Getting To Know You!

Dear Cornerstone Students,

Welcome to your IDS Cornerstone Mentoring Blog! We are your mentors and are here to provide you with information regarding the IDS program, college, post graduate planning, and life in general. Each week we will discuss different topics, however if there is something we have not covered that you would like to discuss, please feel free to bring it up. Remember, we are here for you! We would like to start by getting to know each other so first we will introduce ourselves.

Hello Mentees,
My name is Pam. I am a 42 year old mother of two who after a 15 year break decided to return to UCF to finish her degree. I am so excited to finally graduate! My minor is in recreation and my areas are in business and behavioral and social science. After graduating, I plan to get an MA in Christian Counseling. I spend most of my time driving my youngest daughter all over the state to play club soccer. My oldest daughter is a senior in nursing school at the University of Memphis. My passions are Jesus Christ and of course soccer. If I could give one piece of advice it would be stay in school and finish your degree. However if you are returning, hang in there and don’t quit…if I can do it, you can too! I am looking forward to getting to know each one of you and to help you in any way I can.
Pam

Hello Mentee,
I am so glad we can get to know you this semester. Here is a little about me...my name is Rebekah Rabon. I am 24 years old and a super-duper-senior at UCF. I have been an IDS student for a year now. I was in many colleges around UCF and couldn’t decide what I wanted to do with my life. I have some background in Health and Education. I chose these areas to be my areas of concentration and then chose a Psychology minor. I plan to, as soon as I graduate this semester, to go on and get both my RN degree at Florida Hospital College. I am also applying to different pre-schools around the area to get a job teaching so that I can work on getting my teacher’s certification. There are advantages and disadvantages to this degree I have chosen I believe. I feel I have many more opportunities open to me now with the background I have accumulated. However, I also feel as if I am at a disadvantage as far as timing. It has taken me much longer to come to a finalized degree choice. Anyways…enough of the school talk. As far as what I do for my life…I am a 4th/5th grade volleyball coach. Right now we are in the training period and getting ready for the season to start. I also sub at a local Christian school part time. I am very involved in my church and I volunteer every week with the music ministry. I am working part-time also in the convention industry for a company here in Orlando. I work every random convention helping the business give information to potential clients. I am a busy little bee and I love it. I love staying busy and helping out wherever I am needed. I am working toward saving money to go on a mission trip this summer for three months where I will be working in a hospital in Israel. This is pretty much what I spend my time doing and I love every moment of life. I have a wonderful family whom I am very close to and we enjoy spending as much time together as possible. I am excited to get to know you….
Rebekah

Hey--my name is Kadie. I am 24 (for a couple more days) and in my last semester--YAY! My areas of study are Education, Public Affairs and Sociology. I love watching football and kayaking. I believe one of the advantages of an interdisciplinary education is studying three separate areas versus one. I can’t wait to get to know each one of you and help out with anything you need!
Kadie

Hello cornerstone students. My name is Peter Hartley. I am 22 years old and in my last semester here at UCF. I have an area of study in behavioral sciences and criminal justice and my minor is in entrepreneurship. After graduation I plan to move back to St. Petersburg where I was born and raised and find a job preferably working as a boat captain or something else involving boats. I do not know if graduate school is in my future or not but I plan on deciding that after I work for a while and decide what I really want to do for a living. I look forward to finishing up school and getting to know you throughout this semester.
Peter

Now we would like to hear from you. Please tell us your name, where you are from, and your hobbies/interest. Then, let us know what year you are in and your minor and two areas. Last, tell us how you explain the IDS major to others and what you feel the advantages and disadvantages of the program are. Remember to reply by using the comment feature. We are looking forward to hearing from you!