The Beginning of My Final Year

As sad as it is, my SENIOR year at Mercyhurst is finally here and on its way. Honestly, this is a very emotional time because everything that is happening is considered my "last."
My roommates and I have developed a motto for our senior year- "Whatever you want to do, do it, there are only so many tomorrows" as we go along through this school year, we will take advantage of the many wonderful opportunities that arise because our time together is almost through.
Looking back at my freshman year, senior year seemed so far away, I couldn't truly picture myself as a senior, at age 21 back when I was just 18 years old. Now that it is here, I want to make every moment last and make lots of fun memories to share for years to come.
If I can give any advice to students - TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES- my roommates and friends are perhaps annoyed at me, but a picture is a the best way to remember the fun and good times that were had.

My roommates and I in a first day of school pyramid!

So far, the school year has been really good for me, I really enjoy my classes thus far! A little run down is as follows:
Business Policy and Strategy taught by Dr. Daryl Georger is my senior year class that encompasses mostly everything learned throughout my time in the Walker School of Business. As a Business Management major, I am grouped with students from other concentrations such as Accounting, Finance and Marketing to complete a strategic plan for an actual company while utilizing knowledge from other Business courses we have taken.
Global Communication taught by Dr. Anne Zaphiris will be an extension of a course that I took last year titled Communication Theory and Research in which my group and I conducted how Muslims are framed in American media. Our research paper was accepted to conferences in Washington D.C. in which we placed in the top four and Buffalo NY in which we placed in the top five. In this class, my group will extend our research to international sources to discover how Muslims are portrayed in both national and international media.
European History taught by Dr. Randall Howarth is a bit more than a class because it is also a study abroad opportunity. Within the term, our class will study both French and English monarch history and prepare to create a documentary. At the end of the term, the class will travel to Paris and London for 10 days! I am very very excited for this, it will be my first time abroad! While we are on the trip we will be filming and creating a documentary of our studies!

Student Alumni Association tailgating before the first home game!

So, as you can tell, I am already fully emerged in my classes and enjoying them very much so! I have a lot of work ahead of me, but it should be expected from higher level classes.
I hope your school year is off to just as good of a start as mine - here's to senior year!