Snow Boots or Slippers?

Are you wearing snow boots or slippers today? Snow boots are completely acceptable today because, yes, it snowed six inches yesterday. Slippers are never acceptable outside your home. NEVER. You are gown people – I shouldn’t have to tell you this but I feel I must because I saw a student (non-MSE) leaving class the other day. Think about this … a year from now this student is going to ask that professor for a recommendation. What will that recommendation read like “yes, Jack does a good work in slippers.”   Enough said. 

Important Dates

Friday, April 5: Senior Banquet

Saturday, April 6: International Street Fair

Saturday, April 6: The Big Event

Saturday, April 13: 3.2 Run in Remembrance

Friday, April 19: Last day to request rescheduling a final exam

Friday, April 19: Family Weekend
Saturday, April 20: Web Drop/Add for fall 2013 begins
Friday, May 3: Last day to apply for W grade
Wednesday, May 8: Last day of classes

Helpful Tools

Eating chocolate when you study will help retain the information.

“Chocolate: Chocolate is not only delicious, it’s also beneficial to your brain and can help enhance your mood. Natural stimulants boost the production of endorphins that improve focus and concentration. Milk chocolate has been shown to improve verbal and visual memory and boost impulse control and reaction time. Dark chocolate is rich in flavanols that boost blood supply to the brain and help improve cognitive skills.”

Find 19 other foods that will help improve your study skills here: http://www.onlineuniversityrankings.com/2007/08/20-foods-that-w.html

Random 

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

Ut Prosim

The Big Event is this weekend. Are you signed up? If not, find a group and help those in our community that need it.

Sandbox

This is the coolest thing…. EagleCam gives viewers a live look at newly hatched eaglets. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/eaglecam-gives-viewers-live-look-newborn-eaglets-221446103.html

My Schedule 

In Scholar under the MSE Undergraduate Advising Tab use the sign-in tool to select a meeting time. Please know it will be necessary to click on “expand all recurring meetings” to see all available dates, then click on the date you would like to schedule a meeting and the available times will show. Currently, meeting times are available through April.  

Hokie Trivia

Which department has 53 professional staff members? 

• VT University Libraries
• VT Cook Counseling
• VT Dining