Twitter: @coleschlitzer
Monday, May 6, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Final Hixson Blog Post
Final Hixson Blog Post
Well the end is here, seems
like yesterday I was writing my first blog post! This semester was a very good
one and had a lot of fun. Making new friends and making new memories.
This week in class we had a more laid-back
class than the previous nights. Megan and I created out co-recitation leader
agreement. We had to come up with goals and a mission statement as a group. We didn’t
have a hard time coming up with what we wanted and how we were going to run our
class. I don’t believe we will have a problem with one another we both are hard
workers and want to get it done right the first time. We also had to figure out
times to meet to create our lesson plan and when to meet up with to review our
plans. After all of that was done we played a game of charades. Everyone was
having fun acting out our character. We of course won. The teams were Wednesday’s
class vs. Thursday’s class. Might be a fun activity we can do in the fall. Now
that school is over I am definitely looking
forward to the summer. I am also looking forward to enjoying some time off at
the farm. But when fall comes back around I will be excited to come back to see
everyone.
Until my next post, have a wonderful summer!
Cole Schlitzer
Monday, April 29, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #12
Hixson Blog Post #12
One more week of school left for me and I will be heading back to Dubuque for the summer!
This past week we finished our group's DST project. (Digital Storytelling Project) My role in creating the video was a producer as long as an actor. Being the producer was tough at times and also very rewarding. Getting all of the group members there for the film shoot wasn't always the easiest. I found out quickly that there was going to be no time where everyone could all meet up. In order for me to deal with a situation like that, I had to schedule multiple filming times. One tool that helped in collaborating everyone together was the program DOODLE. This helped by sending out a survey to all of the group members on which times worked best with them. You had to make sure that everyone filled out the survey and you then had to choose a time. As being a producer I also helped with direction of the group members to where and what they had to do. For this to go smoothly my other co-producer, Kat and I sat down and went through the script to smooth out some scenes. As for being an actor, I was a student who failed out because I step on the infamous Zodiac!
A little bit about the DST project story line...We based the idea off of the book and movie: The Hunger Games. We called it the Cyclone Games. The video is suppose to help out incoming freshman by showing them what not to do and what to do. This will help them "survive" in college. Originally there are 11 students or tributes that start out and by the end only two will prevail and graduate by following the steps to succeed college.
It was a great learning experience to lead a unique project like this. I defiantly have learned from it and will have confidence in the future on such projects. Hope everyone had fun with it as well!
Happy Finals Week and Good Luck with all of them!
Cole Schlitzer
One more week of school left for me and I will be heading back to Dubuque for the summer!
This past week we finished our group's DST project. (Digital Storytelling Project) My role in creating the video was a producer as long as an actor. Being the producer was tough at times and also very rewarding. Getting all of the group members there for the film shoot wasn't always the easiest. I found out quickly that there was going to be no time where everyone could all meet up. In order for me to deal with a situation like that, I had to schedule multiple filming times. One tool that helped in collaborating everyone together was the program DOODLE. This helped by sending out a survey to all of the group members on which times worked best with them. You had to make sure that everyone filled out the survey and you then had to choose a time. As being a producer I also helped with direction of the group members to where and what they had to do. For this to go smoothly my other co-producer, Kat and I sat down and went through the script to smooth out some scenes. As for being an actor, I was a student who failed out because I step on the infamous Zodiac!
A little bit about the DST project story line...We based the idea off of the book and movie: The Hunger Games. We called it the Cyclone Games. The video is suppose to help out incoming freshman by showing them what not to do and what to do. This will help them "survive" in college. Originally there are 11 students or tributes that start out and by the end only two will prevail and graduate by following the steps to succeed college.
It was a great learning experience to lead a unique project like this. I defiantly have learned from it and will have confidence in the future on such projects. Hope everyone had fun with it as well!
Happy Finals Week and Good Luck with all of them!
Cole Schlitzer
Monday, April 22, 2013
Diversity Event " A Thin Line"
Diversity Event "A Thin Line"
The
diversity event I attended on Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 at 7:00 pm was an event
called “A Thin Line.” The Thin Line is a story of one girl's struggle with her
eating disorder and the struggles of those close to her in their efforts to
understand and to help. This performance provides the audience with compassion,
understanding, and the means to seek action against the deadly disease of
eating disorders. During the skit or play, there are four characters the
actress portrays. One character she portrays is a girl who is struggling with the
illness. The other three characters are her internal negative voice, her
mother, and a close friend. These character all help explore the realities of
eating disorders.
First
off I had no idea that there was such a coalition in Iowa. I also never really
thought that eating disorders were so prevalent in today’s society. Looking through
a couple of websites, I found out there is actually a week that is dedicated
for spreading awareness about this disorder. It’s called the Body Image and
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. One question I had during the
performance was how bad or common is this disorder. So after reading some
information on different websites I found out that an eating disorder is a
mental illness. I also found out that it has the highest fatality rate in this
country. The research funds from 2011 that went towards eating disorder
research were around 28 million. They continue to receive inadequate research
funding.
The National Eating
Disorders Association (NEDA) is the leading non-profit organization in the
United States advocating on behalf of and supporting individuals and families
affected by eating disorders. Source:
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #11
Hixson Blog Post #11
Wow already the end of the semester!
Today’s blog post will include a reading we had to do
for Chelsee. The title of the article was, "Social Intelligence and the
Biology of Leadership" by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis. empathy,
attunement, organizational awareness, influence, developing others,
inspiration, and teamwork, were the 7 qualities that were pointed out in the
paper. Our question was to describe two of those qualities we were good at and one
quality we were can improve on.
Two qualities of social intelligence that I feel I am
good at are teamwork and attunement. I work well with people. I almost prefer
to work in a group of people than by myself. I feel like most of college you
will be required to work in groups. There are also many opportunities that you
are able to be a team leader throughout your college career. Another quality that I feel that I have is attunement.
I am aware of how people are feeling most of the time and I can
adjust to help them when possible. I am able to listen to them and provide them with a reply that will make them feel good.
One characteristic of social intelligence that I feel
I can improve is influence. Being able
to influence others would be one of the more challenging characteristics. You have
to teach yourself to influence in a way you are not being in power. The answer is being able to use influence
and being persuasive, without the use of power or control. I want to
influence the peer men-tees in a positive way so that they can enjoy their first
year at Iowa State. I want to be able to affect them in a positive way rather
than trying to persuade of push them.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #10
Hixson Blog Post #10
Hello all! Happy Spring...well sort of
As a peer mentor, you may come across different types of contact with students. So being a peer mentor, what are some examples of good ethics that you should use?
Hello all! Happy Spring...well sort of
As a peer mentor, you may come across different types of contact with students. So being a peer mentor, what are some examples of good ethics that you should use?
In chapter 10, there 12 principles for good practice that
should be demonstrated by peer educators in the
classroom.
1. Respond within the limits of your training and skill.
2. Acknowledge your limits openly by saying that you do not
know rather than providing false expertise.
3. When in doubt-consult!
4. Maintain student privacy and confidentiality, as long as
privacy protects the person being helped.
5. Show respect and dignity for others.
6. Understand your own personal bias and avoid imposing bias on
others.
7. Continue to deal appropriately when working with persons for
whom you might feel conflict with.
8. Act appropriately when working with persons for whom you
feel attraction.
9. Knowing and managing your emotional response, while helping
another, is crucial to your own well-being
and to your ability to help.
10. Take responsible action if you learn about illegal behavior.
11. Remember that as a peer educator, you are a role model!
12. Maintain integrity and do not promote hearsay in commenting
on professional relationships with others.
All of these are very important when being a peer mentor. Different situations you will run into, so you have
to be aware and know how to handle them properly. It is extremely important to understand the problem
and take appropriate action.
Thanks and have a great week
Cole Schlitzer
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #9
Hixson Blog Post #9
Today I am just going to go through some academic resources and
strategies for academic success here at Iowa State
The main acedemic resource that is available here at Iowa State is the
Academic Success Center (ASC) The ASC is a collection of services and programs
designed to help you reach your academic goals.
One resource that you are able to use is the Academic Coaching, which provides one-on-one
meetings with students seeking help in evaluating and correcting academic
challenges. Students are encouraged to seek academic coaching to develop skills
that can improve areas of their lives such as time management, note taking,
study skills and test taking. The coaches are trained in teaching effective college
success skills and can also assist students with test anxiety or motivational
challenges. For example you can meet with them
to go over productive use of study time, goal-setting for improved academic success, reading and note taking strategies, and overcoming test-taking challenges. Pretty much any other academic skill you want to
develop or improve! The best part about this service is that here is NO cost!
Another helpful tool for academic success is taking the
class Psychology 131 It is designed to facilitate students' development of
academic skills, behaviors, and attitudes. Content in this course helps
students immediately, but also prepares students for academic success
throughout their college career. Psych 131 is one credit, graded satisfactory/fail.
I’m sure many of you have had or are currently taking a
class that has a Supplemental Instruction (SI) This is also a free program that
have regularly scheduled study sessions for difficult courses. SI sessions are
facilitated by SI Leaders, who are undergraduate students who have previously
taken the course and demonstrated academic competency in the subject area. Each
SI Leader facilitates at least three 50-minute sessions per week using
collaborative learning methods. Attend once or attend every session.. data
suggests that the more you attend, the higher your final grade will be in the
course.
And of course there is tutoring, which is free for all of us
Hixsons. As you can see there are numerous resources on campus to
help you succeed academically. So in conclusion if you haven’t taken advantage of these
resources you defiantly should, almost all are free and very useful.
Cole Schlitzer
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #8
Hixson Blog Post #8
What sort of descriptive words come to mind when describing a leader? Enthusiastic, well educated, good communication, or consistent? These are just a few of many characteristics of a leader.
Leading groups effectively was the topic of discussion for this week. There are many effective ways in working with groups, but leading one requires a little more skill. An effective leader will provide the members of the group incentive to engage, create, and assume responsibility for them to achieve goals. We also talked about the physical environment that can influence the group's nature of activity and level of performance. One way of effectively leading a group in the physical environment. This is usually not considered enough. It will include factors such as temperature, lighting, seating, distractions, and seating arrangements appropriate for the tasks of the group. When leading our session next fall it will be important for me to be sure to be aware of such factors, for they will only help with cooperation with the students. When a leader acts in these ways group members will truly engage and own results as their own and will be able say "we did it ourselves." (Newton:Students helping students)
Question: Are leaders born or developed into one?
What sort of descriptive words come to mind when describing a leader? Enthusiastic, well educated, good communication, or consistent? These are just a few of many characteristics of a leader.
Leading groups effectively was the topic of discussion for this week. There are many effective ways in working with groups, but leading one requires a little more skill. An effective leader will provide the members of the group incentive to engage, create, and assume responsibility for them to achieve goals. We also talked about the physical environment that can influence the group's nature of activity and level of performance. One way of effectively leading a group in the physical environment. This is usually not considered enough. It will include factors such as temperature, lighting, seating, distractions, and seating arrangements appropriate for the tasks of the group. When leading our session next fall it will be important for me to be sure to be aware of such factors, for they will only help with cooperation with the students. When a leader acts in these ways group members will truly engage and own results as their own and will be able say "we did it ourselves." (Newton:Students helping students)
Question: Are leaders born or developed into one?
Sunday, March 3, 2013
ISCORE
ISCORE
On Friday March 1st, 2013 i attended my first ever ISCORE. ISCORE is a conference on race and ethnicity. The first event I went to was the keynote speaker, Nancy Barcelo. She talked about equity and diversity in the higher education. She mentioned that Iowa State is doing a great job at this. She also talked about the challenges growing up with diversity in New Mexico. Diversity is your reality, she would say. Being activity involved with diversity will allow you to have a clear understanding of it and the positives that come out of it. She also said not to have tunnel vision and have inclusion. I learned a lot of new things and from different viewpoints. The only negative I got from this event was sometimes it was hard to understand what she who she referring to when she said "we". Other than that it was a great learning experience and I had a good time spending it with Easton, Ally, and Debra.
Expand your dialogue and do something new.
Cole Schlitzer
On Friday March 1st, 2013 i attended my first ever ISCORE. ISCORE is a conference on race and ethnicity. The first event I went to was the keynote speaker, Nancy Barcelo. She talked about equity and diversity in the higher education. She mentioned that Iowa State is doing a great job at this. She also talked about the challenges growing up with diversity in New Mexico. Diversity is your reality, she would say. Being activity involved with diversity will allow you to have a clear understanding of it and the positives that come out of it. She also said not to have tunnel vision and have inclusion. I learned a lot of new things and from different viewpoints. The only negative I got from this event was sometimes it was hard to understand what she who she referring to when she said "we". Other than that it was a great learning experience and I had a good time spending it with Easton, Ally, and Debra.
Expand your dialogue and do something new.
Cole Schlitzer
Friday, March 1, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #7
Hixson Blog Post #7
Already March and you know what that means? Spring Break, Midterms, March Madness, just to name a few exciting activities!
This past week we talked about understanding group process. A good majority of your life you will spend time interacting with groups of people. The types of groups that you interact with will vary, from the levels of effectiveness, to satisfaction of members. How well people work together to accomplish their purposes and how much cohesiveness develops to motivate a commitment to be involved with group activity. You need communication, formation, member roles, motivation, cohesion, decision-making strategies, task accomplishment, and maturation level to have a productive group.
As being a peer mentor it is my job to provide the students with different group processes and appropriate diagnosis as too how a group should function. One of my strengths is how well I am in working with others in a group setting. This experience will benefit me in showing the section how a healthy group works. A healthy group becomes a resource from providing information, sharing knowledge, accomplishing tasks, and enhancing personal learning. These resources are advantages over individual work or methods. In class we also did some ice breakers, which we will use a lot in the fall to better know each other. Being able to effectively carry out an ice breaker in a group setting will be key in showing your students how groups work.
That game vs Kansas though...we all know the refs hosed us the whole game. Such a heart breaker. It would be nice to play them in the Big 12 tournament and beat them though! We still are looking like we will be playing in the NCAA tournament, although may be a bubble team. Just need to finish with a win in 2 of the 3 games we play, Oklahoma tomorrow, Oklahoma State, and @West Virginia.
Real question... Who's ready for March Madness!? This and football season are by far my favorite times of the year in regards to sports. That;s all I have this week. Tomorrow or Sunday I will be writing a post about attending ISCORE.
Stay Warm and Have a Great Week Ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Already March and you know what that means? Spring Break, Midterms, March Madness, just to name a few exciting activities!
This past week we talked about understanding group process. A good majority of your life you will spend time interacting with groups of people. The types of groups that you interact with will vary, from the levels of effectiveness, to satisfaction of members. How well people work together to accomplish their purposes and how much cohesiveness develops to motivate a commitment to be involved with group activity. You need communication, formation, member roles, motivation, cohesion, decision-making strategies, task accomplishment, and maturation level to have a productive group.
As being a peer mentor it is my job to provide the students with different group processes and appropriate diagnosis as too how a group should function. One of my strengths is how well I am in working with others in a group setting. This experience will benefit me in showing the section how a healthy group works. A healthy group becomes a resource from providing information, sharing knowledge, accomplishing tasks, and enhancing personal learning. These resources are advantages over individual work or methods. In class we also did some ice breakers, which we will use a lot in the fall to better know each other. Being able to effectively carry out an ice breaker in a group setting will be key in showing your students how groups work.
That game vs Kansas though...we all know the refs hosed us the whole game. Such a heart breaker. It would be nice to play them in the Big 12 tournament and beat them though! We still are looking like we will be playing in the NCAA tournament, although may be a bubble team. Just need to finish with a win in 2 of the 3 games we play, Oklahoma tomorrow, Oklahoma State, and @West Virginia.
Real question... Who's ready for March Madness!? This and football season are by far my favorite times of the year in regards to sports. That;s all I have this week. Tomorrow or Sunday I will be writing a post about attending ISCORE.
Stay Warm and Have a Great Week Ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #6
Hixson Blog Post #6
This week in class we talked about Problem Solving with Individuals. We talked about different strategies that can be used when assisting others with problem situations.
Setting up your goals properly will help the student be more specific about them and will be more likely to reach them. The goal must be clear and explicit. Goals must be attainable with a stretch, meaning the goal must be realistic and has to push the person to extend his or her typical input. Lastly the goal should be measurable. A good guide you should follow to attain your goals, is using SMART goals. Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Relevant. Time frame. Make them both short term and long term. When you have made these goals, formulate and summative evaluate them. This will help in resolving a problem and achieving a goal. A formative evaluation is objectively charting progress on a plan of action. A summative evaluation is ongoing and occurs at the end of the action plan. Instead of just making "goals" make smart goals and make sure to evaluate them in order to achieve them correctly.
In class we also are in the beginning stages of our digital story telling project. This is my freshman year seminar and our DST. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMi29mQWzdE&list=UU-G5bw5Zf-t2eR9RmWLhHig&index=14
We will being doing something similar in our peer mentor class UST311. More details to come later. Oh and all last week was social media week! #ust311 to follow the hixson tweets!
22 Straight at Hilton! Beat Texas Tech yesterday by 20, now tomorrow is a huge game for us vs Kansas. Pack Hilton! Sorry so short this week.
Have a great Week!
Cole Schlitzer
This week in class we talked about Problem Solving with Individuals. We talked about different strategies that can be used when assisting others with problem situations.
Setting up your goals properly will help the student be more specific about them and will be more likely to reach them. The goal must be clear and explicit. Goals must be attainable with a stretch, meaning the goal must be realistic and has to push the person to extend his or her typical input. Lastly the goal should be measurable. A good guide you should follow to attain your goals, is using SMART goals. Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Relevant. Time frame. Make them both short term and long term. When you have made these goals, formulate and summative evaluate them. This will help in resolving a problem and achieving a goal. A formative evaluation is objectively charting progress on a plan of action. A summative evaluation is ongoing and occurs at the end of the action plan. Instead of just making "goals" make smart goals and make sure to evaluate them in order to achieve them correctly.
In class we also are in the beginning stages of our digital story telling project. This is my freshman year seminar and our DST. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMi29mQWzdE&list=UU-G5bw5Zf-t2eR9RmWLhHig&index=14
We will being doing something similar in our peer mentor class UST311. More details to come later. Oh and all last week was social media week! #ust311 to follow the hixson tweets!
22 Straight at Hilton! Beat Texas Tech yesterday by 20, now tomorrow is a huge game for us vs Kansas. Pack Hilton! Sorry so short this week.
Have a great Week!
Cole Schlitzer
Friday, February 15, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #5
Hixson Blog Post #5
Ya'll have a great week ahead!
Another week, another blog post.
Just finished my 4th test this week, and man does it feel good to be done! The last couple and future blog posts will be all about how to be an effective peer mentor. I guess you can call it a series, so this would be part 2 of the series. Lets get it!
In the role as being a Hixson Peer Mentor it is my job to be available for the students to call upon me for assistance with figuring out problems either in their personal life or their academic life. My goal is to be able to help him or her in not just solving the problem for them, but help them solve the problem. Furthermore, developing interpersonal communication skills will be necessary for becoming an effective peer mentor.
Like I stated in the last paragraph big part of helping the students is to not solve the problems of others, but to HELP them explore ways to better understand their own problems, develop and evaluate alternatives, set some personal courses of action and then carry it out. Knowing how to do this will be key and benefit you in being a better peer mentor. An example from class on Wednesday we talked about how to distinguish between helping relationships and relationships that may not benefit those seeking help. Within a helping relationship, you are primarily expressing your ability to listen effectively and with empathy. Empathy meaning to understand the other's world through his or her perspective and to know how he or she thinks and feels in regard to what is being said. Some ways to respond to these questions or statements would be done by clarifying, summarizing, and respectfully confronting discrepancies that will help the student to explore concerns in more depth and gain deeper levels of self-understanding. Basically... respecting, active listening, and providing valuable constructive feedback to the student.
For me if I ever come across questions or need advice, I usually either go to my parents, family, or close friends. Trust is a big factor for me and growing up with these people makes it possible to go to for advice or any other information.
My goal as being a Hixson Peer Mentor would becoming a figure that the students can look up to and can trust for effective advice.
Another heartbreaking game for Iowa State...Yet another desperation three to tie in regulation then falling in 2OT to Texas 89-86. Melvin had a hell of a game though with 20 points and 16 boards. For Texas, their best player was back, Kabongo who providing them with a spark unfortunately. It is so frustrating to watch them on the road. We get so close and then at the end we manage to get out played. Hilton Magic is back tomorrow vs TCU. I will be at the game, but working...we have junior days for football and about 15 kids are coming up, so I will have some things to do tomorrow with that. That's all.
Ya'll have a great week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Friday, February 8, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #4
Hixson Blog Post #4
Another eventful school week has gone by and again I find myself thinking where DOES the time go?
(Comment with your answer haha)
Our last class we talked about enhancing cultural proficiency. First off lets define the word cultural proficiency for those of you that don't know it. Cultural Proficiency refers to your ability to interact with people from different backgrounds. We all grew up differently and came from different backgrounds. For example I have lived in Dubuque, Iowa my whole life. Grew up on a dairy farm where we milked about 100 dairy Holstein cows twice a day. Went to church every Sunday, my parents never divorced, conservative background, and went to basically an all white high school. That was my culture, my background, and group of people that I was surrounded by. When coming to Iowa State, I was really surprised at all of the different diverse cultures here. It really opened my eyes. My biggest problem coming in was being stereotypical of others. I believe everyone makes judgments and stereotypes to a certain extent. Sometimes it can be uncomfortable talking about some issue, but through learning and being around a diverse group of people you can change. I understand that everyone has different values and backgrounds, it is important for me being a peer mentor to be a major contributor to the promotion and demonstration of cultural inclusion. My ability to relate to people with differing background can be a strength.
When reading our book for class I found that these principles are key to my success with cultural proficiency.
Principle 1. All of your assumptions are cultural, and may or may not align with the assumptions and understandings of others.
Principle 2. When exploring the cultures of others, it is necessary to suspend judgement temporarily.
Principle 3. Both context and content are important.
Principle 4. Becoming comfortable with discomfort is possible and necessary to the development of cultural proficiency.
Principle 5. Curiosity and deliberate inquisitiveness provide a richer, more accurate context for interaction.
As being a peer mentor for the Hixson Opportunity Award, I have learned to develop an awareness to cultural proficiency. I will continue to add, omit, and alter some values and beliefs through my life.
The clones have won 20 straight at Hilton. This ranks 6th in the NCAA Men's Basketball home court winning streak. Wow. An Iowa State commit Maurice Jones is no longer eligible to play basketball at Iowa State, due to bad grades at USC. (do your homework and study!) ALSO one of my favorite times of the year National Signing Day was last Wednesday. I am able to see all of my hard work in the football office pay off. 25 new Cyclones have been added to the roster! Can't wait til next football season.
Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Another eventful school week has gone by and again I find myself thinking where DOES the time go?
(Comment with your answer haha)
Our last class we talked about enhancing cultural proficiency. First off lets define the word cultural proficiency for those of you that don't know it. Cultural Proficiency refers to your ability to interact with people from different backgrounds. We all grew up differently and came from different backgrounds. For example I have lived in Dubuque, Iowa my whole life. Grew up on a dairy farm where we milked about 100 dairy Holstein cows twice a day. Went to church every Sunday, my parents never divorced, conservative background, and went to basically an all white high school. That was my culture, my background, and group of people that I was surrounded by. When coming to Iowa State, I was really surprised at all of the different diverse cultures here. It really opened my eyes. My biggest problem coming in was being stereotypical of others. I believe everyone makes judgments and stereotypes to a certain extent. Sometimes it can be uncomfortable talking about some issue, but through learning and being around a diverse group of people you can change. I understand that everyone has different values and backgrounds, it is important for me being a peer mentor to be a major contributor to the promotion and demonstration of cultural inclusion. My ability to relate to people with differing background can be a strength.
When reading our book for class I found that these principles are key to my success with cultural proficiency.
Principle 1. All of your assumptions are cultural, and may or may not align with the assumptions and understandings of others.
Principle 2. When exploring the cultures of others, it is necessary to suspend judgement temporarily.
Principle 3. Both context and content are important.
Principle 4. Becoming comfortable with discomfort is possible and necessary to the development of cultural proficiency.
Principle 5. Curiosity and deliberate inquisitiveness provide a richer, more accurate context for interaction.
As being a peer mentor for the Hixson Opportunity Award, I have learned to develop an awareness to cultural proficiency. I will continue to add, omit, and alter some values and beliefs through my life.
The clones have won 20 straight at Hilton. This ranks 6th in the NCAA Men's Basketball home court winning streak. Wow. An Iowa State commit Maurice Jones is no longer eligible to play basketball at Iowa State, due to bad grades at USC. (do your homework and study!) ALSO one of my favorite times of the year National Signing Day was last Wednesday. I am able to see all of my hard work in the football office pay off. 25 new Cyclones have been added to the roster! Can't wait til next football season.
Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #3
Hixson Blog Post #3
Another eventful week filled with great interactive activities. To start off, in class we got our MBTI interpretive report back. My results are as follows...the type that I came out to be is ESTJ (Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) It says that ESTJs are typically logical, analytical, and objectively critical. I tend to focus on seeing things as they are, not as they might be. I believe this test is fairly accurate and helps not only me understand how I learn, but also how others do. It was a fun time figuring out everyone's results and comparing them.
On Friday I attended the Learning Communities Mid-Year Institute. The first session I attended was about multiculturalism resources, programs, and basic terminology. This session was very informative and I learned about all the resources available for all sorts of help. I thought the most interesting facts were the Iowa State retention rates among different ethnicity. The second session I attended was about community building in your learning community. This one was really helpful with showing us different ideas that work best with community building. For the first year freshman it will be really beneficial to have great ideas and events that will better bring them closer as a community. Overall the institute provided me with great information and ideas.
Today I also attended the Iowa State Leadership Experience. Such a great learning experience and got to meet a lot of new people and here their story. The whole conference was about how to be an effective leader. Defiantly inspires you to get involved as much as you can in leadership positions. One activity we did was a 60 second elevator speech about our skills and how to utilize them with your future company. You just never know when you will have to give it and always be aware of who you meet, could be your next boss. Networking is key.
Still sick and congested. Doesn't work well with my daily schedule. Tonight I will be going to the men's basketball game vs Baylor. Lets hope we can get an 18th consecutive win at Hilton! Not much else to talk about, so until next time..
Have a great week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Another eventful week filled with great interactive activities. To start off, in class we got our MBTI interpretive report back. My results are as follows...the type that I came out to be is ESTJ (Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) It says that ESTJs are typically logical, analytical, and objectively critical. I tend to focus on seeing things as they are, not as they might be. I believe this test is fairly accurate and helps not only me understand how I learn, but also how others do. It was a fun time figuring out everyone's results and comparing them.
On Friday I attended the Learning Communities Mid-Year Institute. The first session I attended was about multiculturalism resources, programs, and basic terminology. This session was very informative and I learned about all the resources available for all sorts of help. I thought the most interesting facts were the Iowa State retention rates among different ethnicity. The second session I attended was about community building in your learning community. This one was really helpful with showing us different ideas that work best with community building. For the first year freshman it will be really beneficial to have great ideas and events that will better bring them closer as a community. Overall the institute provided me with great information and ideas.
Today I also attended the Iowa State Leadership Experience. Such a great learning experience and got to meet a lot of new people and here their story. The whole conference was about how to be an effective leader. Defiantly inspires you to get involved as much as you can in leadership positions. One activity we did was a 60 second elevator speech about our skills and how to utilize them with your future company. You just never know when you will have to give it and always be aware of who you meet, could be your next boss. Networking is key.
Still sick and congested. Doesn't work well with my daily schedule. Tonight I will be going to the men's basketball game vs Baylor. Lets hope we can get an 18th consecutive win at Hilton! Not much else to talk about, so until next time..
Have a great week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #2
Hixson Blog Post #2 1/27/13
A little late on the post due to getting a cold and having no energy on Friday.
There were no readings due for this week, so I will be mainly talking about class activities.
Every class we start off with our "Hixson Intros," which entail you to say your name, Hixson year, county, and major. "Hi, my name is Cole Schlitzer, I am a 2011 Hixson Scholar from Dubuque County, majoring in Business Supply Chain Management. This helps with practice for the next fall and learning a little bit about everyone. At the end of your intro, there is always a question that you have to answer. For example your favorite food, place you want to travel to, best memory, and so on. This week's question was to list your 3 character strengths and 2 character weaknesses that you need to build on. My 3 strengths that I listed were that I was social and can work well in group setting, I am very helpful to people that need it, and my third was that I can listen and be engaged with a subject whether it be in a group of individually. I believe that those strengths with benefit and help my come fall when we have to teach the freshman. On the other hand, I need to work on giving positive constructive feedback. This will help with giving them tips and values about the college experience. The second character weakness I need to build on is just general leadership qualities. Being able to have a personal connection with the students is crucial. I want to be able to teach and pass on some great advice that could influence their experience for the better.
We also played a name game to help with learning everyone's name. I am terrible with names...I think I only know like 5 other peer mentor's name. I will defiantly need to learn them soon! I think talking to all of them and knowing a little bit more about them will help with that.. One of the last things I did for this week was to take the MBTI test. The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types understandable and useful in people’s lives.(MBTI website). I am very interested to see my results and see how accurate I think they are. I will defiantly help the first year students with finding more about them.
Yesterday Iowa State won it's 17 straight home game at Hilton vs the #11 Kansas State Wildcats. The place was rocking the whole time and was full of energy. A much better performance than last Wednesday's breakdown vs Texas Tech, which was one of the worst losses I have ever seen by the men's team given the circumstances. Still have a slim chance at winning the Big 12. But yesterday's win was a must. Iowa State (14-5) will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Wednesday to play the Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-5)
Have a great week!
Cole Schlitzer
A little late on the post due to getting a cold and having no energy on Friday.
There were no readings due for this week, so I will be mainly talking about class activities.
Every class we start off with our "Hixson Intros," which entail you to say your name, Hixson year, county, and major. "Hi, my name is Cole Schlitzer, I am a 2011 Hixson Scholar from Dubuque County, majoring in Business Supply Chain Management. This helps with practice for the next fall and learning a little bit about everyone. At the end of your intro, there is always a question that you have to answer. For example your favorite food, place you want to travel to, best memory, and so on. This week's question was to list your 3 character strengths and 2 character weaknesses that you need to build on. My 3 strengths that I listed were that I was social and can work well in group setting, I am very helpful to people that need it, and my third was that I can listen and be engaged with a subject whether it be in a group of individually. I believe that those strengths with benefit and help my come fall when we have to teach the freshman. On the other hand, I need to work on giving positive constructive feedback. This will help with giving them tips and values about the college experience. The second character weakness I need to build on is just general leadership qualities. Being able to have a personal connection with the students is crucial. I want to be able to teach and pass on some great advice that could influence their experience for the better.
We also played a name game to help with learning everyone's name. I am terrible with names...I think I only know like 5 other peer mentor's name. I will defiantly need to learn them soon! I think talking to all of them and knowing a little bit more about them will help with that.. One of the last things I did for this week was to take the MBTI test. The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types understandable and useful in people’s lives.(MBTI website). I am very interested to see my results and see how accurate I think they are. I will defiantly help the first year students with finding more about them.
Yesterday Iowa State won it's 17 straight home game at Hilton vs the #11 Kansas State Wildcats. The place was rocking the whole time and was full of energy. A much better performance than last Wednesday's breakdown vs Texas Tech, which was one of the worst losses I have ever seen by the men's team given the circumstances. Still have a slim chance at winning the Big 12. But yesterday's win was a must. Iowa State (14-5) will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Wednesday to play the Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-5)
Have a great week!
Cole Schlitzer
Friday, January 18, 2013
Hixson Blog Post #1
Hixson Blog Post #1 1/18/13
This is where I will be creating my weekly reflection blog post about being a Hixson Peer Mentor. This reflection will be about different class activities, reaction to text readings, or just an analogy to personal circumstances and how I will use this information as a peer mentor. I will relate how my insights will apply to my work as a Peer Mentor. This blog will usually be done on every Friday.
Class 1/16/13
First off I want to say how humbled I am to have received this award and also being able to be a Peer Mentor. During our first Hixson Peer Mentoring class we got familiar with the history of the Hixson Program. The Hixson Opportunity Award is a half-tuition grant (estimated value of more than $15,000 over eight semesters) to be used at Iowa State University. Christina Hixson serves as sole trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust. Through her financial leadership, she has been recognized as an outstanding philanthropist. (Hixson Award Website).
The readings that I had to read for this week provided me with an overview of students in peer educator roles on university campuses. I will refer to being a peer mentor or peer educator throughout my blogs. Both these terms have the same meaning. A peer educator is a student who has been selected, trained, and designated by a campus authority to offer educational services to their peers. The reading also outlined the three components of the learning process: knowledge, skills, and personal integration. I am going into this training with an open mind and commitment to be the very best I can be. Be positive rather than negative, be supportive rather than judgmental, and active rather than passive. (as much as I am a passive person I am going to give my all to be very active with this training)
At the end of my post I will write up a little bit on Iowa State Football and Basketball. (I will keep it short)
Wow! What a finish by the Iowa State Men's Basketball team. (12-4) George Niang provided a clutch layup with 2 seconds left to defeat West Virginia 69-67. Even after Iowa State choked away a double digit lead in the second half. That extends Iowa State's 16 consecutive home game win at Hilton Colosseum. Talk about some Hilton Magic....The cyclones take on a terrible TCU team down in Fort Worth this Saturday. Should be a blowout win for the cyclones, I'll take the cyclones (-30)
The Iowa State football team finished up their season with an ugly loss to Tulsa in the AutoZone Liberty bowl. (17-31) Went down to Memphis for a little vacation and had a rather splendid time, besides the game result and the food poisoning! Yikes! Saw a NBA Memphis Grizzly game and the historic Beale Street along with Peabody Hotel (the ducks actually stay in the hotel fountain all day and was a site to see) Next season should be interesting to say the least. Maybe we can get over that 7-6 and 6-7 mark....anyway I could keep writing more about the cyclones, but as I said I will keep it short. Until next week, have a great day and week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
This is where I will be creating my weekly reflection blog post about being a Hixson Peer Mentor. This reflection will be about different class activities, reaction to text readings, or just an analogy to personal circumstances and how I will use this information as a peer mentor. I will relate how my insights will apply to my work as a Peer Mentor. This blog will usually be done on every Friday.
Class 1/16/13
First off I want to say how humbled I am to have received this award and also being able to be a Peer Mentor. During our first Hixson Peer Mentoring class we got familiar with the history of the Hixson Program. The Hixson Opportunity Award is a half-tuition grant (estimated value of more than $15,000 over eight semesters) to be used at Iowa State University. Christina Hixson serves as sole trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust. Through her financial leadership, she has been recognized as an outstanding philanthropist. (Hixson Award Website).
The readings that I had to read for this week provided me with an overview of students in peer educator roles on university campuses. I will refer to being a peer mentor or peer educator throughout my blogs. Both these terms have the same meaning. A peer educator is a student who has been selected, trained, and designated by a campus authority to offer educational services to their peers. The reading also outlined the three components of the learning process: knowledge, skills, and personal integration. I am going into this training with an open mind and commitment to be the very best I can be. Be positive rather than negative, be supportive rather than judgmental, and active rather than passive. (as much as I am a passive person I am going to give my all to be very active with this training)
At the end of my post I will write up a little bit on Iowa State Football and Basketball. (I will keep it short)
Wow! What a finish by the Iowa State Men's Basketball team. (12-4) George Niang provided a clutch layup with 2 seconds left to defeat West Virginia 69-67. Even after Iowa State choked away a double digit lead in the second half. That extends Iowa State's 16 consecutive home game win at Hilton Colosseum. Talk about some Hilton Magic....The cyclones take on a terrible TCU team down in Fort Worth this Saturday. Should be a blowout win for the cyclones, I'll take the cyclones (-30)
The Iowa State football team finished up their season with an ugly loss to Tulsa in the AutoZone Liberty bowl. (17-31) Went down to Memphis for a little vacation and had a rather splendid time, besides the game result and the food poisoning! Yikes! Saw a NBA Memphis Grizzly game and the historic Beale Street along with Peabody Hotel (the ducks actually stay in the hotel fountain all day and was a site to see) Next season should be interesting to say the least. Maybe we can get over that 7-6 and 6-7 mark....anyway I could keep writing more about the cyclones, but as I said I will keep it short. Until next week, have a great day and week ahead!
Cole Schlitzer
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