A few weeks ago, some friends randomly texted me, “Hey, want to go downtown!?” It was a Friday and I was in the library. Of course my gut reaction was “yes”. But I wasn’t sure…it wasn’t in my plans, I had planned to get homework done for most of the night. Well, I didn’t have too much …
Category: Virginia Tech
And the search begins…
Virginia21 student thinks back on VT President’s legacy Last Tuesday, Dr. Charles Steger announced his planned retirement as the 15th president of Virginia Tech. I’ve been a Hokie for five years now I guess, and I like to think of myself as becoming smart in the ways of many things “Virginia Tech.” As a higher …
The point of LIFE is to learn to say “no.”
You may think this is going to be a blog post about not spreading yourself too thin, and not committing yourself to too many things, but that’s actually a skill that I’ve already been able to improve over the past few months. This post is a little bit different…(and long. And complicated. So, beware.)… I’ll …
“Write down your dreams, bury them, and you will see them grow and grow.”
“Write down your dreams, bury them, and you will see them grow and grow.” Tereai Trent Some of the very best opportunities I have on a daily basis HAPPEN to me. That sounds somewhat (and uncharacteristically) passive, doesn’t it? Well, I believe it to be true and I also am encouraged to believe that they …
One new person everyday.
Dasha shamlessly approached me, and asked me, “Are you Justin Graves?” Of course I said yes and I immediately was panicked – I couldn’t pick her face out of a line up, couldn’t attach a name to her eyes, and I couldn’t remember if we had met or not. Turns out Dasha wanted to be, …
SV to BB.
This week has been one word: stressful. So much e-mail, so many projects, and…I didn’t even have that much class! I’ve definitely been all over the place and not able to provide as much attention to…just about anything, that I’ve actually wanted to. After this weekend things should definitely calm down. BUT, right now, I’m …
SCALE-UP
“Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Physics” My professor and mentor, Dr. Frank Shushok, would probably prefer the acronym “Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies.” But go on – ask. What in the world do I have to do with the above phrase, this is often acronym-ed to “SCALE-UP.” In the traditional sense, absolutely …
VT Compliments
At Virginia Tech, a new Facebook page has really caught on for all the right reasons. Well, it’s actually been around for months but I’m really only just getting around to writing this blog post and taking the time to recognize someone else on it – I’m all about spreading the wealth. The story that I’d …