Anthony Nadler has been teaching Digital Filmmaking, a hands-on course where students learn how to plan, shoot, and edit fiction films, for the better part of a decade. At the end of the course, he divides the students into teams, which set out to create their own fiction films.
During finals time, Nadler likes to organize a premiere of their final projects available to anyone who wants to join. Check out what four impressive teams have put together!
Bean’s top recommendation for a life-changing activity is traditional yoga. Check the calendar to find her next session or email her for more info. In addition to yoga, here are nine other activities that have impacted Katie’s life for the better–and that she wishes she had begun when she was in college.
Evaluate yourself
Ask and be open for feedback from others. Listen to suggestions from older and/or wiser people. Take assessments to learn about yourself: EChug and EToke are available on our website and assess the ways alcohol and marijuana impact one’s life in all aspects. It’s not about comparing yourself to others; it is about comparing yourself to your previous self. How are you learning and growing and evolving? It takes a lifetime.
Complete Your iGrad Profile
Learn about your own financial personality and engage with this platform to understand student loans and other important implications of your finances through this free service. Finances are difficult to talk about, but the earlier you can create good financial habits, the better off you will be. Credit matters! How are you building your credit today? Utilize this free service as a student and watch your stress disappear.
Hydrate
Fill up your reusable water bottle before bed and put it on your nightstand to chug in the morning. Try to drink one whole bottle within one hour of waking up. Set an alarm to remind yourself to drink more water.
Meditate
Sit in stillness, and focus all your attention and awareness on one thing. The focal point can be your breath or repeating a word or phrase in your head. Practice this stillness for five minutes every day and you will see drastic life changes. There are tons of free apps for this. Plus, go to Monday Meditations in the Chapel at 5 p.m.!
Build Your LinkedIn Account
Actively update your LinkedIn profile with big projects you’ve accomplished or roles you’ve taken on as you will likely forget them over time. Build that network now to help you land a job you will be happy going to each day. Set up time with Career and Post-graduate Development to talk more about it.
Express Your Gratitude in Writing
Gratitude journaling is great. Another activity is writing one thank-you card a week. It can be via text, email, or a handwritten note. (Even a Post-It note is nice!) Thank someone for being a friend, thank a mentor for sharing wisdom, or thank the Wawa clerk for always smiling. It can be big or small, but taking two minutes to write out a thank you goes a long way for your own (and others’) happiness.
Mindfulness
Practice mindfulness intentionally a few times a day. Perhaps while walking across campus or in Wismer, you take notice of the sights, sounds, and smells. Mindfulness means to utilize all your senses and become fully aware of the present moment. This spiritual practice can enliven any moment and bring joy to the mundane.
Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Physiology Kyle Beyer incorporated a forward-thinking twist into his “Nutrition” class this semester: Students had to share what they learned in the course on Twitter.
For the first time ever, Ursinus goes global - all the way to Doha, Qatar where 2009 alumnus Andrew Clark shares his experience in digital marketing in the Middle East. Now based in Baltimore, Andrew discusses how taking a leap of faith paid off.
