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My Objectives for October 2005

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October is shaping up to be one heck of a ride.

Academically, I face 3 quizzes, 2 mid-terms and 1 essay and a lot of reading. Professionally, I have to fulfill my duties as an RA and as an intern at the local Congressman’s Dennis Cardoza’s office. Finally, this month is when the UC Merced Student Government Committee on Constitution and By-Laws will write the constitution. In other words, October is going to be a battle, but I am prepared to kick some major butt.

If you have any words of encouragement or advice, then please leave a comment. I would appreciate it. ;-)

My Goals

  • Eat healthy, exercise daily, get plenty of sleep, relax often and take care of myself
  • Communicate with family, friends and colleagues
  • Stay “well-readâ€? and keep up-to-date on current local, regional, state, national and international news and events
  • Fulfill my duties and responsibilities as a Resident Assistant (RA)
  • Education is Key! This statement subsumes everything regarding my education while at UC Merced: attend class, do my homework, talk with my professors regularly, help others, etc.

    • My Objectives for October 2005

  • Get an “A”wesome grade on the following: ECON 100 quiz, SPAN 3 Exam, HIST 100 Essay #1, SPAN 3 Quiz, ECON 100 Mid Term, SPAN Quiz (yes, another one), and ECON 190 Mid Term.
  • Complete and turn in on time my HIST 100 Case Study Prospectus on time
  • Plan and implement at least 2 programs as an RA
  • Complete draft of my Truman Scholarship Policy Proposal
  • Read An Unfinished Life and Truman
  • Continue to have “MAD” (Inside joke for My Madera Hall peeps) fun!

    • Time to rock October!

    Comments

    5 Responses to “My Objectives for October 2005”

    1. Lars on October 5th, 2005 7:46 am

      josh, good luck with all of your work! just wanted to let you know that the deliberative democracy handbook website is up and running, but access is restricted to chapter authors for now. you are welcome, and encouraged, to interact with ideas there by posting comments.

      good luck to you in all of your good work!

    2. dar on October 7th, 2005 6:06 am

      hey josh! it looks like everything is going great for you in merced. keep up the good work.. and goodluck for the long haul =D

      miss ya,
      darlene

    3. Danny on October 7th, 2005 7:50 am

      Yo! How’s it going Josh! I just came across your blog – wicked cool. It’s good to see you’re doing well at UC Merced! =) I’m back at Cerritos this year and so far so good! Miss ya in debate rounds though – although my hearing seems to have improved =P Don’t have this REALLY loud speaker always YELLING at me from 3 feet away =)

      Good luck with everything!
      -Danny Cantrell

    4. Ashley on October 8th, 2005 5:45 pm

      Hey Buddy,

      I just wanted to let you know that you are doing a great job with everything so far! Although, you have a ton on your plate at the moment… you are handling it superbly…..just make sure to keep it up….us girls in 111 are here for you and we’re rooting for you as our next President, so don’t start screwing up anything yet! Wishing you the very best at everything in life you set out to accomplish…and always remember…you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you! You have a huge support system and the ability to do anything you set your mind on doing so get out there and conquer the world one person at a time!! Bye,

    5. Josh on November 3rd, 2005 3:46 pm

      Get Awesome grades: Even though I did too many As, I learned a lot from the first half of the semester. I now have a better understanding of where I need to focus more time and effort and realized that the university is no joke. It’s hard, rigorous and demanding, but I can do it.

      Complete and turn in on time my HIST 100 Case Study Prospectus on time: I turned it in and have received some good feedback from professor Herken. He is helping me further define my case study on the Central Valley.

      Plan and implement at least 2 programs as an RA: On October 6 was my “One-forth� program. It was for my residents and it focused on their psychosocial health. From the feedback I received, it was great; however, a 1 hour program is too long. :-P

      Complete draft of my Truman Scholarship Policy Proposal: Draft is complete, but more work is to be done before February 2006 when the proposal as well as my entire application is due.

      My policy proposal is to transform California government, politics and society. I am proposing to increase the size of the California State Assembly from 80 to at least 160 seats. The goal is to create a government that is more responsive to the peoples’ needs and by increasing the number of seats in the Assembly, more people will be represented and have a voice in government.

      Read my California’s Legislature Is Too Small, Reform is Needed post for more information. I will create a page on my website detailing my policy proposal and research because I seriously intend to pursue this endeavor.

      Read An Unfinished Life and Truman: I haven’t started the latter book, but so far the former is great and I hope to finish it this month.

      Continue to have “MAD� (Inside joke for My Madera Hall peeps) fun!: Fun, fun and more fun! I love being an RA (most of the times :-P ).

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