School and Life thus far..

As the start of the blog, I figured I would first give a brief description about myself and what I have been up to thus far.

This semester has started off to be all and more than what I was expecting, of course in a good way. Last May, I was elected as the President of the largest Student-run organization in the country- the National Society of Black Engineers and I am currently serving the IIT-chapter of this organization (NSBE-IIT). It has been a memorable experience this past couple of weeks and I must say I am enjoying every minute of being in that position of POWER!!!!! (evil laugh).

Last week, we had our annual BBQ and a host of people attended. Here are some pictures from the event.

Our next general meeting would be held tomorrow so if you see this, be there..

I am also a Student advisor for the Fiance Board at IIT which is a branch of the Student Government. Basically, me and a number of others are in charge of advising and allocating money to Student Organizations on campus. This week is a particularly stressful one as proposals from over 50 organizations are to be filtered through and on Saturday we have hearings which pretty much lasts all day! Good thing there would be food though! :)

Classes on the other hand have been a bit skecthy and fun as well! I am having a "great" time balancing all my activities together and sometimes I forget that I have to do homework which then results in me pulling all-nighters already. Don't get me wrong , I enjoy my classes! I am taking this ECE 242 class which is basically digital computing and I am having fun playing with 1's and 0's, that's about my most awesome class thus far...the professor is cool. I could say this for a number of professors on-campus as they always make a constant effort to ensure we know what they are talking about. But at times it really feels overwhelming, the amount of work they make you do. I like to think of it though as preparing a solid foundation for the years to come.

I am looking at my schedule for the week now and I am pretty much busy everyday from about 6:45am to 9pm. I can be very forgetful at times so I made it a point this semester to create a schedule of everything I do from meetings, to class, to events, to even homework and reading times. This I believe would help me stay on top of things, seeing as there is a lot to be done.

Over the course of the semester, I would update you all weekly/bi weekly/monthly about events and activities on and off campus, so check regularly to know what's cooking. By the way, look out for the Fall Career Fair this Thursday hosted by the CMC! Great way to get a job, I'll be there and hope to see you too. Homecoming will be hosted during the week of September 20th-26th. There will be much food and various activities going on that will promote IIT spirit. This is only the beginning so watch out.

"Life is not about the moments you breathe but about the moments that take your breath away"