Tag Archives: Blogging

Comfort Zones vs. Self-Growth

Posted on November 9, 2020 by lynnmayo21

“Comfort, the enemy of progress” -P.T. Barnum Breaking out of your comfort zone is hard. It’s scary and uncomfortable but the greatest growth comes from stepping outside our comfort zones. Think to yourself when you experienced the most personal growth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, students, Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging, community engagement, Community Service, public speaking, self-improvement, social work, Student Ambassadors, UMBC, USG Life, USG Student Life, Welcome to USG | Leave a comment

Productivity for Stress Management

Posted on April 24, 2018 by USG

As students enter the week before finals, it is important to manage stress as effectively as possible. It’s important to note that stress is not something you feel. Stress is not a temporary state of mind that you experience. It’s important … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, Faculty & Staff, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged Blogging, inspiration, learning, lessons learned, real world, Relationships | Leave a comment

Powerful

Posted on January 25, 2018 by USG

As a student what I like most about the campaign is that it not only caters to people outside of USG, i.e, to increase awareness, it also caters to current students at USG by providing them with a sense of pride and joy. Continue reading →

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Simulation & Game Design at the University of Baltimore

Posted on December 10, 2017 by USG

University of Baltimore at Shady Grove offers an exciting opportunity to study for a career in game design. The program focuses around the concepts and the designing skills that create the video games that we all love. The major offered … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, Faculty & Staff, Life at USG, Work Experience | Tagged advice, animation career review, Art, Bethesda Game Studios, Blogging, Business, college experience, game design, Game production, Gaming, Innovation, inspiration, life, real world, Technology, the Universities at Shady Grove, university of baltimore, Work Experience, zenimax media company | Leave a comment

An Evening in Egypt: All Evenings Should Be This Enriching

Posted on November 30, 2017 by USG

My evening in Egypt was genuinely fantastic. If you attended and would like to share your take on the event please be sure to comment below, like this post or share. Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG | Tagged Blogging, college experience, Cultural Event, Dance, Food, lessons learned, real world, Student Life | 2 Comments

Scholarship & Donor Recognition

Posted on November 21, 2017 by USG

On November 17th 2017, the Universities at Shady Grove celebrated the Eighth Annual Scholarships & Donor Recognition Luncheon. The event was dedicated to honoring the scholarship recipients and donors. There was over $900,000 donated to the students at shady grove. … Continue reading →

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My First Chapter at USG

Posted on September 30, 2017 by USG

This year has been a year of many “news.” From my being a new student UMCP at USG studying Physiology and Neurology, to my becoming a Student Ambassador and Student Blogger! I look back at how far I’ve come and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life at USG, Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging, college life, First Impressions, First Time, new students, Welcome to USG | Leave a comment

#OccupyLibrary

Posted on September 26, 2017 by USG

There are many resources that several students do not take advantage of at the Universities at Shady Grove. For example, filtered water. Is this a big deal to no one else but me? No Maryland swamp water at USG. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, Life at USG | Tagged advice, Blogging, books, lessons learned, life, Media, Priddy Library, school, writing | 1 Comment

Writings are Souvenirs Too

Posted on May 2, 2017 by menazafernando1

I posted my first blog post on the Around the Grove blog on September 29th, 2015 – and now today, May 2nd, 2017, marks my last blog post on the Around the Grove blog. I think back to my first ever semester at the Universities at Shady Grove. I remember seeing the email calling for students to become USG bloggers, and being excited about the prospect of writing meaningful posts and sharing them with a new community… Continue reading →

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To Blog is Not Just to Write

Posted on April 18, 2017 by menazafernando1

As a continuation of my reflective posts as graduation nears, and my desire to inspire others to write, I thought it would be appropriate to have another post about writing. I cannot believe that I have been blogging for the … Continue reading →