College Experiences

Being in college can give you a great opportunity to network and show the world what you have to offer. At Rider University I got the opportunity to grow academically and socially wise. Just to summarize some of my college experiences thus far.
• During the summer of 2009, as an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student, I received the opportunity to attend to the Obama and Corzine Rally. I was awarded front row tickets because I earlier that week I was awarded student of the week in the EOP. I had received the chance if a life time to listen to President Obama speak and meet the president himself afterwords. This was such a rewarding experience that I will never forget.
• As a member of Multicultural Student Leadership Institute (MSLI), we attended the Heritage Day Festival in Trenton, New Jersey. There we had the opportunity to meet the former governor of New Jersey. Jon S. Corzine .
• Throughout the Fall 2009 semester I studied the works of James McBride. On November 18 2009, EOP hosted The 10th Annual Distinguished Writers Series where author James McBride attended and gave us the opportunity to read our works on his books.
• Rider University, every year hosts Ha-Ha week, which is a week-long event that raises awareness to college students about Hunger and Homelessness issues. A group of students including myself, volunteered in an event called Sleep Out for the homelessness, where we raised awareness on our campus by sleeping out in cardboard boxes on our campus mall.