[nabs-l] being scholastically social?

Wed Mar 24 13:35:28 UTC 2010

College is just as much about the social experience as it is the academic. So much change happens over those 4 years of life, (or in my case a little more), and peers are a big part of that growing process.
On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:33 PM, Darian Smith wrote:

> Maybe it's the californian  in me, but  I think it's perfectly fine to
> "play  hard" as well as work hard.  it's equally important not to
> "take your eyes off of the ball" or "prize" in so  far as to
> remembering why you are in college.
> 
> On 3/23/10, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I suppose, but not all work places are the same, and I suppose it will
>> depend on what you intend to do. I know that in my workplace, I'll be
>> regularly interacting with administrators, colleagues, students, lab
>> assistants, and members of the community, and especially with colleagues,
>> I'll want to feel like I'm on friendly terms with everyone and can enjoy
>> working with them. I'm working in a Visual Information Processing lab right
>> now, and the professors in the lab hold monthly lab socials for all the
>> profs, grad students and undergrads that work there. they also have retreats
>> holiday activities, and enjoy each others company outside of school and
>> work. The idea is that a lab team made up of people who can enjoy healthy
>> social activity with their colleagues, they'll have a happier, more
>> productive time collaborating on research.
>> 
>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> true but you don't want to be distracted from work. so you treat college
>>> like a work place. Ok I'm hanging out at the student union right now but
>>> I'm
>>> talking to no one unless I have to get up to get food. lol.
>>> On Mar 23, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Jamie Principato wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I consider myself to be very academic-oriented. My career goal is to
>>> become
>>>> a researcher and university professor of cognitive psychology, but f you
>>>> only focus on work and nothing else though, if you don't branch out and
>>> at
>>>> least devote a little effort to extracurricular interactions, how will
>>> you
>>>> develop relationships with future colleagues?
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> No in my opinion it will get you distracted from work and work is what
>>> you
>>>>> are there to accomplish. nothing more. I have no time to go out and
>>>>> have
>>> fun
>>>>> now that I'm doing 13 credits. only in the summer or duroing spring
>>> break
>>>>> can I pleasure myself in singing karoque. but college is for work alone
>>> in
>>>>> my opinion even if it is a choir class.
>>>>> On Mar 22, 2010, at 3:43 AM, Sarah Jevnikar wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I disagree with RJ and Sarah. Obviously you're there to get a degree
>>> but
>>>>>> there is so much more to education than that. Learning from lectures
>>> and
>>>>>> texts is such a small portion of what you will learn in life it can't
>>>>> hurt
>>>>>> to expose yourself to a wide range of people and interests while so
>>> many
>>>>>> opportunities are available to you. Maybe you won't like what you
>>>>>> learn
>>>>> from
>>>>>> others or you won't make the friends you hoped but putting yourself
>>>>>> out
>>>>>> there can only benefit you In the long run.
>>>>>> Respectfully,
>>>>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>> Of RJ Sandefur
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:50 AM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] being scholastically social?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I felt the same way as Sarah does!
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:18 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] being scholastically social?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I don't socialise but that has nothing to do with my blindness. I
>>> choose
>>>>>>> not to socialise with anyone because I'm there to get my degree and
>>>>> nothing
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> else. I know that sounds cruel but those are my thoughts.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Take care.
>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Darian Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'm curious to  here what  people's thoughts are about  becoming
>>>>>>>> involved in  clubs and campus  activities in school (high school or
>>>>>>>> college). do you  jump at the oppertunity to meet new people? do you
>>>>>>>> feel nervous about it. have you met some of your  best friends at a
>>>>>>>> ralley,  social club, campus society? how did your  self- identity
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> a blind person factor into  your interactions with people? how did
>>>>>>>> people interact with you?
>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Darian
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Darian Smith
>>>>>>>> Skype: The_Blind_Truth
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> Darian Smith
> Skype: The_Blind_Truth
> Windows Live: Lightningrod2010 at live.com
> The National Federation of the Blind has launched a nationwide teacher
> recruitment campaign to help attract energetic and passionate
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