Life was as busy as ever the first week of school, and I happily jumped right into my normal routine at OSU. New classes, fresh faces, and the same incredible Oklahoma State atmosphere made for a great first week of the semester!

Monday was filled with last-minute activities such as purchasing my books at the overflowing Student Union bookstore, getting my insurance ID made for my study-abroad trip, running to the bank and buying all the art supplies needed for my Drawing II lab. Also, I had some important tasks to complete for a couple of the approaching scholarship deadlines.

With Cowboy Spirit just around the corner, Tuesday brought a special OSU Student Foundation Exec. meeting and the general meeting that followed. There are so many exciting projects going on right now with STUFU and the Foundation; I’m very grateful to be a part of such a truly philanthropic organization. We were fortunate to have Becky Endicott, the senior director of marketing and communications, and Jonathan McCoy, the assistant director of marketing and communications, of the Foundation speak at meeting that evening. The news that they delivered to us about the upcoming campaign launch on Feb. 26 was so incredibly compelling I could barely contain my excitement. Experiences I’m sure witnessing or hopefully being involved in this monumental campaign will bring prove to me why OSU is such a unique university. I’m so lucky to be afforded the opportunities to participate in such life-changing events.

Thursday was definitely full of excitement as well, with the reception for Benjamin Harjo Jr. in the Gardiner Art Gallery. If you haven’t had a chance to see his incredible pieces displayed on the first level of the Bartlett Center, I would highly recommend it! Every piece is so wonderfully mesmerizing and unique, yet somehow cohesive with the next. I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Harjo and share my appreciation of his talents. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to attend the lecture due to a conflicting meeting, but I was happy to mix and mingle with his supporters. Here is a picture from the event.

After the reception, I went to a CKI exec. meeting, which will be our last meeting that is formatted in this way. This semester we have decided that for member recruitment purposes, it might be more effective to have slightly shorter meetings every Thursday, instead of only on alternating Thursdays. We will have an exec. meeting following each general meeting. We’re hoping that this gets members more involved! We also discussed many upcoming events, such as Fall Rally, which we were chosen to host here in Stillwater and the annual District Convention that is quickly approaching.

 

Friday arrived and it seemed like it had been almost two weeks, haha. Needless to say, despite my awesome week, I was ready for the weekend. It was a great one; I got to see some friends that came from Texas who hadn't been to Stillwater before. Let's just say, when it comes to talking about OSU and Stillwater they came to the right person! Haha. We went to “Joe’s” the first night and I think they really enjoyed the rest of their time here. Since this weekend is longer than most, I’ll have a chance to get ahead on a little homework and make sure I get plenty of rest for the upcoming week - a very rare occurrence!!

 

Go Pokes!