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ISABELLAOLCZAK
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social meeting
hi everyone! My name is Bella! When do you want to meet?
Re: social meeting
Hey Bella, I'm looking forward to getting coffee with you both next week as we discussed in our group chat. See you then!
Signed: Matt Osmanski
Signed: Matt Osmanski
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ISABELLAOLCZAK
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Re: social meeting
Social meeting write up
Part 1: Social meeting→ pre-individual:
Matt, Brynn and myself are meeting tomorrow around 2 to get coffee (one of my favorite things). I am excited to get to know them. Personally I am a very social bubbly person, so it will be nice to sit with people and talk to them. I hope they don’t mind that I am so hyper! Also, I have never been asked by a professor to meet classmates outside of class. This is a marvelous idea and I hope it will allow us to get to know each other better. I truly believe knowing people on a more personal level allows for better group communication when it comes to projects and class work. We have made a group chat so we can communicate more efficiently. I am feeling more and more excited as the social meeting approaches!!
Part 2: Notes after meeting
Today we went to Dunkin Donuts. It seemed like a good social environment we were all familiar with. I arrived first, then Matt and then Brynn. We all sat together at a table connected to an orange booth and started our conversation. We started our conversation off by discussing our majors. It turns out we are all in the business school together. Matt was accounting, Brynn was marketing and I am finance and political science. Matt told me he had an intense interest in political science in the past, but did not pursue it due to his concerned about getting a job after graduation. I explained I feared this too, which is why I chose to become a double major. Matt who loves accounting and is fantastic at it, told us about his upcoming internship in the spring with EY. We both congratulated him. I explained to my group how I am horrible at accounting. I finished my accounting courses last fall and wish I was better at it. From their Brynn told us about how she always wanted to be a marketing major. She had an internship this past summer in the fashion industry. She explained it had lots of balance sheets and accounting aspects , but nothing too challenging. I told my group how I had just taken my Lsat exam this past weekend. I stated how it was extremely stressful, but worth it to pursue my goals. Our conversation moved into talk about how we chose URI, where we were all from and about our families. To my surprise Matt and I are the oldest siblings in our families. We both have 3 younger siblings, some around the same age. I learned his sister goes to URI as well and is on the soccer team. It was a very cool coincidence! As we continued to talk about siblings, we got on the topic of TV shows we watched as children. I agreed that TV shows as a child were much better back then than now. I mentioned how I wanted to go to Newport and recently was there. Newport we all agreed was one of our favorite places in Rhode Island. Although I disliked how busy it can be we all said we liked Diegos, Pelham east and the vineyards. Brynn explained to us that she has not been to the vineyard yet which we told her was beautiful! I found our meeting very helpful. We all connected very well, were engaged and got to know more about what makes us all alike. Our conversation ended as we realized we had another class to go to. We said goodbye and can’t wait to see our group again in class on Tuesday and in the fishbowl!!
Six words:
1. Horrible
2. Fantastic
3. Finished
4. Started
5. Continued
6. Ended
Pool of words:
Horrible (awful, dreadful, unpleasant; disagreeable) Fantastic (wonderful, superb)
Finished (completed, accomplished) Started (initiated, began, beginning)
Continued (resumed, advanced) Ended (concluded, complete )
Dichotomy pairs:
Horrible, Fantastic → Awful, Wonderful
Finished, Started → Completed, Initiated
Continued, ended → Resumed, Concluded
Sentences:
Awful and Wonderful→ Accounting was awful for some, but fantastic for other members.
Completed and Initiated → After conversation topics were initiated, it was easy to complete the assignment.
Resumed and Concluded → We concluded that our meeting was successful and afterwards we resumed our daily activities.
Paragraphs:
1. Awful and Wonderful→ Accounting was awful for some, but fantastic for other members.
When we were assigned the task of completing a “social meeting” assignment I was confused. A professor had never asked me to do this before but I was intrigued. I am a very social person and meeting new people in a different setting besides class sounded wonderful. When we met at Dunkin Donuts, it was not an awful and awkward experience as some people may feel it might be. For myself, it was very interesting and fun.
2. Completed and Initiated → After conversation topics were initiated, it was easy to complete the assignment.
As we all sat down and said hello, I initiated the conversation by asking everyone what their majors were. From there we talked about our favorite places such as Newport in Rhode Island, about school work, classes, family and more. By the time we completed our social meeting, we had covered an abundance of topics.
3.Resumed and Concluded → We concluded that our meeting was successful and afterwards we resumed our daily activities.
We concluded that we all had a lot in common more than expected. As I resumed my daily activities throughout the day, I couldn’t help but think about what a wonderful meeting I just had. We all communicated very well and were good listeners to each other. I enjoyed hearing about their family’s and views.
Part 1: Social meeting→ pre-individual:
Matt, Brynn and myself are meeting tomorrow around 2 to get coffee (one of my favorite things). I am excited to get to know them. Personally I am a very social bubbly person, so it will be nice to sit with people and talk to them. I hope they don’t mind that I am so hyper! Also, I have never been asked by a professor to meet classmates outside of class. This is a marvelous idea and I hope it will allow us to get to know each other better. I truly believe knowing people on a more personal level allows for better group communication when it comes to projects and class work. We have made a group chat so we can communicate more efficiently. I am feeling more and more excited as the social meeting approaches!!
Part 2: Notes after meeting
Today we went to Dunkin Donuts. It seemed like a good social environment we were all familiar with. I arrived first, then Matt and then Brynn. We all sat together at a table connected to an orange booth and started our conversation. We started our conversation off by discussing our majors. It turns out we are all in the business school together. Matt was accounting, Brynn was marketing and I am finance and political science. Matt told me he had an intense interest in political science in the past, but did not pursue it due to his concerned about getting a job after graduation. I explained I feared this too, which is why I chose to become a double major. Matt who loves accounting and is fantastic at it, told us about his upcoming internship in the spring with EY. We both congratulated him. I explained to my group how I am horrible at accounting. I finished my accounting courses last fall and wish I was better at it. From their Brynn told us about how she always wanted to be a marketing major. She had an internship this past summer in the fashion industry. She explained it had lots of balance sheets and accounting aspects , but nothing too challenging. I told my group how I had just taken my Lsat exam this past weekend. I stated how it was extremely stressful, but worth it to pursue my goals. Our conversation moved into talk about how we chose URI, where we were all from and about our families. To my surprise Matt and I are the oldest siblings in our families. We both have 3 younger siblings, some around the same age. I learned his sister goes to URI as well and is on the soccer team. It was a very cool coincidence! As we continued to talk about siblings, we got on the topic of TV shows we watched as children. I agreed that TV shows as a child were much better back then than now. I mentioned how I wanted to go to Newport and recently was there. Newport we all agreed was one of our favorite places in Rhode Island. Although I disliked how busy it can be we all said we liked Diegos, Pelham east and the vineyards. Brynn explained to us that she has not been to the vineyard yet which we told her was beautiful! I found our meeting very helpful. We all connected very well, were engaged and got to know more about what makes us all alike. Our conversation ended as we realized we had another class to go to. We said goodbye and can’t wait to see our group again in class on Tuesday and in the fishbowl!!
Six words:
1. Horrible
2. Fantastic
3. Finished
4. Started
5. Continued
6. Ended
Pool of words:
Horrible (awful, dreadful, unpleasant; disagreeable) Fantastic (wonderful, superb)
Finished (completed, accomplished) Started (initiated, began, beginning)
Continued (resumed, advanced) Ended (concluded, complete )
Dichotomy pairs:
Horrible, Fantastic → Awful, Wonderful
Finished, Started → Completed, Initiated
Continued, ended → Resumed, Concluded
Sentences:
Awful and Wonderful→ Accounting was awful for some, but fantastic for other members.
Completed and Initiated → After conversation topics were initiated, it was easy to complete the assignment.
Resumed and Concluded → We concluded that our meeting was successful and afterwards we resumed our daily activities.
Paragraphs:
1. Awful and Wonderful→ Accounting was awful for some, but fantastic for other members.
When we were assigned the task of completing a “social meeting” assignment I was confused. A professor had never asked me to do this before but I was intrigued. I am a very social person and meeting new people in a different setting besides class sounded wonderful. When we met at Dunkin Donuts, it was not an awful and awkward experience as some people may feel it might be. For myself, it was very interesting and fun.
2. Completed and Initiated → After conversation topics were initiated, it was easy to complete the assignment.
As we all sat down and said hello, I initiated the conversation by asking everyone what their majors were. From there we talked about our favorite places such as Newport in Rhode Island, about school work, classes, family and more. By the time we completed our social meeting, we had covered an abundance of topics.
3.Resumed and Concluded → We concluded that our meeting was successful and afterwards we resumed our daily activities.
We concluded that we all had a lot in common more than expected. As I resumed my daily activities throughout the day, I couldn’t help but think about what a wonderful meeting I just had. We all communicated very well and were good listeners to each other. I enjoyed hearing about their family’s and views.
Last edited by ISABELLAOLCZAK on 01 Oct 2019, 23:32, edited 1 time in total.
Re: social meeting
Pre meet up:
Isabella created a groupchat with Matt and I. We decided to meet at Dunkin Donuts which was perfect! I was excited to meet my group members and get to know them more. I have never met with group members strictly for social reasons but I think it will be a great relaxing time. I am generally a very laid back person and sometimes I seem like I am bored or not excited, I hope I don't come off as a sloth to my group members.
Matt, Isabella and I discussed a few personal things regarding school, social life, and where we are from...
All three of us took accounting. Isabella and Matt were in the same class and Isabella discussed how happy she was that she no longer has to take accounting. However, Matt's major is accounting so he is currently taking advanced accounting. We talked about internships over this past summer as well as future internships.
All three of our social lives are different considering who we are friends with, where we live, and what our interests are. Isabella is involved in greek life and has an important role in her sorority, but she has friends outside of her greek life circle as well. Matt and I are not directly involved in greek life which is something we have in common and we each have our own preferred social circle that we have created at URI through different experiences.
As far as home life we discussed where we are from and a little family dynamic. I learned Isabella and Matt are both the oldest out of their siblings. This says a lot about the two of them because it shows a role of responsibility they have amongst their siblings. We spoke about childhood tv shows and which ones we liked, didn't like, and how horrible the shows are today for younger kids. Isabella and I both have younger siblings around the same age so we both have insight into current kids television.
Isabella created a groupchat with Matt and I. We decided to meet at Dunkin Donuts which was perfect! I was excited to meet my group members and get to know them more. I have never met with group members strictly for social reasons but I think it will be a great relaxing time. I am generally a very laid back person and sometimes I seem like I am bored or not excited, I hope I don't come off as a sloth to my group members.
Matt, Isabella and I discussed a few personal things regarding school, social life, and where we are from...
All three of us took accounting. Isabella and Matt were in the same class and Isabella discussed how happy she was that she no longer has to take accounting. However, Matt's major is accounting so he is currently taking advanced accounting. We talked about internships over this past summer as well as future internships.
All three of our social lives are different considering who we are friends with, where we live, and what our interests are. Isabella is involved in greek life and has an important role in her sorority, but she has friends outside of her greek life circle as well. Matt and I are not directly involved in greek life which is something we have in common and we each have our own preferred social circle that we have created at URI through different experiences.
As far as home life we discussed where we are from and a little family dynamic. I learned Isabella and Matt are both the oldest out of their siblings. This says a lot about the two of them because it shows a role of responsibility they have amongst their siblings. We spoke about childhood tv shows and which ones we liked, didn't like, and how horrible the shows are today for younger kids. Isabella and I both have younger siblings around the same age so we both have insight into current kids television.
Re: social meeting
The pre-individual:
- Excited
- I already know Bella
- Brynn seems easygoing
- Very self-aware
- Positive expectations
Post-meeting:
- Bella arrived first, then me, then Brynn
- Bella is very energetic, social and outgoing
- Brynn really values creativity but has a practical appreciation for business
- Bella and Brynn joined Greek Life for the same reason – to make friends
- I met all of my friends differently
- We are all adjusting back to school work
- We all try to go out and have fun when we can
- Interesting meeting people in reality after being introduced virtually
- Expectations vs reality come into full effect
- Great conversation
- The meeting was a success
Different / same
One way in which we are all the same is the very fact that we are different.
Our social meeting took place over coffee. We introduced ourselves, shared background information, gradually dug deeper and got a glimpse of one another’s personality. As we spoke, we learned the ways in which we are the SAME, as well as the ways in which we are DIFFERENT. For example, each of us value socializing and making friends, but accomplished these goals DIFFERENTLY throughout our college experience. Bella and Brynn have been involved in Greek Life and developed relationships through the SAME network. Greek Life never appealed to me, so I found DIFFERENT ways of developing relationships. We each accomplished the SAME goals in DIFFERENT ways.
Work / fun
Work and fun go hand in hand as one makes the other possible.
College is a time for both WORK and FUN and learning how to balance the two. As we got to know one another, we naturally discussed our majors, what we do for WORK and what we do for FUN. Bella studies both finance and political science, hopes to eventually go to law school and dedicates a lot of time to running her sorority. She is always WORKING towards her career goals. Brynn is a marketing major and WORKED at a marketing firm over the summer. Her experience was not as FUN as she hoped because it did not provide her the opportunity to express her creativity. WORK is a priority for each of us since we are investing lots of time, effort and money in our education. However, we still make time for FUN. It can be challenging to balance the two, but we have found unique ways of accomplishing both objectives. A common place where we all go to have FUN is Bon Vue on Thursday nights for a drink.
Expectation / reality
Sometimes our expectations can cloud reality.
We each noted our thoughts, feelings and EXPECTATIONS about the social meeting before it took place. During the meeting, after the meeting, and through this exercise we individually compared our EXPECTATIONS to REALITY. I EXPECTED the meeting to go well for a few reasons. I already knew Bella from other classes, so that was a comfort to me. I could also tell that Brynn was easygoing from our brief group chat conversations which reinforced my positive EXPECTATIONS about the meeting. In REALITY, the meeting was a success. I feel much more comfortable with my group members now and look forward to collaborating with them throughout the semester. It is much nicer to know them in REALITY than strictly through the virtual realm of the Fishbowl.
Signed: Matt Osmanski
- Excited
- I already know Bella
- Brynn seems easygoing
- Very self-aware
- Positive expectations
Post-meeting:
- Bella arrived first, then me, then Brynn
- Bella is very energetic, social and outgoing
- Brynn really values creativity but has a practical appreciation for business
- Bella and Brynn joined Greek Life for the same reason – to make friends
- I met all of my friends differently
- We are all adjusting back to school work
- We all try to go out and have fun when we can
- Interesting meeting people in reality after being introduced virtually
- Expectations vs reality come into full effect
- Great conversation
- The meeting was a success
Different / same
One way in which we are all the same is the very fact that we are different.
Our social meeting took place over coffee. We introduced ourselves, shared background information, gradually dug deeper and got a glimpse of one another’s personality. As we spoke, we learned the ways in which we are the SAME, as well as the ways in which we are DIFFERENT. For example, each of us value socializing and making friends, but accomplished these goals DIFFERENTLY throughout our college experience. Bella and Brynn have been involved in Greek Life and developed relationships through the SAME network. Greek Life never appealed to me, so I found DIFFERENT ways of developing relationships. We each accomplished the SAME goals in DIFFERENT ways.
Work / fun
Work and fun go hand in hand as one makes the other possible.
College is a time for both WORK and FUN and learning how to balance the two. As we got to know one another, we naturally discussed our majors, what we do for WORK and what we do for FUN. Bella studies both finance and political science, hopes to eventually go to law school and dedicates a lot of time to running her sorority. She is always WORKING towards her career goals. Brynn is a marketing major and WORKED at a marketing firm over the summer. Her experience was not as FUN as she hoped because it did not provide her the opportunity to express her creativity. WORK is a priority for each of us since we are investing lots of time, effort and money in our education. However, we still make time for FUN. It can be challenging to balance the two, but we have found unique ways of accomplishing both objectives. A common place where we all go to have FUN is Bon Vue on Thursday nights for a drink.
Expectation / reality
Sometimes our expectations can cloud reality.
We each noted our thoughts, feelings and EXPECTATIONS about the social meeting before it took place. During the meeting, after the meeting, and through this exercise we individually compared our EXPECTATIONS to REALITY. I EXPECTED the meeting to go well for a few reasons. I already knew Bella from other classes, so that was a comfort to me. I could also tell that Brynn was easygoing from our brief group chat conversations which reinforced my positive EXPECTATIONS about the meeting. In REALITY, the meeting was a success. I feel much more comfortable with my group members now and look forward to collaborating with them throughout the semester. It is much nicer to know them in REALITY than strictly through the virtual realm of the Fishbowl.
Signed: Matt Osmanski