by Kenny Allen | Jan 26, 2015 |
This past Monday, I volunteered for the MLK Day of Service alongside my organization NABA. It was my first year officially participating in the event, and it was quite an experience to volunteer for an entire day with several of my general body members. Volunteering...
by Kenny Allen | Jan 19, 2015
In one of classes this semester, we were assigned a reading that I particularly enjoyed and took some time to reflect on it. The short reading “Relating to the World: The Power of Truthspeaking” by Tamara Song, was interesting to reflect on because it breaks down...
by Kenny Allen | Dec 8, 2014
In PLA class today we talked about some of the details of the Ferguson case and the racial climate here at Penn State. It was a topic chosen specifically by our class to discuss because of the most recent pressing events that were covered in nearly every news source....
by Kenny Allen | Dec 5, 2014
For some people it is argued whether leaders are born or developed. This conversation in particular is a very difficult question to answer outright. Personally, I try not to think of this as a situation where the answer can only be one of the two, but more so that it...
by Kenny Allen | Nov 21, 2014
Music has always been an important piece to the American culture, and in past times most had a musical background or knowledge of some sort of an instrument. With how tuned in our society is now to always listen to music on the go, it is interesting to reflect on the...
by Kenny Allen | Nov 14, 2014
As a leader, there are always difficult decisions that must be made for the organization or company. For students within the Presidential Leadership Academy, we have decision-making in grey areas as one of our core tenets of teaching. It is interesting to speak to the...
by Kenny Allen | Nov 10, 2014 |
I recently had a discussion with a freshman student that is interested in my major who was worrisome about making the most of his college career. As I explained to him some of the different options that are available, I reminisced how I struggled with so many of the...
by Kenny Allen | Oct 29, 2014
As leaders entering the real world in the coming years, I think it is important for us to understand and being able to effectively promote sustainable efforts from whatever company or institution we are a part of. In one of my classes we focus in on the sustainability...
by Kenny Allen | Oct 27, 2014 |
In one of my classes this semester we are tasked with reading, Ecological Consciousness, and a question that was posed to us was, “How do our ‘addictions’ affect the environment that we live in?” This question I believe is important to me...
by Kenny Allen | Oct 24, 2014
As my collegiate experience comes to a close, I leave behind beloved friendships, cherished memories, and my reputation as a student leader in many organizations. When reflecting on my experiences thus far, it was interesting to note all of the amazing opportunities...
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