A Year in Review

One year already complete. A lot has happened in this short amount of time on campus. I’ve grown as a leader, friend, individual, and professional. I’ve taken time to find what I really care about, surround myself with people who are important to me,  and join different organizations that inspire me. This year… I changed…

Selfless Service

We have all been there right? Those pictures from your service trip in Peru would make for a really great instagram post. It is easy to want to take your experiences and post them on social media to see all the work you have done; it is what our society is seemed to be shaped…

To my roommate

Almost exactly a year ago we found out we received the Centralis Scholarship. As exciting this was, it came with a lot of nerves. For me, it meant not being able to room with someone I knew, and having comfort in that familiarity. I turned to the Schools App and hoped that I would meet…

Connections Conference

The Connections Conference is hosted in Traverse City at the Great Wolf Lodge and is open to various student leaders across CMU’s campus. Different organizations, RSOs, Hall Councils, etc. sent students to represent them in order to bring back ideas and ways to improve themselves and the groups they are a part of. As an…

Leadership Training Institute PT 1

As a part of CVFC we get the chance to attend various Leadership Training Institutes (LTIs) throughout the state and help facilitate one of the sessions that these high school students attend. This first LTI I attended was right off campus in Mount Pleasant at the Comfort Inn. Myself and Alyssa were signed up to…

Centralis Competition Day

It doesn’t seem like a year ago that I was walking onto Central’s campus for one of the first times, full of excitement, nerves, questions, and wonder. Centralis Competition day is where students apply for the Centralis Scholarship come to campus, turn in their “at-home” section of their application, listen to a presentation about the…

MASC/MAHS

My sophomore year of high school my high school student government advisor had presented me with the opportunity to attend MASC/MAHS states. I had known a few upperclassmen and friends that had gone in years passed, but I knew very little about the camp itself. I decided to go, but I was super nervous as…

Mentor/Mentee Retreat

Senior year in high school I remember following the sweet Julia Nachman on social media and seeing her post all about LAS and her experiences within it. I specifically remember her post about the mentor/mentee retreat and how much she raved about that weekend; I knew then how much I wanted that experience for myself….