we did it! the class of 2007 has graduated – with honors.
the medals ceremony was last night, and as frustrating as it was to line up alphabetically on a stairway for an hour, it was a very nice ceremony. i think knowing a larger percentage of the students, faculty, and staff there really was what made the difference between the medals ceremony and my eberly college of science graduation – i got to cheer for a lot of my friends as they went across the stage, and shake hands with people who actually knew who i was, as opposed to administrators i’d never seen before and vice versa. i’m a part of the family at the honors college, and that’s one of the things i’ll be sad to leave behind.
on a lighter note, i’ve found that college graduations are slightly amusing, because all of the faculty are in full academic regalia. with everyone in funny-looking robes and oddly-shapen hats, i kind of felt like i was in a harry potter movie. 
oh, and i saw a few people wearing MIT’s robes – from here on out, at any graduation i will be wearing gray velvet robes with red stripes. i have the distinct suspicion i’m going to feel like a jester.
another SHC event i attended two weeks ago was the 10th anniversary gala. it was wonderful to see all the people whose support the SHC has gathered together in one room to celebrate the Schreyers and their wonderful gift, and what the honors college has become in ten years. i met JoePa, Graham Spanier, the Schreyers, and many SHC executive committee members and PSU administrators and donors. JoePa gave the champagne toast at the end of the evening, and, as only he could hope to pull off, he instructed all the female scholars in the room to go kiss Mr. Schreyer on the cheek. (we did, of course… it’s JoePa!) the 10th anniversary video was also viewed (featuring yours truly!)… it can (and should) be found on the dean’s blog here.
^ Donna Meyer and me at the 10th anniversary gala
as i’m moving on from the SHC, this will be my last post as a student blogger. so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight… adieu, adieu, to you and you and you…
to the incoming SHC class of 2011, i challenge you to be involved, both with the honors college and with the university as a whole. join SHC THON! volunteer in the community! join the SHC student council! being involved will make your undergraduate experience so much more special and valuable to you.
also, this is your opportunity: go abroad! spend a semester (or a year, if you can) somewhere as different from happy valley as you can manage. learn a new language, a new culture, and a new way of looking at the world and at yourself. it might be the last chance you have to live abroad – don’t waste it! it’s worth it, believe me.
and, on that note, i’m out. goodbye Schreyer Honors College; goodbye Penn State; it’s been an amazing four years!
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