Busy week and good times

   Hello All! Hope everyone is having a great New Year so far! Let's see this past week was a busy one with a lot due in my seminar course and starting a new unit. We started a new unit in my internship on the Human Circulatory System and the blood. My students have been really intrigued so far and it is nice to see them excited. On Friday, I was able to show them a dissected cow heart. I was able to show them the structure of the heart so they could start to put what they have learned so far together. A few of the students were less than excited, but did look, while the majority put on a glove so they could touch the heart and see what it felt like. They were so excited, out of their seats looking on and ready to check it out. I even had one student who asked if she could take a picture of it. This was a great moment and it felt good that they were this interested.
   This week I was pretty busy with my work study job as well and the UGC was in an excited flurry due to the ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of it's new building and thank it's generous donors. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the event due to my internship, but I heard it was a great success. We are lucky as UGC students to have such generous individuals that recognized the good work that UGC has done and is doing and were able to make this new building possible.
   Last night was the Winter Semi-formal that UGC held at a local restaurant, the Van Dyke Lounge. We were in a private room upstairs, which was a huge, gorgeous facility. The food was phenomenal, the atmosphere was great and we had a great time dancing. I was initially unsure of whether to attend, but must say I had a fabulous time as well as everyone else. It was also great that some of the professors and administrators attended as well. It was nice to have them join us and to be able to see them outside of their environment as well.
   Well time to get to work, three day weekend with lots to do!

Below are a few pictures from the semi-formal.