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Show K 5 The president speaks of Nick Raoux Student Body President Hello students! For those of you who are just entering this fall, welcome to the Griffin Community. You'll quickly learn how high we Griffins fly. If you're returning, welcome back! I came to this school in the fall of 2009 only knowing one person. Within a few months, I made and established a group of friends from diverse backgrounds, who I'm still friends with today. I fell in love with this college the minute I stepped foot on it, and I hope to be able to leave a lasting legacy here. I encourage you, all to find and meet me. I truly care of every student about the well-beion this campus. Feel free to let me know any grievances you may have or just to say hi. ng Incoming Students Never be afraid to try something new. Your job for the next four years is to be interested and interesting. If you haven't already, learn to ski, snowboard, rock climb, and hike. I don't mean to only include outdoor activities but if you are already consider yourself an avid outdoors person, maybe try theatre, music, or even zumba. Become a volunteer in the community and make lasting connections. It is easy and comfortable to of stay on campus and take advantage all the opportunities here, but make sure you get out into the Sugar House community and enjoy all of the opportunities Salt Lake's surrounding area offers. This exploration of your college will last experience at Westminster through your years on campus and, I Since hope, throughout your lifetime. education does not end with a degree, I encourage you to continue learning. The people you meet and experiences on you undergo will leave an impact is risks the world. Remember, taking a crucial part of your education. You have reached this point by being sucwell at least cessful in many areas in writing essays, solving problems, taking tests, performing or creating art, and being involved. At times, stick with you may feel tempted to courses and activities that are familiar to you from your high school experience, where you know you can be this will not allow you to gain the full value of Westminster's education unless you step boldly out sure beyond your comfort zone. Im that your advisors, professors, and Go Leaders gave you similar advice over the weekend, so take it! Part of the investment Westminster makes in its students is to make them feel uncomfortable: uncomfortable with your unsure even of previous assumptions, This is one of your ability to succeed. -- jr T r the ways in which you stretch yourself, gaining confidence and developing new ways of thinking. In the world of the 21st century, a premium for success is placed on creativity. That creativity is not something that you either have or do not have; it can be gained and developed by the experiences you undertake during your college years. By putting yourself in an uncomfortable situations you open yourself to new opportunities that will help you grow in ways that may surprise you. The key is not only to not lose sight of the forest, but often not to lose sight of the tree for the tiny part of a single leaf you wall be studying. It turns out that while your education, social and physical life are all connected, it is also very intricate. The tenjptation wall be to over-focon the immediate, on what wall be on this test, or this exercise. But never lose sight that everything you learn is even bigger than the forest. Being able to look at the world with wide- us open eyes will allow you to appreciate reality with all of its intersections, interconnections and splendor. Remember a laugh in a sea of sadness is contagious, and a negative nancy can bring down a group in less n. time than it takes to cook Top Stay happy and good luck to all of you this year! Learn more at www.myaswc.com Storage cj Sr- - lit- - iTiiiMilitif mt , student & staff discounts! ourwensi lihoussssu Lorage.com Call Virginia 801.463.0500 Email: sugarhouseseifetoragcmsn.com Ra-me- |