Students were running around with facepaint and signs and their programs written on their legs. They were so excited to get back at it!
It reminded me of being in my early 20s a little bit, although I was never one to become really engaged in school spirit activities like these people were.
While most of campus was happy and excited today, I'm a bit disappointed because I've been holding out at my job for more responsibility and more interesting projects, but they're not really happening. It's not my workplace's responsibility to find me engaging work, but mine. So I'll start actively looking, instead of recreationally.
I signed up for a Continuing Studies course today, which I get to take for free as part of my benefits. It deals with computer HTML coding and language. I've been noticing that a lot of interesting job postings ask for experience with various graphic design programs and web design experience, so I'm going to go towards getting that. This course is a foundation for more in-depth ones, so I'll see how I handle the material.
The course is three three-hour sessions, and costs the general public about $450. But all I have to do is click around, enter a course code, and register for free. It's a great benefit, and I'm happy that I'm making use of it.
I get about $1600 dollars per year in course fees paid for, and by the end of September, I'll have used almost all of it. On October 5th, it resets itself and my burlap bag full of tuition credits get refilled, and I'll take more courses. The tuition credit benefit is likely underused at the university, so I'm happy that I've almost maxed it out. I'm taking steps at improving my skills and job outlook, which is positive.
That's it for now. Happy September everyone.
