Family Weekend Part II [Hill Harper]

On Sunday Hill Harper was featured in a Lyceum program held in the B.N. Duke Auditorium. And he had A LOT to say. Not just in general but there were so many inspiration messages that he left us with and I’d like to share those:

First we are the Active architects of our lives. We have the ability to design tour lives they way we want in order to succeed. This is done by four simple steps that can be used in Life, making decisions, and every aspect of life

    Blueprints-figure out what you want in life and plan it out. Write your blueprint whether its mental or written


    Foundation- as all buildings need foundation so do you, so build your foundation. Including your education, family ties, relationships,


    Wall frame- means choosing your options, making the right decisions.


    Doors- open your life to opportunities that may help you in achieving your goals.


Mr. Harper also stated that we shouldn’t survive we should Thrive. Because when you survive you are just getting by but when you thrive you open up more opportunities for yourself and are successful. So my weekend has pretty much been full and FUN…. Hope this encourages you to attend NCCU because not only do you receive and education you gain Family.

-NCCU College girl;))

For More information on Hill Harper visit his website [Manifest Your Destiny]

Family Weekend Part 1 (The Game)

We’ve recently finished our Family Weekend here at NCCU, and it was Exciting. The weekend started on Friday September 18th with the welcoming ceremony and varies activities for the parents and family members. Then Saturday there was breakfast with the #1 Eagle, Chancellor Nelms followed by a huge tailgate for our first home game. When Central Tailgates, We do it BIG! There was blowup slides and moon-walks for the children. Local Vendors with food were there including Fish Plates, Shrimp, Turkey Legs, Funnel cakes, and there was even a smoothie vendor that sold actual Pineapple drinks in the Pineapple. That was interesting to me. The Smoothies were good as well. The Pre-Game was the best! There was the Famous Eagle jumping around and hyping the crowd and dancing with the Team on the field warming up. There was the Marching Soul Machine blasting the soulful old school hits and pumping the crowd up. Plus it was just a good feeling to have everyone there supporting the Eagles… it was like one huge Family. The Game was Fun; everyone cheered and chanted for our football team. One of the most interesting parts were the 1st downs, every time the eagles got a first down the band would play a tune and the crowd would yell Eagle 1st down. I’m starting to find out the school traditions and I’m guessing that the 1st down chant is a tradition along with the N-C-C-UUUUUUUUUUUU tune that the band plays often to hype the crowd up. Although our mighty eagles fought hard, they lost 10-13 in double-overtime. Later that night was the talent showcase in which the students, family and faculty were able to showcase their talents in front of the student body.

For More Information about Family Weekend Click the Link Family Weekend Info

Campus Life

    I don’t want to downplay staying on campus but I want people to be aware of what goes on while staying on campus. So, I stay in “the Hamptons” which are ok but the fact that one of my outlets has been out since school started and maintenance has not fixed it yet is crazy. Hopefully we can get it fixed soon. Living in the basement on the bottom floor, we also had an ant problem, but we’ve made contact with ResLife and they will take care of it. But the rooms are a nice size and I’m satisfied with the size and my roommate….we get along very well. I would suggest that when you get your assignment letter get in touch with your roommate(s) because it’s so much easier and you become familiar with that person before you move in so it breaks the tension.

      So enough about the rooms….I know a lot of people want to know about the campus parties and events and I will continue to blog about them throughout the year but those that have passed I will be more than happy to talk about. The first huge event being the Pre-Dawn Party was HUGE! It was hosted by the NCCU Student Activities Board. There were people from A &T and other surrounding colleges in attendance, and the lines were absolutely ridiculous. I picked out the perfect outfit and when I went to get in the line I realized I was pretty much OVER dressed because people were in regular shorts, shirt, and sneakers so I went back to my room and dressed down and came back. Bermuda and I stood in line for a good hr and a half before we finally left. Although I didn’t get in, the Pre-Dawns are rocking and everybody wants to be there. If you know what’s good you will there earlier so that you will get in because these parties reach capacity. Campus life is pretty live and there is always something going on but it’s left up to you to find out what’s going on

A Day in the Life of an Eagle

         So a typical day for me is full of classes meetings and homework. I’m up at 8:00 every morning preparing for my day. I leave my room in the HAMPTONS (inside joke). Let me brief you on the housing….if you live in the Richmond complex you are considered the suburbs or the Hamptons being that we are soo far away. So back to the day….my first class is all the way across campus in the biology building. That’s a fifty minute class. Then from there I have an hour break. So I catch up on some homework or take that opportunity to start from the previous class. I encourage that you use all of your spare time for studying and homework because when the weekend comes you are not going to want to do homework on the weekends, that’s party-time. So from there I head to my Dimensions of Learning class. That is the EASIEST class you will take. SHOUTS TO Mr. Mitchell the best instructor. This class is a mandatory class for freshman where you learn the history of NCCU. You are taught how to manage time and it gradually helps you into the college life. This class will be one of your essential classes. My last class of the day is English Composition; this class is focused on writing. You focus on the composition of the paper. The paper is broken down into parts and each part is explained in great detail. After classes I go to the cafe for lunch, the cafe food takes some getting used to. It is really good but you have to get used to it. Everyday it is something new, and we have Chicken Wednesdays and Fish Fridays!!! Oh and the chicken tacos are the best. Usually after classes and lunch I’m back at the Hamptons to do my homework or finish assignments due the next day. That’s the gist of my day. I do stress that you involve yourself in the numerous organizations on campus because a typical day ends at about 5 and you don’t want to be stuck in your room the rest of the day. Maintain a social and academic life. So, until next time....-NCCU College giirl ;))