Ryan (Seth) Pennington
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Fall Into the New Season
Have you ever been on vacation and you felt as though the time it took to reach your destination was so long? Then when you are having a blast on vacation the time flies and next thing you know you are back home getting ready for the same routine you needed the break from. I feel as though that has been my journey leading up to this past break. Don't get me wrong, I'm very excited to be back in school again and learn all of the great things that Sullivan can teach me but my vacation time was spent too quickly. Now it is back to dedicating Sunday's for homework and weekdays for class. Work is always throwing new challenges my way and so is school. I feel as though these challenges make me a better man and have me grow as a person. I am finished with my pity party of lost vacation time. I am motivated to continue rolling with the punches and embrace the fall quarter with open arms and an open mind. Bring on the fall!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Fall Quarter
I'm excited to start the Fall Quarter at Sullivan tomorrow! The break has been wonderful - and much needed - and I am feeling refreshed and ready to start again.
This quarter I am taking four classes again, two on campus, and two online. This is the first time that I am enrolled in online classes, so I am a little bit nervous on how everything will work, but I am sure it will be fine once I get started.
Hopefully this quarter will be less stressful than the Summer quarter. Last quarter I had picked classes with a heavy homework load. And since I will be on campus only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, things should be a little easier.
But I will miss eating at the Cafeteria every day! The food there is awesome. I guess I will have to start cooking again ...
Last quarter they had some wonderful new additions, like Chicken Marsala, and Chicken with Arugula. I did miss the gyros, though.
Have a nice and successful Fall Quarter everyone, and welcome back :)
Claudia
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Remembrance
I hope that everyone in our Sullivan community was able to take a moment out of their busy schedule and reflect upon what happened 11 years ago. We are all working hard to better ourselves and sometimes need to stop and look at the world around us. Things have changed a lot since that fateful day. Continue to pray for the families of not only the victims of 9/11, but out service men and women as well.
Wayne Yokie
Wayne Yokie
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Another Quarter Done...NEXT, PLEASE!
Another Quarter Done...NEXT, PLEASE!
Another quarter winding down, summer is almost done. Makes me think about the stair step approach, gradually going deeper into a field of study and building upon previous classes. It's proven to be a great method for so many programs and really builds a solid foundation for future success.
Dr. Suess summed it up great by saying, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”The education we receive here is coming from practical experience as well. I had the chance to listen to some of the stories behind the faculty at the open house and along with some of the teachers I've had in my courses and they really are a wealth of knowledge we can learn practical skills from. They don't rely on theory, they have done this and can give us a true outlook on what we can expect and guide us when where we need to be if we get lost.
In past college experience, at a freshman level, you are thrown in to classes that want to weed you out. They got your commitment of money, now they stick you in a class where you are just a number and they don't care if you pass or fail. Sullivan has employed teachers that want to tech, they want you to learn. The willpower to do so comes from you, so don't say that it's the teachers fault that you didn't do as well as you thought you should. The environment that Sullivan creates is one that creates a thirst for knowledge, a desire to be better at whatever you choose to do. One of the prospective students at the open house even commented on the feeling he got when he decided to enroll. He liked that he was excited about learning and looked forward to the challenge. That is a great thing, to want to succeed and go further. There are casualties along the way, some people burn out and want to take a break. It's easy to say that you'll come back after a quarter off, but life doesn't slow down when you want it to, you have to stick with the path for it to work for you.
There was a classmate from my first quarter at Sullivan that had plans to start his own business, he was a very gifted I.T. student with dreams of starting his own firm, but he said he was getting burned out and wanted to take a break. He's stuck at a dead end job now because he did just that. He's a technician for a local company working for someone with a degree, but not the level of skills he has. He thought a break was what he needed, but during the time he took off, he lost the "locked" tuition rate, bills still had to be paid and since he was home more, they got bigger. He's still stuck at his job thinking it's a dead end, and when I asked him if he regrets taking a break, he said it was the worst thing to do, he'd lost his steam to push through and achieve his goals.
I still talk to him from time to time and have lunch every now and then, but he tells me all the time that "he never should have paused with school, because life kept playing and moved to a sad song."
So if you feel you're losing steam and just want a break, look at where you are in life and where you want to be. It's not easy, but the people who stick with their education come out ahead everyday...how much so? A recent government study showed that annual salaries for college graduates is double what a high school degree will earn. An advanced degree...try tripling what you make now, and see if that doesn't put some wind back in your sails.
Brian Strickler
Another quarter winding down, summer is almost done. Makes me think about the stair step approach, gradually going deeper into a field of study and building upon previous classes. It's proven to be a great method for so many programs and really builds a solid foundation for future success.
Dr. Suess summed it up great by saying, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”The education we receive here is coming from practical experience as well. I had the chance to listen to some of the stories behind the faculty at the open house and along with some of the teachers I've had in my courses and they really are a wealth of knowledge we can learn practical skills from. They don't rely on theory, they have done this and can give us a true outlook on what we can expect and guide us when where we need to be if we get lost.
In past college experience, at a freshman level, you are thrown in to classes that want to weed you out. They got your commitment of money, now they stick you in a class where you are just a number and they don't care if you pass or fail. Sullivan has employed teachers that want to tech, they want you to learn. The willpower to do so comes from you, so don't say that it's the teachers fault that you didn't do as well as you thought you should. The environment that Sullivan creates is one that creates a thirst for knowledge, a desire to be better at whatever you choose to do. One of the prospective students at the open house even commented on the feeling he got when he decided to enroll. He liked that he was excited about learning and looked forward to the challenge. That is a great thing, to want to succeed and go further. There are casualties along the way, some people burn out and want to take a break. It's easy to say that you'll come back after a quarter off, but life doesn't slow down when you want it to, you have to stick with the path for it to work for you.
There was a classmate from my first quarter at Sullivan that had plans to start his own business, he was a very gifted I.T. student with dreams of starting his own firm, but he said he was getting burned out and wanted to take a break. He's stuck at a dead end job now because he did just that. He's a technician for a local company working for someone with a degree, but not the level of skills he has. He thought a break was what he needed, but during the time he took off, he lost the "locked" tuition rate, bills still had to be paid and since he was home more, they got bigger. He's still stuck at his job thinking it's a dead end, and when I asked him if he regrets taking a break, he said it was the worst thing to do, he'd lost his steam to push through and achieve his goals.
I still talk to him from time to time and have lunch every now and then, but he tells me all the time that "he never should have paused with school, because life kept playing and moved to a sad song."
So if you feel you're losing steam and just want a break, look at where you are in life and where you want to be. It's not easy, but the people who stick with their education come out ahead everyday...how much so? A recent government study showed that annual salaries for college graduates is double what a high school degree will earn. An advanced degree...try tripling what you make now, and see if that doesn't put some wind back in your sails.
Brian Strickler
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Can You Believe That it's September Already???
Wow! It's The 1st of September!!! I know I sound like a broken record but time has flown by!!! We're quickly approaching our last week of the quarter and then we'll be on a 2 week break. If you guys have been as busy as I have, it's a well welcomed break as well!
Yesterday afternoon I met with the head banquet chef at The Brown Hotel to briefly discuss my internship! It was exciting and a bit frightening at the same time. Their kitchen is huge! It supports both restaurants and their banquet foods as well. It's very fast paced and buzzing. I'm welcoming the challenge because I've come so far to turn back now but it's almost surreal. Wow, I am finished with my Culinary Arts degree! I've completed all my classes and requirements and now I'm at that final stage...the internship. And then I can solely focus on my Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management.
For anyone who is unsure if you can do what you signed up for don't worry...You can! But it will take lots of hard work and dedication. But the end result is well worth it! I will be walking down that aisle next April getting that well deserved college degree!! Not only will it make me proud but my children will see that all of their hard work will pay off as well...just look at their momma!!!
Alona Beasley-Jenkins
Wow! It's The 1st of September!!! I know I sound like a broken record but time has flown by!!! We're quickly approaching our last week of the quarter and then we'll be on a 2 week break. If you guys have been as busy as I have, it's a well welcomed break as well!
Yesterday afternoon I met with the head banquet chef at The Brown Hotel to briefly discuss my internship! It was exciting and a bit frightening at the same time. Their kitchen is huge! It supports both restaurants and their banquet foods as well. It's very fast paced and buzzing. I'm welcoming the challenge because I've come so far to turn back now but it's almost surreal. Wow, I am finished with my Culinary Arts degree! I've completed all my classes and requirements and now I'm at that final stage...the internship. And then I can solely focus on my Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management.
For anyone who is unsure if you can do what you signed up for don't worry...You can! But it will take lots of hard work and dedication. But the end result is well worth it! I will be walking down that aisle next April getting that well deserved college degree!! Not only will it make me proud but my children will see that all of their hard work will pay off as well...just look at their momma!!!
Alona Beasley-Jenkins
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