Brian Frazee's UMBC Blog

Finals Week!

brianumbc — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:58:26 +0000

Wow! Sorry it has been so long since my last blog post! My life has been crazy with finals week and all of the organizations that I am a part of. This time of year is definitely the most stressful! Finals week is the culmination of a fifteen week semester, and it is not unlikely that during this time of year, you’ll find your friends in the library and in lecture halls literally all night long! It seems as if the campus becomes nocturnal for a week

This has been a very busy semester for me, but it’s been a great one! I’ve had so many opportunities to grow academically and socially because of my professors and the experiences I have had in residential life, greek life, and student government. Come to UMBC and get involved! Being involved, particularly this semester, has made my college experience a lot of fun and has allowed me to “make UMBC mine!”

Happy Holidays!

Election Night Extravaganza!

brianumbc — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:07:40 +0000

Last Tuesday, for Election Day, I and some other SGA members planned an Election Night Extravaganza in the Commons! It was a great event that brought out SO many UMBC students to watch election returns together and watch history in the making! We had four-man inflatable jousting in the Gameroom, 200 free pizzas, free coffee and hot chocolate, guest speakers, and three projection TVs on Main Street that were broadcasting election results! Over 1,000 people came and witnessed history together! It was a very fun and engaging event.

I was so tired by the end of it though! I had gone home late Monday night after my SGA Senate meeting to vote the next morning. I woke up at 4 AM on Tuesday and got to my polling place at 4:50 AM! I was literally the first person there and the first person to vote in my precinct! No one else got in line with me until about a half hour after I had already been standing at the door! Perhaps I was a little too excited to vote the first time..

All in all, Election Day was an incredible day for UMBC and it was great to get together with so many people to celebrate the end of this long campaign! Regardless of who you supported, we can all agree that this Election was a good one for America!

Homecoming!

brianumbc — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:33:05 +0000

This weekend was homecoming, and it was great!! I had so much fun with my friends and was able to relax and have a good time. With so much going on this time of year, it was definitely nice to take a step back and just have fun!! Thursday night was the bonfire and fireworks show. I thought the fireworks show was amazing! It made me feel very proud to be at UMBC! How relaxing is it to be hanging out with friends around an insanely large bonfire and then enjoy a fireworks show right after?! On Friday night, I went to the student talent show, which was interesting because I happened to get to be the “random” judge from the audience!! All in all, it didn’t go as I had planned!

Saturday night I went to the Stephen Lynch comedy show, which was HILARIOUS!!! It was nice to get a good laugh in! After the show, I hung out with some friends! This weekend was just great. I’m sad that it ended, because now I have to catch up on work!!

Midterms Time!

brianumbc — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:52:11 +0000

This week, as I said last week, has been very, very busy!! Midterms are coming up and lots is going on! I was involved in a car accident this past weekend (I’m Okay!), so that put me behind a bit- but it’s been great knowing that people understand. Now I’m playing catch up now that I’m off my pain meds and trying to get everything done!!

I’ve been studying for many exams that are coming up, preparing for my USMSC (University System of Maryland Student Council) meeting this Sunday, as well as assisting in the planning of UMBC’s STRIVE! retreat- which will teach students how to be effective leaders. It still amazes me how easy it is to get involved here at UMBC. There are SO MANY opportunities for people of all backgrounds, regardless of your interests to get involved. There are so many student organizations and such a diverse selection of things to do; from greek life to student government to research to internships to you name it!! I feel like I really have been making UMBC mine- and I know for a fact that ANYONE can do it! You just have to take the initiative, get to the student involvement center and get involved with something you enjoy

Crazy Weekend!

brianumbc — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:55:39 +0000

Wow! This weekend was an incredibly crazy one! I’ve been very busy lately with so much going on (it’s that time of the semester!) As I said before, I’m an RA in Chesapeake Hall and I’m the Staff Development Coordinator. Part of my job is to plan fun activities for the RA’s to do together. This past weekend, we went canoeing and to Ocean City together. It POURED the entire time we were canoeing!! We went to Pokomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD and it was a 5 1/2 mile canoe ride. It stormed so badly that at one point we literally had to get on shore and flip one of our canoes in order to make a fort for us to huddle under (it was very cold!) It also rained so hard that our canoes kept filling up with water! Ah!

Once we got to Ocean City, the weather improved a bit. I jumped in the water, which wasn’t as cold as I expected! In any case, it was a great experience and I definitely bonded a lot with my staff!

This week so far has been insane! Midterms are coming up already and things just keep getting busier and busier! Time goes by so fast! I can’t believe it’s already October!

Hello UMBC!

brianumbc — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:47:32 +0000

Hello and Welcome to my UMBC Blog! My name is Brian Frazee and I am a sophomore here at UMBC. I am very excited to start blogging. I’ll use this first post to introduce myself to you all! I am a sophomore who is a member of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program, Honors College, Student Government Association Senate, the University System of Maryland Student Council, Political Science Council of Majors, and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. I am also a Resident Assistant (RA) in Chesapeake Hall.

UMBC was at the very top of my list of schools to choose from when I was going through the tedious process of deciding what to do after high school. This is an incredibly diverse and dynamic university that allows you really create your own path of success. There are so many opportunities to become involved and I have been so impressed with the current freshmen who seem to be getting aquainted with student organizations already!

Today marked the end of the first full week of school, and it was definitely a busy one! It’s very interesting to witness everyone getting used to the rigors of college life again. It always seems like summer goes by way too fast, but then again, so does life in general. It’s hard to believe that I am already a second year student. Watching the freshmen come in really puts it into perspective for me because it seems like just yesterday I was in their shoes, trying to figure out how to navigate my way through this great university.

I look forward to this school year. It seems like every year, UMBC becomes more and more dynamic and exciting, with students from numerous different states, countries, and backgrounds, as well as several opportunities to make UMBC yours!