fast times at Prov College

this morning, i finished the last exam of my first semester at UOM. after closing off my 8th semester overall, i have to say that i have never stayed the whole three hour period at write an exam... until today.
so i started thinking of how many classes and exams i did take... so let's take a look:


Semester 1:
Intro to Psych II 3
Intro to Soc II 3
Intro to Bible II 3
Marriage + Family 2
Mission Issues 2

Semester 2:
Psych I 3
Intro to Bible I 3
Intro to College 2
Applied Linguistics 2
Pracitum I 0?
Second Language Aquisition 1?

Semester 3:
Applied Linguists II 2
Materials and Methodology 1?
Practicum II 0?
Special Topics in Psychology: Addiction 0?
Anthropology II 2
Speaking in Public

Semester 4:
Acting I 1
Theories of Personality 3
Christian Spirituality I: Formation 0
Romans 2?
Ethics [vw]
Archeology + The Bible [vw]

Semeser 5:
Critical Thinking 2*
The Pentateuch 0
BTS Research Methods 0
Abnormal Psychology 3
Sociology of Religion 2
Stagecraft + Production 0
Social Science + Christianity 0


Semester 6:
Men Women + Society 2
Ecology, Technology + Culture 2
Worldview Studies 2
Research Methods 3
Self + Society
Intro to Soc I

Winter Break Module: Intro to Computer Usage I 0

Semester 7:
Contemporary Youth Issues 2
Hebrew Prophets 0
Philosophy of Religion 2
Qualitative Research Methods 0
Adolescent Development 3
20th + 21st Century Literature 2


from this list, i count 59... i'm working mostly from memory here, but i'm fairly confident it is accurate (also leaving out the exams i wrote this semester).
not to say all of these classes are easy, but the exam that i wrote today (Human Behaviour) looks at 10 different perspectives/approaches/theories in understanding how humanity operates and how to work with them... and writing six long essays takes a very, very long time.

8th semester fin.

so close.

i am currently working on my last two papers at Providence College... a lot of my friends are done, but i am still chugging away at my school work. i finished my last exam today; it was very difficult, but i feel confident in my answers and look forward to seeing how i finished.

anyway, i will be up late tonight working on my last assignments... i am drinking my first cup of coffee for the night, hopefully it will be enough.

then grad weekend begins!!!

one week intensive complete.

from jan 3-7 i did a one week course called 'computer usage I'. this involved sitting in a computer lab for seven hours a day learning about microsoft word, excel, access, and powerpoint.

i handed it in my last assignment yesterday and that is another course DONE!

hey bachelor of social science advance. imma comin for you!

the totem pole of class importance.

so it seems every semester i subconsciously rank my classes in order of most important and interesting to least. over the course of the semester, the rank becomes more and more apparent as time devoted to readings and assignments is alloted. and yes, this semester has definitely been no different.

i have learned a great deal from every one of my classes this semester, so let's take a quick look over at each one and what i'm taking away

so now, in no particular order...

research methods - understanding terms for measures of central tendency, learning about threats to internal validity, analyzing research methodologies... all good things. has to be taught and learned about. i am walking away with a new appreciation for 'stats canada'.

intro to soc -intro classes are always a bit on the boring side. while they're great when trying to understand the discipline as a whole, they're lame in the sense that you do not get to dive deeper into each topic, but only skim the surface. soc was good; read an interesting and thought-stimulating book, read a few good articles... would take again.

ecology, technology, and culture - now this course, i'll be honest with you, i took mainly because i needed a science credit. BUT! i also wanted to be challenged and i wanted to learn new things on a topic i knew little about. i could have taken the easy way out and registered for computer usage, but i did the hard thing and took a course i knew little on. anyway, i learned a lot about nature and humankind's relationship with it. my definition for nature had been broadened and my scope of understanding to the outside world has been widened [did you notice that i just said the same thing twice?]. hard class, lots of reading, but overall worth the time.

self and society - i am walking away with a lot from this class. i find that most of my sociology class i end up walking away feeling more aware of the world and, in this case, my self. it would be hard to for me to sum up everything i learned for this course, but i think what i am taking away is a better understanding of the formation of the self and how that impacts personal development. i'll probably be reviewing my notes for months to come.

worldview studies - i have always been fascinating with belief systems. looking to history, we can see how what a person believes to be true can cause such division among people and destruction of property. looking objectively at my own tradition has been something that i have had to do in a number of my courses now, and this one has been no different. this class has been great in helping me understand the worldviews around me and look at them with a critical eye. i definitely walk away with a great respect and understanding for other belief systems.

men, women, and society - no course has challenged me or left a lasting impression on me in my whole time at Prov than this course right here. i'll write more on it later, but this course has taught me a lot regarding the use and abuse of gender in the past, in the workplace, in advertising, and in Christianity. i have a greater understanding of sexuality, reasoning behind using gender inclusive language [take note to my use of 'humankind'?], and the radical man Jesus Christ really was. if any class has shaped my view of life, this class has definitely been the one. i have publicly recommended it on numerous occasions and will probably continue to do so.

so i said these came in no particular order. that was a lie.

i love Providence and i love learning. i'm sad this is my last year, because there are so many more classes that i want to take!

feel free to talk about this with me, i love talking about what i'm learning. haha i think my one regret is not hanging out with anyone in my major...

anyway, on that note.

K

daily meal plan.

breakfast:

omelet (peppers, onions, mushrooms, bacon, cheese)

instant oatmeal (plain), with a packet of brown sugar

pineapples

chocolate milk

some days: grapes, strawberry yogurt, muslix in a bowl

lunch:

wholewheat wrap (turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, red onions, thin strip of mayo)

instant oatmeal (same deal as bf)

cranberry juice

supper:

is time to indulge!!

around 9pm: protein shake

final class list

i am now enrolled in the four-year 'social science advanced' program, my classes for this semester are:

men, women, & society (sociology)

self & society: social psychology (soc)

intro to soc (soc)

research methods (soc)

ecology, technology, and culture (anthropology and science)

world views studies (philosophy)

my first assignment is due next week, it's on my garbage. guess which class that one's for?

;)

STUCO POWA KILLED THIS FISH

pfft. that's so last year.

so, summer is over. i'm done with camp and have started school once more. this year, i'm apart of a team known as STUCO (student council!). here is the team:

president: garret - theology

vice-president of student life: stacy - business

vice-president of administration: jill - theatre

athletics representative: elise - TESOL

commuter representative: tom - ?

communications representative: kyla - communications and media

missions representative: jana - ?

international representative: jessie - business

social awareness representative: caleb - ?

spiritual life representative: marc - youth leadership

social life representative: ME! - social science/TESOL

we're a good team, definitely looking forward to this year.

what do i do? basically bring the fun to the students... i have my own committee and we put on different events during the semester. my first event is tomorrow night, it's a coffee house, which is basically different students showcasing their talents for the school.

anyway... sleep time

kel

leadership week

my final year of college has begun. i'm sitting in my own room (no roommate!) right now, enjoying the last few days of 'leadership week'. this year i am on student council, so i'm here with all the RA's (resident assistants) and IA's (international assistants) learning what our function is at Prov this year.

for the most part, i know most people on all three teams and i think this is shaping up to be a pretty sweet year!

the long semester.

36 papers, 24 assignments, 10 quiz's, 4 presentations, 3 exams, 2 committees [missio dei 2010!], 1 major production, from 7 classes/21 credit hours.

81 credit hours in total, 9 more to get my degree.

silver lining?

my philosophy course, which is 50% assignments and 50% exams, might be dropping the two exams... which will take a significant amount of pressure off of the course and potentially increase my final mark. the course will then be made up of 12 assignments.

homework for this week:

summarize Deuteronomy

read a sociology book and write a paper on it

lead a class discussion on cosmology

precis an article on the Pentateuch

critical thinking exam [maybe]

hell month is almost over...

homework&hyperventilation

seven classes and two committees have indeed caught up to me.

let feb '10 forever be known as hell month for kel sherman. between all my readings assignments, quizzes, and presentations, i've also had to help bring 'missio dei 2010' together [last week] and run the floor for 'the diary of anne frank' [which will take hours and hours of this week away].

you know, if i didn't switch majors, i coulda been in five classes. but no, i had to decide a TESOL degree wouldn't be worth it, and that Social Science would be. definitely will be in the long run, but if i want to be done by the end of this year, seven classes it is...

anyway, i just finished summarizing Leviticus and Numbers, now I have to go mull over Romans, precis an article, and prepare my discussion for monday... but not before watching Anne Frank sit in an annex seven times this week, and rearranging chairs to accommodate as many people as possible for watching it with me.

hope you're having fun with whatever you're doing. whoever you are.

kel