Have you finished
your packing to head to Virginia Tech yet? Wait!
There are 4 things to add to your packing list for the 2015-16 academic year. No worries,
though, for they won’t take up extra space in your suitcase or your vehicle. And, if you're already here, you can still work on these. What do I want you to bring with you this year? One word relates to all 4 of
them:
OPEN
Here’s your
Packing List to join the Hokie Nation:
OPEN your schedule
to new experiences. College is all about exploring new frontiers. Embrace the
curiosity you had when you were little. Attend an event that you would not
normally go to. Learn a foreign language. Take a class in a subject that you
don’t know anything about. I did that and the subject ended up being my major
because in the first class I had, Dr. Stern made the topic come to life. Along
with being an engaging professor, Dr. Stern had a genuine interest in his
students and worked hard to connect with us. In the Division of Student Affairs
we call this goal we have for students committing to unwavering curiosity.
OPEN your mind.
The next four years or more give you an opportunity to broaden your
understanding of yourself and others. By pursuing self-understanding and
integrity while you’re here, you’ll gain greater self-knowledge and be able to
stay true to your beliefs as well as work to understand beliefs different from
your own by practicing civility and respect as you encounter those differences.
Career Services provides a number of tools for you to grow your self-knowledge
and our Intercultural Engagement office offers programs for you to grow in your
understanding of others.
OPEN your hands.
This university attracts students who want to give back. There are lots of ways
for you to open your hands while you’re at Virginia Tech, whether it’s getting
involved in VT Engage, an alternative spring break program, the BIG EVENT, Cranwell International Center, a
philanthropy through your student organization, or some other means. The
possibilities are endless for you to help those who can’t help themselves or
are on the fringes in your role as
a courageous leader.
OPEN your heart.
Our university motto, Ut Prosim, That I May Serve, calls to us to do this. As you continue to learn what it means
to be a Hokie, this principle is at the center of it all. How will you open your heart to
serve this university, the community, the nation and the world and its people?
Bring these 4 with
you, and you'll represent the Hokie Nation.
We welcome you
with OPEN arms.
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