The Olympics, no singular event as large and heralded in the world. And they start this Friday, I’m stoked to say the least! After attending the Olympics myself in Torino, Italy in 2006, it’s safe to say I’m addicted. I watched the 2008 Summer Olympics with great interest and the Winter Games, my favorite of the 2, really have me ready again. Unfortunately, during the 2006 Olympics, because I was studying in Italy, I could only watch highlights online. This time around though, I plan on watching as many events as I can!
Needless to say, I’m really anticipating the hockey games. Here’s the schedule I’ll be following – Hockey Schedule . Here in Pittsburgh, we have a few key athletes to follow, obviously one being Sidney Crosby for the Canadians. Obviously, I’ll be rooting for Team U-S-A, but after that, I’ll be fun to also hope to see some good Canadian hockey in Canada! The Canadians are so pumped for Sid, this Tim Hortons video makes me even jealous of their hockey heritage:
Now, Sid’s not the only hockey star to follow. Brooks Orpik (USA), Ryan Malone – Pittsburgh native! (USA), Sergei Gonchar (Russia), and Evgeni Malkin (Russia), will all be there too! But one new hockey player going, that many don’t know about quite yet, is Robert Morris University alumni goaltender Brianne McLaughlin (stats)! She’s an Ohio native, but played her entire college career at RMU and is also the NCAA record holder for career saves! Talk about cool, check out the billboard below (courtesy of Robert Morris on Facebook):
Well, a month and a half into February 2010 and it’s the start of a radical change for me. After living, being educated, and working for almost 7 years at Robert Morris University (RMU), I’m moving on. It’s been a good ride but it’s time, tomorrow, things will change.
I started searching for a college like most high school seniors and thinking that it would be somewhere FAR AWAY FROM HOME. Ha…ohh how things work out. To make a long story short, RMU was never on my list of schools until my Alumni father mentioned the school’s beautiful campus and hockey program. After some pushing and mental anguish at first, the rest is history; they offered me a good International Honors Program package, some time overseas (which took enticing from my mom), and hockey. Well, I studied in Rome, Italy, graduated w/ a Minor in International Studies, captained 3 hockey teams, and worked hard at and earned 2 free Masters Degrees. I guess you can’t beat that for just driving down the road!
*It would only be fair to mention that not all things were roses. My Sophomore year I did have an Application to Penn State University filled out and ready to be mailed in. Obviously that never came to fruition.
So, after these almost 7 years, what was installed to me while at RMU, to pursue my dreams and passions, I’m leaving the school to further my career, whereas it would not have been as possible at RMU. I’ll be doing what should be much more advanced work, challenging me, something I really need. I’ll also be supported in my quest to learn more, outside of the traditional university classroom, through other various training means, even getting to travel to a few conferences if I’m lucky! While RMU as a whole was a great experience, some of the work atmosphere left much to be desired, one aspect that did lead to this change/decision. But, with saying that, I had 2 great supervisors (one in the Help Desk and another in Applications) during my time there who gave me every opportunity to grow in my profession and I’ll forever be thankful!
Well, thanks Bobby Mo, I surly won’t be a stranger, and hopefully, I can recommend a few students your way!
I read 2 interesting op-eds today from the Wall Street Journal. And neither could have been more different but they both did the same thing. The first one was by liberal Arianna Huffington (The Huffington Post) and the second was by conservative Karl Rove (former President Bush advisor).
Mr. Rove’s article, titled “Obama Versus Bush on [...]
I was first introduced to Francis Chan (Cornerstone Church) this past Fall, 2009 (not personally). Chan is a Non-Staff Elder & Teaching Pastor at the Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. He is the quickly popular Christian author of the books “Crazy Love” and “Forgotten God”. I started attending one of our church’s Growth Groups [...]
The Olympics, no singular event as large and heralded in the world. And they start this Friday, I’m stoked to say the least! After attending the Olympics myself in Torino, Italy in 2006, it’s safe to say I’m addicted. I watched the 2008 Summer Olympics with great interest and the Winter Games, my favorite of the 2, really have me ready again. Unfortunately, during the 2006 Olympics, because I was studying in Italy, I could only watch highlights online. This time around though, I plan on watching as many events as I can!
Well, a month and a half into February 2010 and it’s the start of a radical change for me. After living, being educated, and working for almost 7 years at Robert Morris University (RMU), I’m moving on. It’s been a good ride but it’s time, tomorrow, things will change.