Take Advantage of Your Opportunities

Today, in my first class, a man came into my class to announce an event that is happening on campus next week. It was Dr. Angelo Pisani informing us about the barbeque that the College of Professional Studies is having on Thursday, April 17th during common hour. The purpose of the event is to get students, mostly freshman, to meet their deans and become more social in the St. John's community. He asked how many of the students in my class were in the College of Professional Studies and about 10 students, including myself, raised their hands. I found it weird that when he asked those that were interested to sign a paper saying they might attend, the only person that signed the paper was me. As I was packingup my things, I heard Dr. Pisani expressing to my professor his disappointment that most students do not take advantage of the opportunities they are awarded. I thought about this a lot while on my morning break in between classes. The good thing about being on the Staten Island campus is that we have a closer connection to everyone. It is also easier to recieve help in different areas whether it be educational, financial, or multicultural. This is not an environment where there are thousands of students and no one has time to focus on a student's individual problems or struggles. It is the complete opposite and that is what makes it just as good as any huge campus. In other words, it is not difficult on this campus to do so when there is an event or forum, take advantage of it.