Flunk Day 2008. FD Lifeguards

Last week we celebrated the end of the year with Flunk Day, my favorite tradition at Coe. One day a year every spring we, the students, cancel class and hang out on the quad all day. I was on the committee that got to help plan all the activities this year, which made it so much more fun. For the whole semester we would meet once or twice a week to work on planing this day, I was so happy the day it finally came. My day started with Katie waking my up at 5:00 AM to get get our outfits. Our theme was lifeguards, as you can see. We then went and ate breakfast and came back and ran through all the dorms at 7:00 to tell campus the great news: "Its Flunk Day!"
We then set up for all the day's activities. I went to baseball practice and came back and everything was in full swing. The grill was smoking, the inflatables we up and running, the band was playing and everyone was having a great time. Later that night we had a foam dance party on the quad with a DJ. You can kind of see it in the picture, but I was so intense in enjoying every minute of Flunk Day that I didn't even think about putting on sunscreen (I'm almost done peeling).
I can't wait for next year, when everyone starts the guessing game of when Flunk Day is going to be and I hear the most uttered words on Coe's campus during the spring, "I hope Flunk Day is tomorrow."

NACAttack

This weekend I got to attend the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) conference in St. Paul, Minnesota. Coe's programing board, the Student Activities Committee (SAC) goes to this conference every year to find entertainment for the next school year. We had a very productive weekend of work and fun. Every morning we went to an educational sessions desisgned to cater to our interests as people involved in campus programming. One of my educational sessions was on how Family Guy and Southpark teach lessons of diversity (yes, it was as funny as you would think). I also attended a session about how to plan events for the upcoming election. I got some great ideas for speakers and events so when October and November of next year roll around, Coe will be crawling with political activity. I also got to two sessions on leadership, which were very informative as well. As you can see from the pictures, we also had a little bit of fun. Every day on top of the educational sessions, we got to see a bunch of showcases -- where various entertainers would show us their act and try to get us to book them. We had musicians, magicians, jugglers, sword swallowers, comedians, slam poets and lecturers. Every day when the entertainers had finished showing off their acts, we went to CAMP, where they all had booths set up for students to meet them (and hopefully book them). CAMP was also where some companies used to show off such attractions as bull riding and a giant trampoline.
While we did have a ton of fun, we also booked some really cool acts for next year.

I'm probably most excited abou Ari Herstand, a musician who loops his music and plays a one man show with three instruments. Although, we also booked two comedians who made me laugh for fifteen straight minutes. But the mentalist who told me my birthday from my ID card without ever seeing it before freaked me out too. I guess its hard to pick one, but we have some great entertainment lined up for next year and I'm excited.

Coe has one of the largest programming budgets in the area and we use it to its fullest extent. Students chose where most of that money goes, so the entertainment represents what the students want. NACA was fun, SAC is cool, and Coe has sweet entertainment.

Admitted Student Weekend April 4th and 5th

This weekend is an exciting weekend on Coe’s campus. The admissions office is hosting all students who have applied and been admitted for a weekend visit. If you aren’t signed up for this event yet, I strongly encourage you to do so. When people ask me why I chose Coe, I always tell them that when I visited campus and spent the night I felt so welcome and at home, I knew I was in the right place. This is a great opportunity for you do find out if Coe is a place you can call home.

Visit our website to learn more and sign up on the admissions home page: http://www.coe.edu/admission/

Some highlights of the weekend include the traditional campus tours and informational sessions with representatives ranging from student life to professors. The highlight, however, will be the fun activities planned for the weekend. There is a baseball game, a tennis match, a student art exhibition and student music performances. And to top the day off, we have an improv comedy show in Charlie’s, our coffee shop.

Admitted Students weekend is a ton of fun. I have hosted students in the past and really enjoy meeting people who may be at Coe next year. You will get to experience the life of a Coe student for the weekend, staying in a dorm, eating in the cafeteria and attending campus activities. I hope to see you there!