Orientations are Coming Quickly!

Hey Guys!

It is that time of year again! Orientations are coming quickly upon us, so I hope you new incoming students are beginning to look at your Orientation Registration Guide you should have received in the mail. This book will have all the orientations dates as well as a step by step look at what you should be doing this summer to prepare for your first semester this fall here at Ohio State Lima.  The Admissions Office is already getting students registered for their orientations, so I hope you are already registered or you have picked out a date and register soon. Our first two orientations are already closed so please register soon!

It is important to attend an orientation not only because very valuable information is given out and scheduling your first semester, but you get to meet other new incoming students who will be in a majority of your classes with you. I know personally at my own orientation I met a few girls I still talk to! One of the girls I met at orientation shared a few classes with me, so it made my first semester not as nerve racking. I knew if I missed a day from being sick I could borrow her notes or ask her what we did that day. It took some of the first semester pressures off.

During my orientation one of the things I valued the most was having current students there while I was scheduling my classes. They can help you choose the right professor or class. Also, to give you student advice on what classes they most enjoyed and thought were good picks. It really is helpful!
Just a reminder if you have not paid your acceptance fee it is VERY important to pay it as soon as possible! The fee is $100.

I hope everyone is having a great start to the summer!

See you next week!

Brooke

Summer has Finally Arrived

Hey Guys!

For a lot of us at Ohio State Lima it is FINALLY SUMMER! I bet most are happy to hear that! Finals are over and we can now take a breather until this fall when it starts all over again.

To start off my summer I took a vacation to Florida. My family and I went down to Fort Myers for a week. We spent time on the beach and at the pool. We also went to the Everglades. At the Everglades we saw a lot of dolphins, many species of birds and fish, and a manatee. While at Everglade City there were many places to stop off and see alligators. They were very neat. If you stayed about ten feet away; they just ignored you and went on with their business. They were not aggressive unless you toyed with them. If you go to Everglade City, you have to try alligator right? Well we went to a local restaurant and I did try alligator. It actually was pretty good! Other than the Everglades we went to local shops and outlet stores and went to an Indian Village. We ate at multiple local restaurants. I tried different types of seafood. Some I liked and others were not the best. All in all I had a fun vacation!  It definitely started the summer off on the right foot!

During this summer I plan to work at the bank as well as the Admissions Office here at Ohio State Lima. I want to work a lot to save money for my big move down the Columbus campus this fall. I am really excited to be continuing my education at Ohio State. Ohio State Lima was the perfect start for me, but my major is taking me down to Columbus this fall.

But it won’t be all work this summer. My family takes numerous mini vacations to Silver Lake up in Michigan throughout the summer. At Silver Lake there are sand dunes, attractions at the state park, and beaches. We ride four wheelers and soak up the sun for a few days to relax and then head back home. In addition my entire family on my mom’s side is planning to rent a house in Myrtle Beach and spend some time there this summer! I think that will be a lot fun. I have never been to Myrtle Beach before, so it will be something different than normal.

I hope everyone has a great week!

See you soon!

Brooke

The End is Near!

Hey Guys!

Well its official…I am completely done with spring semester. I just took my last exam and am feeling really relieved. As a bonus I will be heading down to Florida for a week this Sunday! I am ready to kick back on the beach and not worry about any homework or exams!

Even though this has been a very busy week for everyone, there were plenty of events to give yourself a break from studying.

I hope you got the chance to go out and play in the All-American Baseball game on Monday! The game was a team of Ohio State Lima faculty and staff versus Ohio State Lima students. It was a lot of fun, especially seeing some of the professors and staff play baseball. Crazy enough they ended up beating us, though I think their Barons baseball players helped them quite a bit J. There were hotdogs, crackerjacks, little apple pies and refreshments for everyone to enjoy during the game as well. Not to mention if you participated in the game you received an old school baseball jersey!

If sports are not your thing, I hoped you checked out the spring semester University Concert held Monday night. I know I was in attendance. Ohio State Lima’s Band, Choir, Carmony, and Chorale performed numerous songs for the audience. An added bonus was it was free admission! How can you beat that?

It was a busy week on top of finals! I also went to the Enrollment Services Office’s end of the year party held for student workers. The staff holds the party to show their appreciation for what all of their workers do throughout the year and a send-off for students graduating or heading to Columbus next year. It is always a great time getting all the student workers together! We made ice cream sundaes, which were delicious. Who doesn’t love ice cream?

In addition to all of the stuff happening on campus this week, D.R.E.A.M. Graduation is tonight, which is so exciting! As we mentioned before, the DREAM Program is a university preparation program designed by Ohio State to ensure that all students capable of achieving a university education have the opportunity to do so. Students are nominated to participate in the DREAM program by their guidance counselors. As part of the program, students and their parents are offered one-on-one support and counseling on such topics as the application process, financial aid and scholarships. To successfully complete the program, each student has to attend the DREAM events including the graduation where they then receive $1,500 scholarships.The semester is coming to a quick end. It has flown by, but I am so excited for it to be summer!

I want to wish everyone luck with any finals you still have!

See you soon!
Brooke

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!

Hey Guys!

We are getting down to the last couple weeks of the semester including finals week! I can’t believe how fast it really has gone by. With finals week fast approaching; I have been very busy beginning to study and write my final papers for my classes this semester.  Along with ending out this semester, I had to begin planning out autumn semester. I just scheduled classes last week as well as finalized my lease for my living arrangements in Columbus.

Yes, I am making the big campus transition from here at Ohio State Lima to the Columbus campus. I am rather excited to be down there this fall. I have made numerous trips down there throughout Autumn and Spring semester for Buckeye football games, the famous Mirror Lake Jump, Buckeye basketball games, and for numerous other events that were being held at campus.  I have really enjoyed my time here on the Lima campus, but my major requires me to be down in Columbus this fall to start taking the core classes for my major. My major is Visual Communication Design. It is located in the School of Design. If you have any questions about any majors a great resource to check out is majors.osu.edu. There you will find every major Ohio State offers as well as a guide on what that major is and the classes it entails.

One thing I don’t think a lot of people know about the Lima campus is that we have a very diverse set of classes, activities and opportunities! One such area being the arts. Martha W. Farmer was a former professor at Ohio State Lima and a big advocate for the arts. Not only was she progressive in developing opportunities at Ohio State Lima for students interested in Theatre, but she drove an increase in art and music classes offered and eventually was an integral part of the renovation of the Reed Hall Theatre, now named the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts. Our students, Theatre majors or not, can take part in two big productions a year. The Foreigner wrapped up last week and I had the opportunity to check it out. Let me tell you it was fantastic! The acting was great, the set design incredibly realistic and the play kept the audience laughing and on their toes. If you ever have the opportunity to see an event in the Martha W. Farmer Theatre be sure you do!

Since the semester is wrapping up, I want to wish everyone good luck on studying and taking their finals!

Have a great week!

Brooke

The Bow Tie!

Hey Guys!

The end of the semester is fast approaching; I hope everyone is hanging in there. I have been extra busy these past couple of days. I am starting to write my last papers and prepare for my last midterms before finals week arrives. Along with academics, I still am keeping up with my internship and had the opportunity to go to Toledo and Dayton for two separate receptions. Ohio State Lima holds these receptions for admitted students in or around the Toledo and Dayton areas to learn more about Ohio State Lima and help them make a decision about college next year!
We held Toledo’s off-campus reception at Pizza Papalis, which is a pizza restaurant near the Mud Hens diamond. They served real Chicago style pizza. It was delicious. Along with the great food, there were presentations on why the admitted student should become a Buckeye (if that is even really a question?) and they had the opportunity to speak with faculty and staff. All in all it was an awesome time!
Last Thursday, we traveled to Troy for the Dayton reception. It was similar to Toledo. The Dayton reception was held in Troy at La Piazza. We were served spaghetti, salad and some delicious bread. The restaurant was very fancy. As with Toledo we had presentations and a student and faculty panel to tell these admitted students about why they should become Buckeyes.
I really enjoyed going to these receptions. I think they are a great way to get admitted students from a distance learning more about the Ohio State Lima campus!
This week President Gee visited the Lima campus! It was very exciting. He had a jam packed day here in Lima. He presented to some of our admitted students along with taking tours of the campus and coming out to the Quad to take part in the student activities. We also had cute little bow tie cookies! Of course he posed for tons of pictures with the students and faculty. Everyone was really excited for him to be on campus! My main mission of the day was to get a picture with him…and I did! My life is probably complete now J.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Brooke

Speaking with students out on the Quad!

With the Admissions, Advising and Financial Aid staff at an event for our admitted students!

My picture with Dr. Gee! I've been waiting for this forever!

Spring Bash!

Happy Spring!

Well guys… we received a nice, short, unexpected break on Monday due to this crazy snowy weather we have been having! So much for happy spring! It definitely gave me time to catch up on some homework as well as some sleep though.  Funny that we were closed yesterday for snow considering it’s ‘Spring BASH – Be A Super Hero’ week at Ohio State Lima. The Student Activities Office along with campus organizations have put together a week full of fun filled events and activities!

On Monday, The Student Activities Office and The Gamers Guild was to sponsor a tie-dying event and a superhero craft for students. Since campus was closed on Monday, the activities scheduled to take place were moved to Tuesday. This was very convenient for me, because I don’t have class on Mondays so I was still able to take part in tie-dying a t-shirt and making crafts on Tuesday. This was my first experience ever tie-dying a t-shirt so it was pretty messy! I carried my shirts around with me the rest of the day in bags to make sure they didn’t get dye anywhere.

Along with all of Monday’s events happening on Tuesday, The Student Activities Office and College Republicans brought Steve Campbell of Fun Faces to Ohio State Lima’s campus to draw caricature characters of students. He drew people’s characters on a comic book inspired page. You could have yourself drawn alone and be drawn with a friend. My friend….and I had our picture drawn. It turned out pretty funny looking!

Wednesday, Student Activities, the History Club and a number of volunteers cooked hot dogs for the campus to eat while some other activities were taking place. We had the Big Red Chair in the Student Commons where you could have your picture taken. It was like something you would see at the fair! Unfortunately this very ‘unspringlike’ weather kept us from having our dunk tank, but the day ended up being a success regardless and a lot of hot dogs were grilled (outside somehow!) and consumed.

Later this week, there is a talent show, egg hunt and brunch. We also started the week with a huge Dodgeball tournament on Saturday. I’d say so far ‘Spring BASH’ has been a great time for the first year of the event. I’ll be sure to fill you in on the rest of the events in my next post!

Have a great weekend!

Brooke

We are almost done!

Hey Guys!

I am back! I hope everyone enjoyed their spring breaks! I know I did. I felt it was a much needed break! I think it will make these next five weeks move a little faster. Until we get to the dreaded time at the end of the semester- Final Exams.

I didn’t go anywhere warm, but I sure wanted to! Instead I went to Chicago with a few of my friends from college. We had a blast even though the trip was only for the weekend.  I have been to Chicago before but only to shop. I never took in much else Chicago had to offer.

While we were in Chicago we went shopping (of course), as well as went to the Field Museum and Millennium Park. At the Field Museum we saw Sue the T-Rex. She is the most complete dinosaur skeleton of her kind. It was actually really interesting. Millennium Park was neat as well. It was really beautiful; the architecture was totally different. 

We took in many other sites and hometown Chicago restaurants. We spent time just walking up down the streets looking at all of the buildings and different sites Chicago has. Of course we had to eat while we were there and let me just say; the food was amazing. I don’t think we ate somewhere that had bad food. We went to Giordano’s, Rosebuds of Rush, and Al’s Beef. We tried to have a selection of different food cuisines while we were there. 

I believe the most memorable part was the taxi rides. I had never ridden in taxi before, so it was a whole new experience for me.

Have a great week/weekend!

Until next time,

Brooke