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Showing posts with label neumont good events and bad events of student life. Show all posts

Thursday, September 29, 2011

A Coder's Day

The alarm goes off at 6:30 A.M. and I get out of bed. I go through my morning routines of eating breakfast and brushing my teeth as the morning drowsiness slowly wears off. At 7:30 A.M I have finally woken up completely and I head out the door to get onto the shuttles that will take me to Neumont University. Every day I look forward to this due to the vast amounts of information taught through the experienced and intellectual teachers at this school. There isn’t a day that goes by where I do not learn something.

I get to school at 7:45 A.M. or so and I head up to my first class of the day. I pass a few friends in the halls, converse in the elevator’ s with a few students, and I eventually get to my final destination. The day goes on, and after a few gripping classes I get my lunch break and while at lunch I take this opportunity to do some work that is due in a few days. I sit down at a table with my computer and a plate of food that was just purchased in the commons area. After checking a few emails from teachers and staff I begin cracking down on some code I need to get done for one of the many coding classes offered here. Two hours later I look up and realize that I have class in 20 minutes and wonder where the time went. After writing a few more lines of code I set off to my afternoon classes.

The routine is to sit down, unpack your laptop, plug it in, and get any documents you need open to be open and ready for when the class starts. After a few lectures and a few team work assignments we finish the class and it hits 5:00 P.M. I say goodbye to everyone for the night and head home to work on the homework assigned to me throughout the day. I get home and make myself a cop o’ noodles which is one of my favorite meals. I sit down and put on some headphones to listen to my favorite bands while doing the work and I get cracking. A couple of hours later I am finished, so I call up some friends from home and chit chat for a while all while a few other students at Neumont are running problems with code against my head so that I may help them figure it out.

At a regular college this would be all that I do. At Neumont they strive to provide activities whether student sponsored or not. Every day consists of new challenges and new experiences. Every morning I can guarantee I will wake up and learn something that day or do something that will teach me what to do or what not to do. Well I can guarantee that throughout the week but on the weekend I can’t guarantee anything but me sleeping in until 12:00 P.M. and playing some great LAN games with some fellow Neumont students.

Dylan Ray Goelz

DRG

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Neumont University Student Reviews of Life on Campus

Life on campus at Neumont University is different (to put it midly) we don't have football teams, or homecoming dances (You're Welcome) but we do like to have a good time.  Just a few of the things happening on campus this quarter include:
  • STAR WARS DAY - Wednesday, May 4th (May the Fourth be with you)
  • “Full Plate Friday”- event for married students - Friday, May 6th
  • FINALS - COMFY TUESDAY - Tuesday, May 10th
  • CAMPING TRIP - Friday, May 13th-15th, Crystal Springs
  • PAINTBALL - Thursday, May 19th
  • LIVING TRADITIONS FESTIVAL/TRIP DOWNTOWN - Saturday, May 21st
  • BTS/LEAGUE OF LEGENDS/LAN - Saturday, May 28th
  • SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN BIKING/HIKING/DISC GOLF - Saturday, June 4th
  • DAY @ LIBERTY PARK/PICNIC/ICE BLOCKING - Saturday, June 11th
CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE
  • Tuesday, June 21st, 9:00 - 1:00, open to the public
  • Tour the Neumont campus, get some Neumont student reviews of life on campus, and meet with Neumont faculty and paying for college experts.
CAREER WEEK
  • May 16 - 20, August 15 - 19, and November 14 - 18
  • Interview Neumont students and alumnus, attend Industry Perspectives Presentations, and find out more about Neumont University.
PROJECT SHOWCASE
  • September 16th, 2:00-4:00pm, Room 200, Watch Video
  • Neumont's Student Project Showcase is an excellent opportunity for Neumont students to rreview each other's work and show off what they've been working on, compete for cool prizes, and enjoy a little friendly competition. 
And, of course, at the end of every first week of the quarter there's Week One Done, watch this video from a past Week One Done:

But, we'd like to hear your thoughts and reviews of life on campus.  What are your favorite activities?  What would you like to see more of?  Is there somewhere in Utah you've always wanted to visit?  What about reviews of local restaurants and chow stops you'd like to provide the food for campus events?  Share your thoughts . . .


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