Amid Waco’s booming arts scene, one art form has grown slower than others — dance. However, partial credit must be awarded to one trailblazer in the field. From the beginning of her dance career in her youth to now, Waco local Brooke Schlecte has brought many opportunities for different kinds of dance to thrive in Waco.
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As college students, there is pressure to base your future on the career of your choice. While it may sound cliche, a more fulfilling way to navigate the next phase of life is by establishing and maintaining strong relationships.
Especially at a rigorous school like Baylor, it’s easy to constantly compare yourself to your peers. Maybe you feel like you shouldn’t speak up in class because you think your ideas aren’t good enough. Perhaps you pass up applying for cool opportunities because you think your resume isn’t competitive. But the reality is that you have just as much to contribute as anyone else. Be confident in your own abilities, and know that there is a reason why you are exactly where you are.
When I tell people I went to an all-girls high school, it’s almost always followed by, “Wasn’t that so much drama?” Don’t get me wrong — it was. But the confidence and self-development that come with an all-girls education are unique, and you can’t find them anywhere else.
The Center for Global Engagement hosted its Study Abroad Fair during Dr Pepper Hour on Tuesday, ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline for winter programs.
As you go through college, appreciate your comfort zone, but try to expand and step outside of it too. If something new comes around, don’t be afraid to say “yes” and go for it. While there is still the possibility that you won’t enjoy it, there is also the possibility that it will extend the span of your comfort zone. Who knows, maybe that “yes” will lead you to something that will entirely change your time at college for the better.
The symposium will include presentations, talks and posters on completed research, in-progress research and research ideas. According to the digital flyer for the symposium, any undergraduate currently conducting research and any graduate student with a poster or presentation, are encouraged to apply to the sessions by submitting an abstract using the QR code before the submission deadline of April 12.
The Center for Global Engagement made the fair the one stop students need to make in order to move forward in the application process. The fair included the program booths, an information session and study abroad advising all in one place.
Around 2,500 students showed up for this semester’s Career Day, according to Rylander. Recruiters were there to get to know students and explain their company further.
