Hello everyone! This week has gone by SOO fast! I can't believe it is already Thursday! Thursdays are my favorite day because it is my night off from work and I usually get to go out to dinner! Tonight I will be going to Mitchell's Fish Market on Westshore for some yummy scallops!!
For those of you who don't have a car or like most college kids, don't have too much money, there are a bunch of places off campus within walking distance you should try!
Frankie's - Barely off campus located on the corner of North Blvd and Kennedy is Frankie's. Amazing hot dogs are their specialty. Frankie's also offers college favorites such as hamburgers and wings. I love going there during football season because they have the NFL package and will always show my favorite PATRIOTS! Prices are very reasonable and they usually have different food specials on cetains days, like 50 cent wings on wednesdays! http://www.frankieshotdogs.com/index.htm
Algusto's Mexican Restaurant - With everything from fajitas to enchiladas and even chimmichangas, Algusto's has all of your favorite mexican cuisine just steps off campus. Located on Kennedy Blvd across the street from Frankie's, Algusto's serves authentic mexican food for a low price. Student walk across the street from campus all the time to enjoy everything Algusto's has to offer! http://www.algustomexicanrestaurant.com/
NOLA Cafe - Although a little further away from UT, NOLA cafe is worth the walk. Located next to Walgreens just 2 blocks south of campus on W Platt Street, NOLA cafe has amazing New Orleans food. Jambalaya and Seafood Gumbo are just 2 of their amazing dishes that taste like they came straight from New Orleans. NOLA also boasts the "World's Best Beignets". Take a little stroll off campus and check out the authentic NOLA cafe! http://www.nolacafe.com/index.html
There are SO many places to check out around campus, but those are just a few to get you started! I hope everyone steps outside of their comfort zone in the Caf or Spartan Club and enjoys a little something different!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
UT Library is the new hot spot!
Hello out there!
With only a few weeks left in the semester, most students are finding that they are having A LOT more work pushed on them than in previous weeks, me included! Soo many papers and projects come around this time and it is pretty overwhelming. Even though the weather is starting to get warmer and mor enjoyable, it seems as though more students can be found in the UT Library than at the pool. Some kids have even said that they should pay their housing deposits to the Library since they are there so often (not a bad thing, right parents?)
UT's Library, known as the Macdonald-Kelce Library, is an amazing resouce for students to take advantage of while on campus. With more than 275,000 books and 1,600 periodicals in the library, students can go to do research for papers or just check out a good read to bring to the pool. There are two designated computer labs in the library for students to utilize from research or simply printing materials for class (ps, printing is free! some schools charge students per sheet for printing, but not here!) Each computer lab has at least 1 lab assistant available to help you if you need anything!
Many students find it helpful to form study groups for classes to review for tests or do projects. UT's library has special rooms that students can reserve for up to 2 hours that are seculded from the rest of the library. Groups of students can meet there and no worry about being too loud for other students in the library trying to study. These rooms are great around midterms and finals when you have 2 or 3 students all gathering together.
Although the Library is not meant to be a social hot spot, you will see many different people all throughout the library. Meeting new people should be one of your goals when coming to college, and the library is one great place to do it!
With only a few weeks left in the semester, most students are finding that they are having A LOT more work pushed on them than in previous weeks, me included! Soo many papers and projects come around this time and it is pretty overwhelming. Even though the weather is starting to get warmer and mor enjoyable, it seems as though more students can be found in the UT Library than at the pool. Some kids have even said that they should pay their housing deposits to the Library since they are there so often (not a bad thing, right parents?)
UT's Library, known as the Macdonald-Kelce Library, is an amazing resouce for students to take advantage of while on campus. With more than 275,000 books and 1,600 periodicals in the library, students can go to do research for papers or just check out a good read to bring to the pool. There are two designated computer labs in the library for students to utilize from research or simply printing materials for class (ps, printing is free! some schools charge students per sheet for printing, but not here!) Each computer lab has at least 1 lab assistant available to help you if you need anything!
Many students find it helpful to form study groups for classes to review for tests or do projects. UT's library has special rooms that students can reserve for up to 2 hours that are seculded from the rest of the library. Groups of students can meet there and no worry about being too loud for other students in the library trying to study. These rooms are great around midterms and finals when you have 2 or 3 students all gathering together.
Although the Library is not meant to be a social hot spot, you will see many different people all throughout the library. Meeting new people should be one of your goals when coming to college, and the library is one great place to do it!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Still on the Job Hunt
Hi Everyone!
I hope you are all as excited as I am to see the sun out and actually feel the heat a little bit now! Spring is approaching for sure! It's great to see everyone at UT out and about when it is nice outside too! I keep seeing lots of kids and their families taking tours of our campus, so hopefully that means we will have a great new group of students here in the fall!
As for me, I'm still looking for a Job after graduation and will not be going to a new school like the incoming freshmen. I have my own set of nervous feelings to deal with! I've been looking all over the internet and trying to network through people I meet at my waitressing job, but nothing solid has come up yet. It just came to me today to utilize the Career Services that the University provides as a research tool.
Career Services has an office on Campus in the Riverside Building designed specifically for students and alumni to recieve help finding internships while still taking classes as well as finding jobs after graduation. The staff in Career Services is trained to provide assistance and guidance towards your next steps in life. I have been looking at HIRE-UT, a tool provided through the university to find current job openings that have been offered to UT students and alumni as well as hold and build your resume for future use.
UT provides so many different opprotunities to better your interview skills and work on your resume before heading out into the job market as well. Short workshops and seminars that provide great insight on interview processes and job skills are also provided through Career Services. Students who take advantage of everything UT has to offer in regards to finding internships and jobs are very fortunate and have high success rates in the years following graduation.
If you are looking to get ahead, Career Services is the place to go! Internships are a great way to get a foot in the door with a company or organization while still taking classes. A counselor in Career Services can talk to you about all the different options that are available.
Happy Tuesday :)
I hope you are all as excited as I am to see the sun out and actually feel the heat a little bit now! Spring is approaching for sure! It's great to see everyone at UT out and about when it is nice outside too! I keep seeing lots of kids and their families taking tours of our campus, so hopefully that means we will have a great new group of students here in the fall!
As for me, I'm still looking for a Job after graduation and will not be going to a new school like the incoming freshmen. I have my own set of nervous feelings to deal with! I've been looking all over the internet and trying to network through people I meet at my waitressing job, but nothing solid has come up yet. It just came to me today to utilize the Career Services that the University provides as a research tool.
Career Services has an office on Campus in the Riverside Building designed specifically for students and alumni to recieve help finding internships while still taking classes as well as finding jobs after graduation. The staff in Career Services is trained to provide assistance and guidance towards your next steps in life. I have been looking at HIRE-UT, a tool provided through the university to find current job openings that have been offered to UT students and alumni as well as hold and build your resume for future use.
UT provides so many different opprotunities to better your interview skills and work on your resume before heading out into the job market as well. Short workshops and seminars that provide great insight on interview processes and job skills are also provided through Career Services. Students who take advantage of everything UT has to offer in regards to finding internships and jobs are very fortunate and have high success rates in the years following graduation.
If you are looking to get ahead, Career Services is the place to go! Internships are a great way to get a foot in the door with a company or organization while still taking classes. A counselor in Career Services can talk to you about all the different options that are available.
Happy Tuesday :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
To live on campus or move off...Great Question!
Hi All!
I know I have been bad about blogging recently, but I have been SUPER busy with school and everything else going on! Even though is it Spring Break right now, there is still so much to do with only 57 days til graduation! I just got an e-mail today about ordering class rings...I didn't know people still did that! My dad has his class ring from college, but he graduated in 1978 (What an old guy, huh?) UT is also offering packages for students who would like to order memerobilia such as notecards, a diploma cover, as well as pre-ordered photos of students crossing the stage at graduation. All of these things are great to have for the furture.
Speaking of the future, I am starting to look into getting a new apartment once I graduate! I currently live with my best friend, Christie, in a 2 bedroom apartment about 2 miles from campus. I really like the location as it is close to Hyde Park and South Howard (local areas that have all the night spots!), but Christie is going to the Peacecorps after graduation, so I need to find a 1 bedroom apartment for myself (kind of scary, huh?). There are SOO many places around the Tampa Bay area that I would be interesting in living at, but I have narrowed it down to a few places that are close to UT. Even though I will graduate in May, I'd still like to be close to campus as it has become my home for the past 4 years. I am far enough away from my real home back in Massachuestts, so I don't think I'd do too well very far from my new home at Ut, right after graduation at least!
I have only lived off campus since this past summer. Even though having my own apartment is great, I lived on campus my other three years and loved every minute of it. Freshman year, I started out in McKay Hall, community side. Now before you start to cringe and think, "oh wow, she got the short end of the stick", let me tell you a little secret: McKay is the most fun dorm on campus for freshman. Students come for visits and are so dazzled by the beautifully renovated dorms, such as Austin Hall and Staduim Center, that when they reach McKay hall, everyone tends to turn up their noses and think of that dorm as their least favorite. Surprisingly enough, if you talk to any student who has lived in McKay, almost every student will agree that McKay was an amazing experience and they would not have traded the fun times they had or the friends they met in McKay for a nicer dorm like the Vaughn Center. McKay is one of the only dorms on campus, besides Smiley Hall, that has the capabilty of leaving your doors open. The other dorms have automatic shutting doors. Most students in McKay leave their doors open, much like I did freshman year, and all hang out in the hallways. The community bathrooms in McKay also tend to turn prospective students away, but I will be the first to tell you that I met a lot of my friends that I am still friends with now in the bathroom. It may sound wierd, but it's true! I would recommend McKay hall to any freshman coming to UT!
When it came to living arragement sophomore year, I was a little disappointed when I wasn't able to live in Brevard Hall. Most sophomores live in either Brevard or Stadium Center where the rooms are set up with 2 double bedrooms connected by a common livingroom and a shared bathroom. Other sophomores live in the Vaughn Center, like I did. Christie and I got a double room in Vaughn with each other and although we wanted to be with our friends in Brevard, Vaughn was a great time as well!
As a Junior, it is good to know you have more pull when it comes to selecting a dorm. Most Juniors and Seniors live in either Rescom or Straz Hall where the dorms are setup apartment-style: 4 single bedrooms with a common livingroom area, kitchen, and shared bathroom. I lived in Straz Hall my Junior year with Christie and our two other friends Nichole and Kristen. We would have dinner and movie nights when we'd all cook dinner and hang out at night! The apartment style living gives students a feel for what it is like to live in an actual apartment while still having the safety and amenities of a college campus.
Although it is not required to live on campus at UT, I HIGHLY recommend it! There is always something going on on campus that you wouldn't want to miss out on as well as the opprotunity to interact with your collegues. Being on campus is a great way to make friends and be a part of the Spartan Community!
Happy Thursday :)
I know I have been bad about blogging recently, but I have been SUPER busy with school and everything else going on! Even though is it Spring Break right now, there is still so much to do with only 57 days til graduation! I just got an e-mail today about ordering class rings...I didn't know people still did that! My dad has his class ring from college, but he graduated in 1978 (What an old guy, huh?) UT is also offering packages for students who would like to order memerobilia such as notecards, a diploma cover, as well as pre-ordered photos of students crossing the stage at graduation. All of these things are great to have for the furture.
Speaking of the future, I am starting to look into getting a new apartment once I graduate! I currently live with my best friend, Christie, in a 2 bedroom apartment about 2 miles from campus. I really like the location as it is close to Hyde Park and South Howard (local areas that have all the night spots!), but Christie is going to the Peacecorps after graduation, so I need to find a 1 bedroom apartment for myself (kind of scary, huh?). There are SOO many places around the Tampa Bay area that I would be interesting in living at, but I have narrowed it down to a few places that are close to UT. Even though I will graduate in May, I'd still like to be close to campus as it has become my home for the past 4 years. I am far enough away from my real home back in Massachuestts, so I don't think I'd do too well very far from my new home at Ut, right after graduation at least!
I have only lived off campus since this past summer. Even though having my own apartment is great, I lived on campus my other three years and loved every minute of it. Freshman year, I started out in McKay Hall, community side. Now before you start to cringe and think, "oh wow, she got the short end of the stick", let me tell you a little secret: McKay is the most fun dorm on campus for freshman. Students come for visits and are so dazzled by the beautifully renovated dorms, such as Austin Hall and Staduim Center, that when they reach McKay hall, everyone tends to turn up their noses and think of that dorm as their least favorite. Surprisingly enough, if you talk to any student who has lived in McKay, almost every student will agree that McKay was an amazing experience and they would not have traded the fun times they had or the friends they met in McKay for a nicer dorm like the Vaughn Center. McKay is one of the only dorms on campus, besides Smiley Hall, that has the capabilty of leaving your doors open. The other dorms have automatic shutting doors. Most students in McKay leave their doors open, much like I did freshman year, and all hang out in the hallways. The community bathrooms in McKay also tend to turn prospective students away, but I will be the first to tell you that I met a lot of my friends that I am still friends with now in the bathroom. It may sound wierd, but it's true! I would recommend McKay hall to any freshman coming to UT!
When it came to living arragement sophomore year, I was a little disappointed when I wasn't able to live in Brevard Hall. Most sophomores live in either Brevard or Stadium Center where the rooms are set up with 2 double bedrooms connected by a common livingroom and a shared bathroom. Other sophomores live in the Vaughn Center, like I did. Christie and I got a double room in Vaughn with each other and although we wanted to be with our friends in Brevard, Vaughn was a great time as well!
As a Junior, it is good to know you have more pull when it comes to selecting a dorm. Most Juniors and Seniors live in either Rescom or Straz Hall where the dorms are setup apartment-style: 4 single bedrooms with a common livingroom area, kitchen, and shared bathroom. I lived in Straz Hall my Junior year with Christie and our two other friends Nichole and Kristen. We would have dinner and movie nights when we'd all cook dinner and hang out at night! The apartment style living gives students a feel for what it is like to live in an actual apartment while still having the safety and amenities of a college campus.
Although it is not required to live on campus at UT, I HIGHLY recommend it! There is always something going on on campus that you wouldn't want to miss out on as well as the opprotunity to interact with your collegues. Being on campus is a great way to make friends and be a part of the Spartan Community!
Happy Thursday :)
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