On October 8th, 2025, I attended an interactive workshop hosted by HVCC alumni Ehdoh Kyi and Salah Harris, both from S&S Capital Consulting. The two had demonstrated and given examples of numerous ways to better understand and apply communication etiquette, focusing mainly on networking and making connections with people. At first, I went into this workshop not expecting much or taking anything away, but I ended up learning a ton of ways to properly network and keep the conne

On September 29th, 2025, I attended a vision board luncheon hosted by Chelsey Wolcott. The goal of the event was to motivate us all to create our own vision board for our future, not only at college but also after college. I look at making vision boards, but I usually do it on Pinterest. It was so much fun making a physical version! My board was a mix of present and future, ranging from how I wanted my college years to go to how I wanted my years outside of Hudson Valley to g

Before officially joining the Honors College, I, along with other members in my cohort, attended a signing ceremony to celebrate all of us committing to the program. At this ceremony, we all got to sign a banner, which essentially initiated us into the Honors Program. Before and after the ceremony, I got to talk with and meet many of my now classmates, which was the start of many friendships.