First Blog Ever!

Hey everyone!

This is my first blog ever, so I'm pretty excited about it! I guess I'll start off with telling you a little about me. My name is Whitney, and I'm a Junior here at Suffolk University. I transferred to Suffolk for fall semester my sophomore year, and I've loved it ever since. I'm a psychology major with a minor in sociology, and hope to work with kids as a school psychologist someday. I lived at the 150 Tremont St. dorm last year in a nine-girl suite. As you can imagine, it was pretty chaotic at times, but it was a lot of fun. This year I am commuting to school from the North End of Boston. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Boston area, the North End is Boston's "Little Italy" - the home of the famous Mike's Pastry and numerous other Italian restaurants and shops. I absolutely love living there because of the awesome food, as well as the short commute to campus (about 15 minutes walking) but its also a popular place for Suffolk students to live so its cool to see people you know off-campus all the time.

Although I lived on-campus last year, I've only really begun to get involved with the Suffolk community this year. Most of the other Suffolk bloggers and I give tours around campus so you might run into us or meet us if you come to tour Suffolk. Aside from working in the Undergraduate Admissions Office and giving tours, I also am a teaching assistant for SU101. SU101 is a course for freshmen that focuses on adjusting to college life, learning about the campus/campus life and learning academic skills for success at Suffolk. Its a really interesting class and really builds a community for students; its the type of class that you can walk into and feel free to ask questions about classes, registering, roommates, study groups, or whatever, and not feel like you're the only one who doesn't know. If you decide to come to Suffolk I really suggest that you take it, or at least consider it (its a requirement for the Business school and an optional course for the College of Arts and Sciences).

I also have gotten involved with some community service groups this year, so I will be updating you on those throughout the year. I am a member of Up 'til Dawn, which is a group that organizes and runs fundraisers for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Our first event is on October 30th, and we're really hoping to have a good turn out!

This past weekend I also walked in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Starting at the Esplanade, we walked 5 miles along the Charles River, walking down through Boston University's campus near Kenmore Square, and walking back up through Cambridge. This year over 40,000 people participated in the walk- raising 3.25 million dollars!!! It was so inspiring to see so many survivors there, too!

I know I've rambled on and on, so I'll wrap this up. I'll be sure to keep you updated on what's going on around campus and around the city... Hopefully I can talk about a Red Sox win the next time I blog! GO SOX!!! : )


Whitney