This past year I was fortunate enough to be elected as 1 of 6 student senators in the Academic Senate body of CMU that meets every other Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 pm. I was nominated by a member of the Student Government Association and decided to pursue this interesting involvement after researching the purpose and …
Treasurer & Time
For the last two years, I have been the treasurer and timeline coordinator of E3 (education, event planning, experience) and it has been a challenging, developing, and continuous learning group experience! We not only lift each other up emotionally and professionally, but we will literally put each other on our shoulders to help out! This …
LAS Competition Day
Competition day this past year was very uneventful for me, I was not hoping to find a mentee, nor was I a participant. Instead, I was one of the bright smiling faces you saw when you walked through the door. My role was to help check in the participants for the day, answer questions, direct families, and …
​Court is in session, well kind of…
This past year I took the opportunity to become more involved on campus and in residence life past being a resident assistant. I went through a short day training to become a student member of the court of appeals board. The court of appeals board is through student conduct and is compromised of three individuals …
Teach to Reach Conference
E3, the three e's being education, event planning, and experience, is a teaching RSO (registered student organization) on campus and it is targeted to help future educators make connections, develop, and get experience. E3's goal was to put on a successful conference for future educators and teachers to be able to attend for years to …
2nd Round Knock Out!
KA-POW! I just knocked out round two of being a resident assistant and it was fantastic! This past year I lived on the second floor again and actually got to keep my same room! Not only is it my second year being a staff member complete, but so is my third year here at CMU! Overall, …
Alternative Spring Break
This past spring break I decided I wanted to do something different and not be a couch potatoe for a week, so I woke up at 7:30am to sign up for an alternative spring break. This program is hosted through the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center found in the UC at CMU. The opportunities for …
COM 461L
Communication in leadership theory is taught by Elizabeth Carlson and she has an open-minded, inquisitive, and inclusive discussion style for her classrooms. Not only is she extremely dedicated to teaching others, but she has an unrelenting passion to share her knowledge with others. Professor Carlson taught us how to more effectively communicate in leadership, develop our everyday …
RA Life
Buckle up for the whirlwind that is the life of a Resident Assistant. On June 16, I was hired by our South Campus Assistant Director, Abbas Hill, I couldn't believe it! My excitement grew into nervousness because I was hired as a free agent, mid summer, I didn't know anyone until I got here. I spent …
Oppression: Roots and Impact
One of the required courses for LAS is HDF 110: Oppression: Roots and Impact. In this class we discussed how modern day oppression formed, how it thrives, and how to try and fix a broken system. We learned how unfair and favoring of the privileged America really is, even when we claim to be so …
Elizabeth Colvin 