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Angela Russo<\/p><\/div>\n
You might try to catch up with medical laboratory science major Angela Russo. It would be hard though. As a second semester sophomore fulfilling pre-medical requirements, Angela doesn\u2019t have a lot of time. When she\u2019s not in the clinical microbiology lab making media or plating samples, you might find her spending time with her COMFORT (College of Medicine Friends Offer Respite Time) family, or serving on the UVM Program Board<\/a>, the Student Alumni Association<\/a>, baking and frosting cakes for Cakes with a Cause<\/a>, shredding the slopes as a member of the Ski and Snowboard Club<\/a>, or introducing first years to UVM as an Orientation Leader<\/a>. How does she balance it all?<\/p>\n \u201cThat is an interesting question,\u201d Angela says. \u201cWhen I was little, my parents threw me into every activity hoping that I would like something<\/i>\u00a0and continue with it. However, I always like everything<\/i>, so I grew up with a busy schedule! Every semester, I make a color-coded master schedule of all my classes, labs, help<\/p>\n Ben Barnet<\/p><\/div>\n sessions, and weekly activities. As soon as I get exam dates or meeting dates, I put them in my phone calendar and planner. Then, I just take it day by day. When you really want to do something, put it on your calendar, and if it\u2019s important to you, you\u2019ll get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n If Angela\u2019s schedule seems a little too busy for you, maybe the relative tranquility of Ben Barnet\u2019s life is more your style. Ben is a junior Communication Sciences and Disorders major, with a minor in Psychology. He\u2019s an officer in the Speech and Hearing Club<\/a> and a CNHS LINK<\/a>. He loves his work with both organizations, but he says the most interesting thing that he\u2019s done as a UVM student is taking yoga classes through UVM\u2019s campus recreation<\/a> department. In fact, he liked them so much that he signed up for Yoga Teacher Training<\/a>, so he could pass on his love of the discipline to others.<\/p>\n Joy Benner<\/p><\/div>\n Yoga\u2019s not your thing? Try Active Minds<\/a>. That\u2019s what CSD junior Joy Benner does. She also enjoys spending time at the wheel as a member of the UVM Pottery Coop<\/a>, participating in research with department faculty<\/a> members, and volunteering at FAHC<\/a>.<\/p>\n Collier Harmon<\/p><\/div>\n Nursing majors might choose to take part in the activities coordinated through the Student Nurses Association<\/a> like Collier Harmon, a senior who is also a US Army Reserves Combat Medic.<\/p>\n Does ROTC<\/a> appeal to you?<\/p>\n Ask senior nursing major, Ryan O\u2019Leary about his experience. One of the most interesting things Ryan has been able to do was an internship in the Emergency Department at Fort Lewis, Washington.<\/p>\n Ryan O’Leary<\/p><\/div>\n Kerry Sawamura, another senior nursing major, fills her free time with the club sports<\/a> softball team and as a tutor at the Learning Co-op<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kerry Sawamura<\/p><\/div>\n If you thrive on physical activity, then you\u2019re probably a lot like Ashley Mitson, a senior exercise and movement science major, minoring in Nutrition. Ashley is a valuable member of the UVM Varsity swim team<\/a>, not only participating in the Conference as a first year student, but also scoring! When she\u2019s not in training, she volunteers with the Catamount Leadership Academy<\/a> through UVM Athletics as a member of the College for Every Student (CFES) youth mentor program. She\u2019s also an active member of the Exercise and Movement Science Student Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ashley Mitson<\/p><\/div>\n Hopefully, these students\u2019 stories have been inspiring \u2013 but if you\u2019re still feeling overwhelmed, consider Angela\u2019s advice:<\/p>\n \u201cThe way to be successful isn\u2019t by signing up for a hundred things at once. Start with something you love and then find your passions along the way<\/b>. That would be my advice to anybody looking to get involved. There are SO many opportunities on this campus; it is a shame to let them all pass by.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Ben](\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cnhsoss\/files\/2014\/02\/barnet.jpg\")
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