NewsletterVolume 2 July 7th , 2014

This Week!

Cohort Conversations

For this week’s SCE newsletter, we will give you all a description of what will happen this week and where some of the study spots are on campus. We will also be displaying three students, (one from P.E.O.P.L.E. First Wave, and CAE) so be sure to read their unique and interesting life story.1. Cohort Conversations 2. Hip Hop in the Heartland3. Places to study on campus4. SCE Bonfire at Picnic Point5. Student Profiles

Get To Know A Graduate Fellow

Hip-Hop in the HeartLand

Remember that Cohort Conversations will take place this Wednesday JULY 9th from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, the Conversations will consist of Social Sciences and Humanities, Undecided, STEM, Pre-Professional, and Pre-Business. If you still have questions about the conversations, please contact your closest Undergraduate Academic Fellow. The conversations will take place every Wednesday until July 30th and ATTENDANCE will be taken. Be on the lookout for signs!

Want a break from study table? Want to see some awesome talent? Well, you’re in luck. There will be two Hip-Hop in the Heartland events this week. One will be on Monday (June 7th) and Thursday (June 10th). Monday’s event will take place at 8 PM with a performance by Piper Anderson. Thursday’s event will take place at 7 PM with a Open Mic. Students may attend these events in place of study table. Students must sign in at this event if they attend!

Favorite Song:Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong

Favorite Actor:Matt Damon

Favorite Hobby:Watching Korean Dramas

What do you want the students to know?Your college experience will be what you make of it. Use your time here and your resources wisely.

Diana FamakinwaNigeria and Chicago

Get To Know An Undergraduate Fellow

Janaina Rodriguez Madison, Wisconsin

Favorite Song:Latch by Sam Smith

Favorite Actor:Sandra Bullock

Favorite Hobby:Staying Healthy

What do you want the students to know?I want the students to know that I try to be approachable as possible and believe that life is what you make it.

Christina Duarte Grafton, Wisconsin Favorite Song:I Will Always Love You By Timeflies

Favorite Hobby:Drawing, Painting, Anything ArtsyWhat do you want the students to know :This campus and your life are your own canvas. Create a masterpiece out of what you want for your dreams and aspirations and don’t look back.

Favorite Actor:Will Smith

Get To Know An Undergraduate Fellow

Shannon ThaoKameron Young Asia JohnsonAmina IroLewis Bracey

Where to study on Campus?

When you want work done, definitely head to Memorial Library located by State Street and on Campus. It is extremely silent there and should be taken serious if studying.

Grainger Hall (Business School) has two floors where students can study. One is extremely quiet while the other one is social. The social area has computers.

The Law library is located one the 1st floor of the Law building and it is extremely quiet there. When studying, be sure not to be intimidated by Law School students.

The Student Activity Center (SAC) is located at 333 East Campus Mall and has two floors where students can study. The 3rd and 4th floor is where you should go.

This Friday, there will be a SCE Bonfire at Picnic Point from 6 PM - 10 PM. For those who have not been to Picnic Point, it is a great and amazing place with a beautiful scenery. It is also a great chance to meet other students (if you haven’t met them) and eat smores! The SCE staff will provide the food for the students, but everyone will have to walk or bus there. Sorry students.

Need a place to study and finish work? If you’re tired at just studying at Helen C White, (College Library) there are tons of places on campus to finish your work other than your dorm or your apartment. If you haven’t known yet, College Library is known as the “Social Library,” so avoid this place to study at all cost unless you’re looking to have fun. However, if you’re looking to diversify

your study spots on campus, then you’ve come to the right place. There are tons of places that both the Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Fellows know where to study, but below are four study spots that we recommend to you all. As you continue to go to study table at College Library for the next upcoming weeks, we urge you all to check these spaces out on your spare time.

SCE Bonfire

Isabelle Ngo - CAE Scholar

Nia Scott - First Wave Scholar

Philip Rudnitzky - PEOPLE ScholarDesigned By Your Undergrad Fellow - Xai

I am from Appleton, Wisconsin and I attended Appleton East High School. While attending Appleton East, I was a committed member of the Speech & Debate Team. During the four years, I participated in activities earning numerous public speaking awards, qualifying for State all four years, and qualifying for Nationals three of the four years. My favorite things about being part of the Speech and Debate Team were meeting new people from around the state and nation, developing critical thinking skills, and providing analysis on politics and other topics. I plan on participating in collegiate debates this upcoming school year and plan on studying business or political science. Additionally, I enjoy watching Workaholics, playing Cards Against Humanity, and eating Chipotle.

I am a recent graduate from Howard W. Blake High School in Tampa, Florida, and am apart of the First Wave Scholar in the 8th cohort. Throughout high school, I volunteered with multiple organizations centered on writing in the discipline of poetry. I am a winner of multiple competitions and awards throughout the national such as: Scholastic Arts and Writer’s National Silver Key, Scholastic Arts and Writer’s Regional Gold Key, Southern Fried Slam Finalist, Hillsborough County Poetry Jam Winner, and one of Creative Loafing’s “Top 20 Artist Under (the age of) 25.” Last year, I released my debut poetry chapbook Editing and Honesty and plan to release a book of prose in the distant future. I will be double majoring in English (with a Creative Writing focus) and Psychology, as well as adopt a few dogs along the way.

I was born and raised in Germany. However, my dad is American; born in Wisconsin. He met my mom in college when he was studying abroad in Germany. My mom was born in Russia and lived there until she was 15. Growing up, I rarely saw my parents and spent most of my time with my grandparents. We eventually decided to move to America because my dad found a job there and the schools in Germany were awful. The people and teachers there neglected me because they considered an “American” and not a “German.” After moving to America and trying out an American school, I loved it. The teachers and students here were much more accepting of me and it was a really nice change. I graduated from Verona High School with a 3.8 GPA and a 31 on the ACT. I still visit Germany every year and honestly, it’s a great place. Now I’m going to college at UW Madison. My intended major is Neurobiology, but that’ll probably change.