Introduction
My name is Colleen Moroney, and I am a senior here at SIUE with a double major in Psychology and English. With this, I am aiming to go to graduate school for either School Psychology or Environmental Psychology (I have yet to decide). In the Fall of 2017, I actually transferred here from Missouri State University, where I completed my first two years. I decided to come to SIUE because it is closer to home (St. Louis), as I was feeling extremely homesick. That is odd for me to say, as I originally chose a college far from home to get away. Besides getting to see my family more, another benefit of being closer to home is I can go home to work my front desk job at an assisted living facility every weekend. The drawback, however, is that, because of transferring, I will be graduating in December of this year instead of May. Outside of academics, I thoroughly enjoy writing, reading for leisure, hiking, and, of course, relaxing.
I chose to take this class for a simple reason – it looked different than your typical English course. It’s typical of an English course to read a novel and analyze every detail of it, but to look at the technological advances made throughout history that are discussed in such novels and to relate that to real life is truly different and intriguing to me. Moreover, having the opportunity to experiment with a range of technologies in an English course simply sounded fun. Although I am young, I am not an expert in technology as most older adults would assume. Sure, I am well-rounded with cell phone, laptop, and Kindle use as well as other modern, everyday advancements, but I by no means know how to operate or create complex pieces of technology. My fiancé helps me with that, though, as we are currently working on building a desktop for myself. With that said, I think my biggest fear/anxiety with this class is simply the different setup. I am used to a lot of structure, as I’m sure every student is, and the thought of constant trial-and-error with new digital tools is certainly intimidating. I am open to anything, though, and am genuinely looking forward to what this class has to offer.
5 Comments
molwils
Nice to meet you, Collen! Oddly enough, I started off as a Psychology Major as well. Unfortunately, I struggled a lot with statistics and that was a portion of the reason I decided to switch my major. With that said, I am glad I switched to English – I think it is a much better fit for me! I am also nervous about the setup of the class. This definitely does not seem to be your typical English class! I don’t quite know what to expect, but I look forward to getting to know you better throughout the semester!
laujack
Hi Colleen, it’s funny that you’re graduating in December because I am too because of transferring. It’s impressive that you decided to take this course because it looked different. I didn’t realize it at the time, but now I can tell this is different than any other class I have taken here. I am like you in that I love having structure in a classroom. Or at least I love the idea of it because it’s what I know. Also I tend to be a perfectionist so tinkering kind of destroys that (although it isn’t really possible even in other scenarios). I really like hearing your input in class and am looking forward to getting to know you better throughout the semester.
gaellis
Hey Colleen,
We’re both psych majors, which I think is pretty cool. I was thinking of going into school psych at one point, but ended up deciding clinical psych was the better route for me. I totally get what you mean by being homesick. I only live half an hour away from home, but sometimes it feels like a thousand miles when I miss my family and my pets. I also really enjoy reading in my spare time. I would love to swap book recommendations with you sometime. I am excited to be in class with you this semester and to work with you throughout the course of this class.
wschmid
Hi, Colleen. I’ll be graduating next Fall, also. It’s great that you’re building a PC with your fiancé. That shows an eagerness to learn. If helps if you learn what each component does as you’re assembling it. With most technology, it’s good to learn what the whole and its components do. You don’t need to know how those pieces work, though.
I was a bit worried about the structure (lack thereof?) of the class. With the work in-class, I’m thinking its going to be more of a lab style class. The more we try things, the more comfortable we’ll be using them.
kcookso
Hi Colleen,
I also understand the frustration of pushing back your graduation date. I have been pushed back a year due to transferring from SEMO (and the whole not knowing what I want to do with my life). I transferred here for the same reason that you did, it is closer to home and I was feeling a bit homesick. When I first went away to school I was so excited and loved the aspect of being away from home but after the second year I was just feeling like I would be happier closer to home. So I am glad to be here at SIUE and am excited to see what this semester has in store for us!