It is that time of year where everyone is scrambling to secure roommates and scope out dorm choices for the next school year, so that they will be prepared for room registration the week after spring break. Unfortunately, I will not be going through this year’s room selection process, so I will not be able to give insight on that.
However, there is a plus side to my missing out on the registration process. I have been accepted into Opening Nights, a Sophomore Scholars in Residence program that is offered exclusively to rising sophomores of the class of 2012. The Sophomore Scholars in Residence initiative combines academic courses with co-curricular learning activities. It allows you to live and learn with those who share the same interests. The Opening Nights program specifically, focuses on the role of arts organizations in society by exposing students to different areas of arts through guest speakers and experience trips to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Along with all other Sophomore Scholars in Residence programs, Opening Nights takes place in Lakeview Hall, the newest and consequently (in my opinion), nicest dorm building on campus. I will be living in a suite with either double-double or double-single rooms, a bathroom and a mini parlor that connects all three rooms. I will share a particular section of Lakeview with the fifteen other students in my program. In addition to living in luxury, I will attend two classes a week and travel to experience sites with the same fifteen students.
The Opening Nights program is a new addition to Lakeview this year and as such, has generated quite a bit of excitement. I am thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to join the program. That being said, I cannot wait for next semester!
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