televisions as they cheer on their hometown Rangers to victory. 

-J.E.S

Becoming a Knight!

Freshman class crossing over

A few weekends ago we had our annual Crossing Over Ceremony. This is part of our homecoming week festivities. Every year Crossing Over symbolizes incoming students coming officially into knighthood. It is also a big Alumni event. The first time you cross over you receive a medallion with a specific number and then you are put on the offical registery of knights. The second time you cross over you receive a blue ribbon to change out on your medallion. Every time after that you receive a knight's pin. You cross over our main bridge on campus. It is a really awesome ceremony filled with school spirit and makes you really proud to be a knight. Check out some pictures....

My roommate Natasha and I

Alumni Board that "knighted" the knights

Monica, Natasha, Heather, Jessica

Natasha, Miguel, Jessica

Homecoming Week

Homecoming at Northwood can get pretty interesting. There was a different activity going on each night and they are a little crazy!

On Wednesday we had the Greek Games! This consisted of basketball, volleyball and a tug o' war challenge between the two fraternities on campus. Everyone had a blast and the Greek organizations were able to recruit some members to rush. 

My sorority Zeta Phi! 

Beta Phi Chi and Kappa Theta tug o' war challenge. Kappa Theta won!

Thursday was the first jalapeno and pie eating contest. I wasn't able to attend but from what I heard it was pretty intense. The winner ate 7 jalapenos in a minute. I don't know how that was possible but what a champ!

Tonight we had a "paint rave" dance party. There was a DJ and  glow in the dark paint was everywhere. I am a person that hates to get dirty so it was really hard for me to accept getting paint everywhere!

Nicola obviously had a great time!

Homecoming week is just an example of why it is IMPOSSIBLE to get bored at Northwood. There is always some event going on and we tend to have tons of fun! There was also dress up days for each day of school this week.

Overall homecoming is always a fun filled week with a lot of events! I definitely had a blast!

Senioritis

Hey Everyone!

If you are finishing up your senior year of high school you definitely know what I mean when I say I have senioritis. This is a common disorder that seniors (high school or college) get when they know graduation is approaching. I definitely suffer from this. The symptoms include: severe lack of attention and concentration, day dreaming, not wanting to go to class (even though I always go to class), thinking you are listening to the graduation march song, filling out your graduation application extremely early, repeat Facebook status about how you can't wait until May, ect... I think you understand that this is not a fun thing to have but yet really exciting.

I have officially survived the one month mark of being a Senior. Only 7 more months to go. Since I have 7 months I might as well enjoy them right? Well I absolutely have been! I am back on campus this year as a resident and there is SO MUCH going on! There are painting parties, game nights, homecoming activities and so much more. It has been impossible for me to get bored. 

This weekend is our annual crossing over as part of our homecoming festivities. (There will be more to come on that later.) But below is the shirt for the event and I think it explains a lot about my senior year.......

Stay tuned for my senior year adventures......

-Christen

First days and free stuff

Welcome back to the Northwood blog!

Classes officially commenced today on the Texas campus, and it was great to see everyone! It was even more exciting to be able to say this is my last first day of school - at least for my undergrad degree!

So much has changed on campus. Our newest dorms, Knight's Cove, are now complete and have residents. There have also been some changes around the landscape in front of Hopkins. Also, the Cafe is going through some renovations with a new serving line and the Student Government Association was able to finally show off their newest project: the renovated Butler porch!

The new Butler porch!

I had two classes today, and I was able to enjoy a free meal in the Cafe in Lambert Commons.

So healthy! :P

Oh, and let's not forget my free Redbull from the bookstore!

This is the reason why I'm still awake and so hyper right now.

This year is already turning out to be super busy! In Professor Lansing's class, we discussed all of our special events for the year. Everyone, get ready for Founders' Day and Iron Knights! It's gonna be EVEN BETTER than last year!

Again, I'll be working in Admissions and blogging for Northwood. This is in addition to classes and other organizations I'm participating in. I'm the Vice President of Royal Ambassadors this year, so I hope to see some of you at college fairs and presentations!

Hope everyone's first days are turning out to be fantastic!

--Erica

A Note from a Grad...

 On the morning of graduation, I made the exciting decision to accept one of my job offers. You are probably thinking, “The morning of graduation? Weren’t you a little busy?” Yes, I was! (In fact, I was enjoying a delicious breakfast with my family, some of whom had made the journey in from Canada!)

But that is aside from the point. Ultimately, this was about achieving a goal of mine: to graduate with a job. (Because, by golly, I needed to know where my life was headed after I crossed the stage to accept my diploma!) So, in honor of my achieving my goal, I made an exhilarating phone call to my future employer at TechRadium and accepted a position as a Sales and Marketing Analyst. 

Now fast-forward three months – roughly sixty-five days of work (minus Memorial Day and the 4^th of July) – and ask me how I like my job. Go ahead; ask me! 

My answer? I LOVE IT. 

Aside from the fact that I do exciting work with great people in a new and dynamic industry, I honestly believe a huge reason as to why I love my job is because I was so ready for it. For that, I sincerely believe I have Northwood to thank.

When people ask me what I do, I typically will smile and ask them if they’d prefer me to tell them what I don’t do. Because I work at a small company, my position allows me to gain a greater understanding of not only my division (Homeland Security Programs), but multiple departments! My days and weeks have been filled with a variety of tasks – working with our graphics designer to develop a new website and logo; researching potential markets and current competitors; brainstorming ad ideas, tag-lines and catch phrases; drafting manuals, guides and policies; managing the social media and blog; etc.  

I am continually reminded of the things I was taught in school as I experience them in the workforce. It is such a rewarding feeling to know that all of my hard work paid off – the countless hours I spent online for research projects; endless group projects and brainstorming sessions; even things from my programming languages class! I know professors always tell us that we will use what they’ve taught us; and we want to believe them! But, in the back of our minds, we always wonder, “Am I really going to use this?” Well, my answer to that? I sure do.

So take it all in…from this Northwood graduate to you, a current student: I am telling you with 100% honesty that if you work hard and heed the advice of your professors, you will be prepared when it is your turn to walk across that stage. Ready or not, the “real world” is waiting for you when you are done…so make the most of your time preparing for it. 

 ~ Melissa

SWORD

This past Friday we had our very first SWORD or orientation day of the summer. SWORD stands for Student Welcome Orientation Registration Day. This is where we get incoming students accustomed to the university. They register for classes, take a tour of the campus, learn the ins and outs of Northwood, ect.... We had a great group of students come in and they were excited to get the school year started. We can't wait to meet the rest of our incoming students!

All the incoming students at the first SWORD

A couple of incoming students after registering for classes
with Ms. Patty Shaw our awesome registrar

During the campus tours at SWORD we were able to take a look into the new dorms. Here is a sneak peak....

Hallway of the girls wing in the new dorms!

If you are an incoming student and missed the 9irst SWORD you still have 4 more chances to attend. The upcoming dates are June 24th, July 15th and 25th and the last one is August 12th.

-Christen