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Senior Legacy Symposium Showcases the Work of 140 Seniors This Thursday

Published by Colin Shevlin on April 21, 2010 in Awesome Senior, Free Stuff, Graduation and On Campus. 0 Comments

The 2010 Senior Legacy Symposium has been scheduled for Thursday, April 22, from 3 to 5 PM.

This year, 140 seniors from 37 departments across the university will be presenting on a variety of topics. All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to attend the event and learn about the research at SLU this year. Amanda Luten with Undergraduate Initiatives has more:

The Senior Legacy Symposium is a celebration of outstanding undergraduate student work across the University that represents the Five Dimensions of the SLU Experience, giving seniors an opportunity to reflect on their career at SLU and how they will carry that experience forward into their careers and further studies. To hear more about the Symposium and view video from the event, please go to the Senior Legacy Symposium website at http://www.slu.edu/x19363.xml.

This event is sponsored by the offices of the Vice President of Frost, the Vice President of Health Sciences, and the Division of Student Development.

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Recent SLU Grad Shares Thoughts on Being a Senior

Published by Laura Thomson on September 8, 2009 in Awesome Alums, Awesome Senior and General News. 0 Comments

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Tyler Brownfield, a recent management graduate is our guest blogger for today. Below he shares his thoughts on what it means to be a senior here at SLU.

Word for Seniors:

Although it is the start of another year for SLU seniors, it’s also the final leg of their tenure.

Senior year.

What I find difficult about being a senior is that it always feels like you are concurrently focusing on the future, present, and the past. In the future, you’re worrying about securing a job, finding a place to live, going to graduate school, or even planning for a victory lap. In the present, your mind is on academics, social life, and organization responsibilities. Finally, in the past, you’re thinking about your previous SLU experience up to the present. The unfortunate thing is that we often are so caught up in the future and present that we rarely take time to finish or reflect on the past. Using a book analogy, in a way we’re writing the next chapter, before the previous one was even finished.

What I found to be most difficult about being a senior was that in the process of focusing on the present and future one often forgets to reflect on the past.

Tyler Brownfield is a recent management graduate from the John Cook School of Business @ SLU. In his spare time he enjoys digital photography, spending time with family & friends, and building things. If you would like to learn more, visit his facebook page at: facebook.com/tylerbrownfield