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We want your thoughts on your first days at Blackburn! Please add your thoughts to our Padlet. Just follow a few norms:
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All of the professors, faculty, and staff are very friendly and welcoming. It has been great getting to know everyone and talking to them on a personal level too.

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There was not many events that were interesting enough for people to actually want to attend. The events they did have were not really aimed at connecting with other people and because of this, many were not able to make new friends.

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More training for work program jobs. I feel like everyone was just thrown into their jobs without proper training and that added to the stress of coming to college even more.

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I came to Blackburn in the fall of 2020 for the first time. I was new in college and was really looking forward to being in college so being on campus and making new friends was really exciting for me

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I was not able to go to many of the events they had on move in day because I was trying to move into my room as well as deal with my financial aid and I didn’t get to go to the informational events on move in day. I feel like those events should have been scheduled later on in the day so that people had time to get situated and take care of everything they needed to on campus before having to go to these things.

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Maybe host COVID friendly events catered to specific majors/ interests?

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Met this one guy that was really into me and didn’t get the hints, ended up becoming a Title 9 issue

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When in doubt, always email-whether that be a professor, academic advisor, or anyone else that you trust.

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I wish some events had still happened, but I understand that we are in COVID times.

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Made new friends. I came to Blackburn fall of 2020, and will graduate in the spring of 2023. I also met my boyfriend at Blackburn as he was one of these friends.

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Just try and find more covid friendly events for students to experience. Having little events and being surrounded by a new place with new people is terrifying. Finding a way for new students to mingle would be largely beneficial.

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Don't be afraid to communicate with people. Especially your professors, advisor, manager, assistant manager, and supervisor. Those people are here to help you- so please use them!

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The only major issue I had the first few days was not having a good relationship or experience with the then Resident Director of my dorm.

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The only thing lacking was probably more open-minded and interactive people. Some were friendly and engaging but lots were shy and didn't interact as much.

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I came to Blackburn the fall of '19. I made a ton of new friends and quickly found my new group of friends. I gained a lot of experiences and new relationships that I treasure. Blackburn is a great place to find people to connect with.

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Better training for the work program and better communication on what’s happening on campus and how everything here works. I didn’t know what was going on most of the time and even had to hear about when we weren’t having classes from the juniors.

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The work program was the worst experience of my life. I was thrown into snack bar with no experience or training whatsoever. It was so hot back there that I felt sick and people were rude and unhelpful and I wasn’t taught anything.

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There really wasn’t anything going on when I first got here. There were no events or games happening. It was just like going to high school. I went to class and work and that was it. So I wish there had been more exciting activities.

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I started here at Blackburn in the fall of 2020 so there wasn’t a lot going on with Covid. I felt very comfortable with meeting all of my professors, they were all very kind and welcoming.

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I would make sure that we are giving them events that they can relate to and that helps them become comfortable with the campus lifestyle. Bag toss is not ideal.

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I would make sure that we are giving them events that they can relate to and that helps them become comfortable with the campus lifestyle. Bag toss is not ideal.

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For the classes after FA 18' the organization for the first few days were terrible. Everyone was running around like chickens with their head cut off.

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For the classes after FA 18' the organization for the first few days were terrible. Everyone was running around like chickens with their head cut off.

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I did not miss out on much from FA 18' however I feel that classes after me missed out on the fun side of Blackburn. Many did not attend the events because they were boring and out dated. 

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I did not miss out on much from FA 18' however I feel that classes after me missed out on the fun side of Blackburn. Many did not attend the events because they were boring and out dated. 

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I came in FA 18' and the first few days were super fun there were events everyday for welcome week and they were relatable. 

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I came in FA 18' and the first few days were super fun there were events everyday for welcome week and they were relatable. 

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I would make sure they all had a safe space to go to and make sure they know they have friends they could always go and talk to.

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Can't say much about people but they were generally the worst people i've ever met. They were disrespectful and rude to everyone they encountered. Not much was done about any of it also.

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I think I had a really good first few days at Blackburn but there wasn't a ton to go off of and I wish we had more engaging RA events and such like that to get to know people a lot easier.

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I felt part of a group and got along with my roommate well. We are still really good friends even though we don't live together anymore.

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My RA's were so engaging, and even though I came in knowing nobody, I made so many friends so quickly!

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fun and engaging activities with OL's. There were alot of OL's and a lot of students in each group, but not too many that you felt left out. It was a great way to engage with new people and feel more comfortable

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Mingling events to help new freshmen make friends

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The educational events were fun, but I think there should've been more mingling events to make friends

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There isn't much I can say without names or outing

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There were very few events I think there should have been more even if they were outside.

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I made friends with my floor so I've had a great time so far.

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When I first came to Blackburn there were very few events for students to interact.

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It was pretty easy finding people who wanted to go have fun and do different things!