The first one was the SGA Banquet on Tuesday. During my last House meeting as Speaker of the House, I gave my final report. I told the hundred or so in attendance what SGA meant to me. I thanked and challenged those who had served with me for so many hours each week to serve our student body.
On Wednesday was Candlepass. This is the last Pi Kapp event for graduating seniors, a chance for those who are leaving the chapter to say last words, pass down gifts, and leave the chapter with parting thoughts. As I spoke, I looked out at the body of men gathered around me and said goodbye to what has undoubtedly been the greatest influence of my life, what made me into the man today (and, if we’re being honest, what inspired me to do TFA).
Sunday was the end of the year banquet at the Rec…
Last weekend, just before I left campus for Easter Break, I received some of my pre-Institute materials in the mail. Included in the packet was a book written by Wendy Kopp, the founder and CEO of Teach For America. The book is entitled A Chance to Make History and it is a sort of handbook on…
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For Spring Break this year, I got to go to Washington, DC to lobby Congressmen for educational reform and funding. As a human being, this was a fun experience that taught me a lot. As a future TFA corps member, it was an incredible opportunity to do what I have committed my next two years…
read more »I don’t have to go home, but I can’t stay here. Today I experienced the first of what will be many Senior Moments. I was walking to my office, enjoying the beautiful sunshine and the even more beautiful campus when it hit me. Two months and this will all be gone. In two months, I…
read more »I’m not a planner. I don’t memorize dates. I never think more than a week in advance and rarely more than a day. That said, I had January 17th on my mind for a long, long time. For two years, the words differed but the conversations were essentially the same: “What’re you doing after you…
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