Cerebral Discharge

Summer is officially over! Wait a minute, it’s 28 degrees outside…I knew there was an upside to global warming! Oh well, I’m sure it won’t last much longer. A sure sign that fall is upon us is the recently held NAITSA Senate elections…I would like to congratulate Tyler Bernard and Karl Puodziunas, the two new Senators from the School of Resource and Environmental Management; as one of two outgoing Senators from this school (the other being the right Honorable Geoff Tate, currently holding it down as VP Apprenticeship on the NAITSA executive), I have a keen interest in seeing the Senate continue to improve. As the new student rep on NAIT’s Board of Governors, I look forward to working with this year’s Senate! Speaking of the Board, I have my first meeting a week from Monday, I’m really looking forward to that!

As for NAIT, open house is coming up next weekend; I’ll be volunteering Saturday, hopefully we have a good turnout. NAIT is a fantastic place to pursue an education that will give you something that universities don’t….REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE! I just read an article in the Edmonton Journal this weekend, talking about how university grads have been returning to college in droves.Apparently in universitythey did not learn the job skills they need to succeed in today’s maketplace…pretty sad, especially considering the cost to go to university for an undergrad degree easily costs three times what a diploma will run you from NAIT!

On a personal note, I have been hitting the gym pretty hard since school began…I am starting to see some results, though I know that the really noticable transformation typically occurs from week 9-12; I’m at week 4 at the moment. I’m planning on getting the BFL club rolling full steam ahead just after the long weekend, so keep your eyes peeled for the first meeting date!

Oh yeah, one last thing before I forget! The deadline for NAIT’s fall scholarships is this Friday, October 3. Be sure toapply online at http://www.nait.ca/scholarships, or pick up a paper application from the student awards office. Just remember, you don’t have to be a 4.0 student to be consideredfor awards;most often, the criteria for awards consists offinancial need, and qualities of leadership in addition to academics. Until next time!

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