This is my second year in the Rose Scholars program, so you could say I’m sort of a veteran when it comes to choosing events to attend and arranging my schedule around them. I have attended everything from the artifacts tour in Olin Library to the Cascadilla gorge hike to a non profit tour in Ithaca commons. I really enjoy the events that allow me to explore the rich culture and history of Cornell and Ithaca and go to places that I’ve never been before. The Rose Scholars program has really allowed me to branch into the Cornell and Ithaca community and take some really amazing study breaks. It’s so refreshing to go to a café talk for an hour after working all day and coming home from classes. It’s exhilarating to go on a hike or nature walk on a Saturday morning and start the weekend on a pleasant note. The Rose Scholars program continues to offer wonderful events for the students to attend, but I find myself falling into the same routine every week and attending the same types of events.

To be honest, I really do like that the events have a routine this semester. I know that the table talks are on Mondays, cafes are on Wednesdays, and the films are on Fridays. Usually, I can only make it to the cafes due to my schedule but sometimes I wish that I could make it to the other events as well. Charlotte proposed a great idea about rotating the events around so that they take place on different days during the week but at the same weekly times designated for an event. In this way, the scholars would get to experience all the different events that the program has to offer and not be restricted by the same event every week. I also think it would be beneficial for the program if the scholars got to decide what events they wanted to see every week. If there was some way for us to vote on at least one event every week, that event would probably get a higher turnout due to the high demand for it. I personally would like to have more social events that allows the scholars to bond, get to know each other, and eat some delicious food too. I really hope that the students take an active role in deciding the Rose scholars events next year and organize more social events to unite the scholars community.