College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
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Minneapolis, MN 55455

Anne's Blog

One Amazing Race

Today we did a CLA Ambassador Amazing Race to recap all the different helpful offices and unique opportunities the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and the University of Minnesota has to offer. I’ve been to most of these offices around campus, but I haven’t been to them in such a short amount of time. Running around campus today reminded me of how many different aspects there are around campus.

We took a short bus ride to the Saint Paul campus and explored the University’s Dairy store where they sell University made ice cream and cheese. I also learned that there is a College and Career Learning Center (CCLC) on the Saint Paul campus in addition to the one on the Minneapolis campus on the East Bank. I know that I need to get back in to talk to one of the advisers at the CCLC to start my job and internship search for next semester and after graduation.

Running around reminded me of so many different opportunities that the University has to offer. The “Amazing CLA Race� took us to Heller Hall to the Study Abroad Office on the West Bank. Moving from the science buildings to the social science and music buildings continues to show me how many faces there are to CLA. There are so many different majors and environments on campus that cultivate many different aspects and interests of a CLA student.

I think it’s really neat that there are so many options within CLA and that by taking general education requirements; you get to explore a variety of different fields before deciding where you fit. If you’re like me, you’ll choose a couple of interests and majors. I like how they complement one another, and hopefully I’ll be able to use them both after college.

All in all, it was a fun race, but I’m glad I’m back sitting down again. It was fun however to explore the University’s campus all at once, and in such a short amount of time!

September 30th, 2008
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  • Class & major: senior; public relations and political science, South Asian and Middle Eastern studies minor
  • Hometown: Lincoln, NE
  • Groups or activities: Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, PRSSA, Order of Omega, CLA student ambassador
  • Best thing about being a CLA student: You take a wide range of classes on a variety of topics. The cool thing is that many of my classes are inter-related and touch on similar themes with different perspectives that are really interesting.
  • Favorite place to study: Walter Library because it's a convenient place on campus to get things done.
  • Why I chose CLA : I really liked the political science deparment and was impressed by thte School of Journalism and Mass Communication. They offered the specific public relations track that interests me.