by Emily Briselli | Apr 24, 2021 |
It’s hard to believe that this is my last ever PLA blog. I won’t like; over the past 3 years there have certainly been nights where 11pm on Sunday rolls around and I think “hmm, I feel like I forgot something..” then frantically type away to meet that 11:59 deadline....
by Emily Briselli | Apr 11, 2021
As I continue to reflect on the things I have learned throughout my time in PLA, I was recently reminded during an accepted student program that I was helping with of another important lesson: use your resources as a first choice, not a last resort. While I wouldn’t...
by Emily Briselli | Apr 4, 2021
Throughout both the in-class components and optional lectures of PLA, I’ve had the opportunity to hear from and converse with many different leaders. Though they have all had different leadership styles, groups of people that they lead, and demands of their...
by Emily Briselli | Mar 28, 2021 |
Something we are all taught from a young age is to be respectful. Be respectful of your parents, your teachers, your peers, really everyone. It’s something that I am very grateful to my parents for ingraining into me my whole life, because treating people with respect...
by Emily Briselli | Mar 7, 2021
I’ve been writing about the lessons I’ve learned thanks to PLA for the past few weeks in my blog posts, but I thought this week I would not only share what I’ve learned, but also how I’ve applied it in my life. One of the big lessons I wrote about a few weeks ago was...
by Emily Briselli | Feb 28, 2021
As I continue to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned throughout my time in the PLA, I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how we approach discussing controversial events, both historical and contemporary. One of the (many) reasons that I think the PLA is an...
by Emily Briselli | Feb 19, 2021 |
In this week’s installment of “Emily looks back on what she learned in PLA,” I present to you: appreciating opportunities. This is a huge one, not only because PLA opens the door to so many different opportunities, but also because it has shown my just how fortunate I...
by Emily Briselli | Feb 7, 2021 |
In a continuation of my blogs about things I’ve learned in PLA, I decided this week to speak about something that I’ve noticed has become much more prevalent all throughout college, both in and outside of the context of PLA, and is something I think is really...
by Emily Briselli | Feb 1, 2021 |
Since it is my last semester at Penn State, you can imagine that I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on the amazing four years I’ve been blessed to have here. Of course, those four years weren’t without some difficult times and low points, but in the grand scheme of...
by Emily Briselli | Jan 24, 2021
Though I tend to keep my blogs as a way to self-reflect and examine my own life, leadership and thoughts, my first blog of this new semester is a bit different. A few days ago, I got really frustrated with the way things are right now. I know I’m not the only...
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