2008 Woodie Awards
Student involvement beneficial to college experience
Carmela Amador
Issue date: 11/20/03 Section: Opinion
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Every campus has its own distinct culture. Our campus' culture is shaped to some extent by our diverse population, and our function as a two year "commuter college".
For the most part, students at UWT come to school, study, get through class, grab coffee, study and go home. This moribund schedule has made our student organizations, student government activities and student publications turnout remain low.
One reason for this may be that an extra meeting or event takes up time.
Well, the time you spend on this campus is about two years. After two years most of us will find a job or continue our education. Until then...
Where are the 2,300 students that go here?
Are you out there? Well if you are reading this, remember one thing: COLLEGE IS NOW!
You are here now. When you graduate, which comes sooner than you think, your life will change. You take the person that UWT created and adjust to fit the new mold of your job or your master's program.
Yet the power to apply your days in a master's program or new job towards a global improvement comes from an interdisciplinary education.
Students who don't start learning about life on the other side of the textbooks may not be taking advantage of a truly interdisciplinary college opportunity. By getting involved on campus, students can utilize the resources of their student organizations, student government or student publications to reach toward more global goals.
What interests you? Human rights, computers, chess, photography, diversity awareness or maybe even politics?
Politics are even a venue that provide the student with risks, rewards and real-world experience. And although political involvement by no means provides immediate results, the effects can be far-reaching and personally rewarding.
On the one hand, community involvement gives the student an instant feeling of gratification, while the results from joining an organization, student government or a publication may not produce immediate results. Eventually these not-so-immediate results benefit the involved student by improving their resources, networks, resumes and diverse education.
For the most part, students at UWT come to school, study, get through class, grab coffee, study and go home. This moribund schedule has made our student organizations, student government activities and student publications turnout remain low.
One reason for this may be that an extra meeting or event takes up time.
Well, the time you spend on this campus is about two years. After two years most of us will find a job or continue our education. Until then...
Where are the 2,300 students that go here?
Are you out there? Well if you are reading this, remember one thing: COLLEGE IS NOW!
You are here now. When you graduate, which comes sooner than you think, your life will change. You take the person that UWT created and adjust to fit the new mold of your job or your master's program.
Yet the power to apply your days in a master's program or new job towards a global improvement comes from an interdisciplinary education.
Students who don't start learning about life on the other side of the textbooks may not be taking advantage of a truly interdisciplinary college opportunity. By getting involved on campus, students can utilize the resources of their student organizations, student government or student publications to reach toward more global goals.
What interests you? Human rights, computers, chess, photography, diversity awareness or maybe even politics?
Politics are even a venue that provide the student with risks, rewards and real-world experience. And although political involvement by no means provides immediate results, the effects can be far-reaching and personally rewarding.
On the one hand, community involvement gives the student an instant feeling of gratification, while the results from joining an organization, student government or a publication may not produce immediate results. Eventually these not-so-immediate results benefit the involved student by improving their resources, networks, resumes and diverse education.