Volunteer Work

Volunteer work is something that I am very passionate about and will continue to do volunteer work for as long as I can. As a sophomore in college here at Southern New Hampshire University, I decided to transfer out of SNHU to Clemson University in South Carolina to better my education. While I was only down in South Carolina for a semester before I realized that the university was to big for me and SNHU was where I belong, I did volunteer work for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and the Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital. I worked with mentally ill people of all ages from January 2013 to April 2013.  At this psychiatric hospital, I was able to work with people from all different backgrounds and mental illnesses and was able to learn and realize how to adapt to people who are mentally ill. I worked in the department with 30-50 year old patients where we played games, activities, crafts, as well as planning holiday parties for these patients. This was an amazing experience that I will never forget. It was very hard at some moments and emotionally draining but it was all worth it in the end. I learned so much from my short period of time volunteering at the hospital that I will remember for a lifetime. Everyone should be able to realize that even the smallest things can make a difference in someones life! 

Do we utilize all the recourses here on campus?

When I first started at Southern New Hampshire University, I felt that I was a little nervous to use the resources because it was very different from high school. Everything in college is done on your own time and it was a very different structure for me. All of my professors made it clear to all of the students that we all should be open to the resources on campus and should not hesitate about it. Once I realized that I shouldn’t be afraid or hesitant to use the resources and that it is important for me succeed academically, I was excited to use them and get the help I needed throughout college.

As a college student, students are much more independent when it comes to there work and feel they can try doing it all on there own. Many students entering college or transfer students feel embarrassed to use the resources and don’t want to be looked at differently. But in my opinion, I feel that every student should utilize all of the recourses on campus. The main resources that I have utilized throughout my time here at Southern New Hampshire University are the Career Development Center and the Learning Center. With that being said, as students we all should utilize all of these recourses here on campus to help us succeed to the best of our ability.