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Gaining Confidence
These past two weeks have been super busy, and boy, have I learned a lot! On two separate occasions, the phrase “practice makes perfect” rang true. My first experience began at the USG Open House, and the second was learning … Continue reading
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Fall Fest
Fall is one of the best seasons of the year. The crisp leaves changing colors, seasonal drinks, and watching scary movies are one of the few things that set the tone for the spirit of fall. On November 3, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, fun, school, Student Life, the Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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The Last High School Graduation
A cool breeze broke through the warming air, drifting the skirt of my dress to the side. I crossed my legs to try and cover myself some and shifted so the sun may not reach the pale winter skin I … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Student Event, students, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, inspiration, real world, Student Life
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Winter To Do List: Pond Skimming
With the threats of impending ice, salt-covered highways, and school delays growing ever more present in our hypothermic lives, spring seems more like misplaced hope than an actual change in seasons. Yet, for the skiers and snowboarders in our lives, … Continue reading
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Tagged fun, life, the Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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Student Engagement Awards Night
Getting involved on campus during college can sound overwhelming. College is hard enough why should I add more stuff to my plate? There are so many benefits to getting involved on campus. Benefits of getting involved include finding new interests, … Continue reading
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Tagged service, social work, Student Ambassadors, Student Event, Student Experience, Student Life, volunteering
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Inclusion 101
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network recently published a research paper outlining how colleges can best help Autistic students. As an Autistic student myself, I decided to see how well USG is doing. Let’s look at ASAN’s guidelines: Show that you … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, Student Event, students
Tagged #CampusResources, Autism, AutismAcceptance, College, Support
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Monday Mourning
Today’s installment of Around the Grove features heavy subject matter. If you could be triggered by discussions of filicide, murder, abuse, neglect, or ableism, you might want to skip this one. However, if these topics are not traumatic triggers for … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, Student Event, students
Tagged Advocacy, ASAN, DayOfMourning, Disability, Grief, ZetaSigma
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Movies for Mental Health
Last week I attended the Movies for Mental Health event here (online) at USG! This event was put together by the help of many student organizations at USG such as Social Work Student Association, Psychology Student Association, Latinx Student Association, … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Student Event, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, counseling, Depression, mental health, Mental Illness, psychology, social work, USG, USG Student Life
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(Open) Mic Check!
Last Friday, USG held a virtual Open Mic Night for anyone who might have been interested. Even though it was Friday the 13th, we didn’t have any technical issues. The night went very well, and everyone who attended had a … Continue reading
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Tagged #fun, #poetry, #StudentEvent, #StudentLife, #takeabreak, #USG, #wellness
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Stressed Out?
Every now and then we get overwhelmed and stressed about the millions of things we have going on or need to get done. I definitely do. It can be the little things like homework or doing laundry (which add up!) … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Fitness & Wellness, Student Event, students
Tagged excercise, mental health, mindfulness, outdoors, podcasts, reduce stress, stress relief, stressors, Workshops
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