Because it's adorable and just enhances my love and fascination of him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MApcF69QnxY
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
After years of inactivity, I have updated my LinkedIn account.
For a 20-something year old I'm becoming increasingly anxious with the vast amount of networking sites.
This one could very well be the most confusing.
Link to ME
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-henry/6/215/966
For a 20-something year old I'm becoming increasingly anxious with the vast amount of networking sites.
This one could very well be the most confusing.
Link to ME
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-henry/6/215/966
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Graduation
4 years later and I'm (mostly) done with school. I walked, I received my fake diploma, and I received a card saying "congratulations" rather than the official handshake (fear of H1N1).
For friends that may be confused where I graduated (I've had to explain the situation numerous times) here's the breakdown:
I graduated from Mankato State University. However for the past year I have not attended the school. Rather, I have taken courses at other universities which have transferred over nicely. Several marketing-related courses from St. Cloud State as both schools are part of the MnScu system. Because of this fact I did not have to receive any prior acceptance from deans and/or advisors. Instead I consulted the MnScu website and found the appropriate classes.
I also was attending Anoka-Ramsey Community College for several nonsensical courses. These were standard general-education classes needed for my required 128 credits. I attended this school for the sheer fact that the price was at least 2x less than state universities.
Excluding the occasional summer course I attended 8 semesters. Strangely enough, only 5 of which were actually at Mankato. This was also acceptable as by reading the fine print at my school. I can't recall the actual figures but only around 50% of my courses needed to be taken at the school. Additionally, about 50% of my major-related (in my case, marketing) needed to be taken. Both were done through Mankato and/or my stay in Finland.
Now comes the question of, "why?" Why did I attend so many universities? Easily explained.
I did not enjoy Mankato. I did not enjoy the fact there were solely bars and a mall. For the 5 semesters I attended the university only one of which I was of legal drinking age. However I don't really consider myself a drinker so the appeal of bars was limited at best.
I did not feel as though I belonged at the school. I made the occasional friend but that's about it. Plus, the STD rate was outrageous. That's a negative factor too. I hear STD's aren't the greatest.
But I did opt to graduate from this school. Primarily because of its business program. The school itself is terrible but they offer a damn good business program. Only four schools in the state of Minnesota are accredited by the AACSB International program (Accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting). These schools being University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. University of Minnesota, Duluth, St. Cloud State University and Mankato State University. However the U has lost its accreditation several times. And SCSU doesn't seem to take it seriously so it's just a matter of time before they lose theirs as well. Mankato is actually the best out of the four from a business standpoint. Will this fact actually matter in my future? Very doubtful but it's always worth throwing into my resume if/when the times get rough.
So there you have it. I am officially a college graduate. Now enter the real life where I join the land of the uninsured (May 30th to be exact) as well as beginning the treacherous path of job-searching.
For friends that may be confused where I graduated (I've had to explain the situation numerous times) here's the breakdown:
I graduated from Mankato State University. However for the past year I have not attended the school. Rather, I have taken courses at other universities which have transferred over nicely. Several marketing-related courses from St. Cloud State as both schools are part of the MnScu system. Because of this fact I did not have to receive any prior acceptance from deans and/or advisors. Instead I consulted the MnScu website and found the appropriate classes.
I also was attending Anoka-Ramsey Community College for several nonsensical courses. These were standard general-education classes needed for my required 128 credits. I attended this school for the sheer fact that the price was at least 2x less than state universities.
Excluding the occasional summer course I attended 8 semesters. Strangely enough, only 5 of which were actually at Mankato. This was also acceptable as by reading the fine print at my school. I can't recall the actual figures but only around 50% of my courses needed to be taken at the school. Additionally, about 50% of my major-related (in my case, marketing) needed to be taken. Both were done through Mankato and/or my stay in Finland.
Now comes the question of, "why?" Why did I attend so many universities? Easily explained.
I did not enjoy Mankato. I did not enjoy the fact there were solely bars and a mall. For the 5 semesters I attended the university only one of which I was of legal drinking age. However I don't really consider myself a drinker so the appeal of bars was limited at best.
I did not feel as though I belonged at the school. I made the occasional friend but that's about it. Plus, the STD rate was outrageous. That's a negative factor too. I hear STD's aren't the greatest.
But I did opt to graduate from this school. Primarily because of its business program. The school itself is terrible but they offer a damn good business program. Only four schools in the state of Minnesota are accredited by the AACSB International program (Accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting). These schools being University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. University of Minnesota, Duluth, St. Cloud State University and Mankato State University. However the U has lost its accreditation several times. And SCSU doesn't seem to take it seriously so it's just a matter of time before they lose theirs as well. Mankato is actually the best out of the four from a business standpoint. Will this fact actually matter in my future? Very doubtful but it's always worth throwing into my resume if/when the times get rough.
So there you have it. I am officially a college graduate. Now enter the real life where I join the land of the uninsured (May 30th to be exact) as well as beginning the treacherous path of job-searching.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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