How “Better Together” Has Shaped My Journey

Better Together

Heart pounding, sun beaming down, thousands of faces rushing past you, and enormously tall skyscrapers looming overhead, welcome to New York City. Amidst the overcrowded city streets and fast moving traffic lights, I found myself simultaneously overwhelmed and excited. I had NO IDEA what to expect when I was hired to be an intern at Swift […]

That One Time BuzzFeed’s Opinion on College Made Me Angry

Buzzfeed

Hi friends! Sabina here, Community Manager of Swift Kick 🙂 A couple of months ago, Buzzfeed put up this post called 15 Things College Never Taught You About Life After Graduation. Most of it is about how college doesn’t really teach you about paying taxes, how to cope with the real world, and other things […]

Top 3 Unexpected #FreeHugs Day Trends

Students and Kutztown with their school President

WOW, the day isn’t even over and so many of you have given out so many hugs already! Over the weekend, we will be posting the official numbers, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, we noticed some crazy cool trends being posted to social media. 1. Administrators and faculty getting involved Sherrod Williams […]

6 Ridiculous Things You Might Find Yourself Doing as a Student Leader

Student Leadership Speaker

Let’s face it, being in charge of a group, club or project with other students AND administration expecting things from you at the same time as pulling you in different directions can make anyone seem crazy. (It’s a good crazy, I promise.) These are all inspired by my own experience from college. I’d love to […]

Hey Upperclassman! A Psychology Fact That Might Make You the Best Leader Ever

Upperclassman

It has been found that feelings of power are indirectly related to empathy. In other words, if you feel like you have power over a situation, your brain is less likely to turn on its empathy capacities. You are less likely to relate to other people with power than when you are feeling powerless. (Full […]

Student Leader Spotlight – Conner James Park (Penn State)

Conner and his lovely girlfriend

School and year: Penn State University, ’16 Major: Civil Engineering Leadership position: President of the Student Government Association How do you define leadership? Leadership, to me, is being someone that people can go to in a time of need. Being someone that everyone will look up to and strive to be like. Leadership is responsibility, courage, trust, […]

#YOLO Your Way into College?

#YOLO Your Way into College?

In an apparent move to appeal to a new generation, Tufts University is including the following question as one of the essay options on their college application: The ancient Romans started it when they coined the phrase “Carpe diem.” Jonathan Larson proclaimed “No day but today!” and most recently, Drake explained You Only Live Once […]

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