Week 13

Been a great week for Hixson I would say! Christina received an award during VEISHEA, the team I was on won our scavenger hunt, we achieved some filming, and we had an awesome retreat! Great job peer mentors! It’s has been so fun!

This past week was among my favorite activities we have done thus far this semester for this class. It will definitely be an activity that I will incorporate into my section this upcoming fall. It was physically and mentally stimulating. We were required to think of where everything was located and strategically plan as a group how we would get to every location in the allotted time. It was a team building exercise that educated us in campus resources as well! This is a main reason why I believe it would be a great activity to do with or without my mentees this fall. They will bond and work with their fellow classmates and learn some Iowa State resources in the process.

The retreat was also a lot of fun and gave me some great ideas for some fun and stimulating activities to do with my group and maybe even some other groups this fall. Especially since I had never heard of some of the activities we did like the maze game, the chicken game, or the sheet game! It was all very ‘thought-induced.’ As a group or in pairs we needed to work together to solve a presented problem.

Activities in this past week, I feel, have brought our mentor group closer together. The fun activities have brought some laughs and have allowed me to loosen up and feel more and more comfortable with those I will be spending even more time with this upcoming semester. If anything, this past week has gotten me so excited about what we, as mentors, have to look forward to this upcoming fall with our group of Hixson scholars!

Hope everyone has a great week! Only two more weeks then finals!