Hello Concord family,

Final weeks and the semester is officially over. I was nervous about my grades, but they were better than what I anticipated. During final weeks I was stressed out. I wrote papers back to back for other classes and also had to do presentations. I also spent my finals week working on campus. Spending hours at the library helped me to finish my work and to stay focused. Everything was worth it at the end.

It really has a been a long journey since 2019, of starting my college experience. I can finally say that I have graduated with a Psychology major. I was nervous, but also excited. I remembered how much anxiety I had walking across the stage. When I didn’t believe in myself, there were others who did. I couldn’t have done it without their support. Graduating from college is a mix of conflicting emotions. As much as I am proud of myself, I wish I could have done things differently. I truly want to thank everyone who made an impact in my life.

The college campus was like a second home for me. A place where I can do late night study, gather with friends and do sorts of other fun stuff. Every place on campus held a story and memory that will stick with me.

Now that I have graduated, I hope to go back to school for my Master’s degree. I want to take the time and not rush through things. I am currently exploring jobs and just focusing on working at the moment. I’m still unsure what I want to do with my major, but I will eventually figure it out along the way. As I close this chapter, a new chapter begins.

Thank you Concord family. As 2023 is ending, I wish everyone a happy new year! I hope everyone have a good start into the year of 2024.

Take care,

-Keng

Hello Concord family,

I can’t believe this month is already over. Between school and work, I didn’t realized how fast time has gone by. I am currently in my last week of finals. I have four more final papers to do, and I will be good to go for the rest of this semester. Which means, I will also be graduating this Fall semester of 2023! I am excited yet nervous.

So many great things happened this month. I went to an event on campus called American Indian Night. I attended the event because my friends were part of a student organization that hosted the show. I got the chance to take a photo with the guest performers, which I thought was so cool. Also, I will be writing about the event as a part of an assignment for a class online. I have learned so much about different cultural backgrounds taking this online course in family consumer science.

As the semester is coming close to an end, I have just finished 2 presentation for my classes. One in psychology and the other one in gender women studies. The first presentation I did was on mental asylums. It was quite interesting to read about the history, behind what we called now as psychiatric hospitals. The second presentation I did on was with a group. It was less scary and nerve wrecking than the first presentation I did. This leave me with four final papers left to do, and two final exams. It has been quite a long journey. I have learned so much, and thankful for those who have helped me to be succesful. I am excited to graduate and walk next week! This is all I have for this month. Take care,

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord family,

I apologize for the late post. It has been a hectic month and semester. Time has really gone by fast. We are at that point in time where the weather is getting colder and half way through the Fall semester. I’m currently in the process of finishing up my last semester.

For my work study job, I have transferred to working somewhere else on campus. It’s been a great two years working at the Women’s Center. At my new work place, we are required to give school tours. I recently did a tour for a group of students from a community college. I was nervous at first, but it went better than what I expected. I’m looking forward to more tours and connect with new workers.

This school year has been good to me so far. It has been going well. I’m taking four classes, which is all I need to graduate. I am taking a psychology, gender women studies, family consumer science and urban studies course. What’s great about my course this semester is that two courses are online and two are in person. In my psychology course, we are currently learning about psychologists and the attributions they have made in psychology. I have never taken a gender women studies course before, so it is an interesting experience. Both of these classes that I mentioned are in person. Although none of these course are intensive writing, I am doing a lot of papers and research. I’m also quite nervous because I have to do presentations. Since this is my last semester I am excited to graduate and really need to finish strong.

Stay tune, and I will update soon! Until next time,

Keng

Hello Concord family,

I can’t believe it’s already almost the end of May! So far, my Summer has been good, but busy. I went to valley fair with my friends and student leaders group a few weeks ago. It was very hot and humid that day. I’m a person who is afraid of heights, but I’m glad I faced my fears that day.

With Spring semester being over, I am now taking classes for the Summer. I am taking two summer class. The first class session I’m taking is on romantic relationship. Which is a class within the family and consumer science field. The second class is on psychology. Romantic relationship has been a great class so far because the professor is understanding and kind. It’s a very interesting class compared to other classes I have taken over the years. So far, I learned a lot about managing conflicts in a relationship, and an understanding to different kinds of love language. The second class session will start during June. I hope to do well this semester and get the credits I need to graduate by Fall semester. I’m looking forward to it.

Aside from academics, I am working on campus. I had the opportunity to work as a student worker again. With the weather being warmer now, it’s been great. I help manage the garden that we have on campus. There’s day when I’m in the office and out at the garden. We get volunteers to help out sometimes, which makes things a lot more easier when it comes to tasks. Recently, I harvested a good amount of strawberries and radishes that were growing. They looked amazing! I can’t wait for the rest of the plants grow and be harvested.

That’s all I have for this month. Until then, take care!

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord Family,

I can’t believe I am in my last week of Spring semester. It has been quite a journey. I have made so much memories. Since it’s the Last week of school, it also means finals week. I am finishing up assignments and exams throughout this last week of the semester.

As far for my classes, I have completed two courses. I would say the most course I enjoy the most throughout this semester was pyschology of aging. The course gave me so much insight on older adults. The professor really made learning fun, especially when it was an online course. I finished taking my fourth exam in introdcution to cognitive psychology. I really enjoy the last topic which was on visual imagery. Overall, I really enjoy doing the discussions in this course because not only do I get to express my opinions, but I get to also see what my peers wrote. Last weekend in my research and method course, we had a peer review for our research paper. I am not good at reviewing other people’s work, so it was nerve wrecking when reading through my peer’s paper. There’s not a final exam in this course, instead just the final paper.

With school almost over, I am preparing for Summer school. Although I am not graduating this semester, I am close to finishing. During the Summer I will be working on campus and be working as a camp counselor. I am excited and looking forward to it.

Until next time!

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord family,

I hope everyone is doing well. March is coming to an end, which means there is only 2 months left before the end of the school year. I am nervous, yet excited. I have been pushing and keeping myself busy which is why I feel this month has gone by super fast. With the weather getting warmer, it still feels like winter never left.

Just a few weeks ago, I helped out at an event called women in STEM, as well as an annual diversity dinner with our school’s president. At the event, I took people’s photo at a photobooth that I set up and print out for them to take. It was a nerve wrecking job, as so many people are in line waiting to take their turns. Despite the hectic and a few technology difficulties with the printer, it was overall fun. I also attended a press conference within the psychology department. It was great seeing students and professors present their research. There are many upcoming events, so I will be busy attending and helping out with things throughout the next few weeks of school on campus.

School has been going pretty well. With midterm exams already passed, final exams is just a few weeks ahead. Academically, It has been a stressful month. Finishing assignments after one another. It seems to be endless, and continues to just keep piling. Although it’s a lot of work, I learn something new and interesting on my learning in my classes. In my research, method, and design course, we are now finished wrapping up our first literature review draft paper. I am in the process of finishing up my survey, so it can be sent out for folks to take. The topic of my research is the relationship between motivation and academic performance. As I have never done any of these research before, I hope to gain a great experince out of it. With nothing much going in my other psychology courses, I am still doing well. I hope to spend the next few days working ahead of my assignments, so I don’t have to stress out and procastinate.

Until next time, take care!

-Keng Thao

I feel like this month has gone by faster than usual! I have been keeping myself busy with school work that I may have not realized it until now. Last week campus was closed and classes were canceled for a few days due to the snowstorm. During those days that were cancelled, I just spent time doing school work and relaxed. This week is midterms and that means midterm exams. Spring break is also just right around the corner, so I am looking forward to it.

As far as classes go, it is going pretty well. I didn’t do as well on the first exam in my introdcution to cognitive psychology course. Since it was the first time I have taken the course, I didn’t know what to expect. I am hoping I will do and get a better score on my second exam that is coming up this week. For my research methods and design course, we are now moving towards writing out hypothesis for our research paper. I am so glad to be doing a lot much better in this semester compared to last semester. Relearning all the contents in this course has helped me to have a better understanding of what is being taught. I also received a good score for my annotated bibliography which wasn’t as surprisingly since I work hard on it. While working on my annotated bibliography, it was frustrating to find sources related to my research topic. It took me several hours to read and go over each articles I’ve found. It was all worth it at the end though and I am glad it’s over with.

Going into this week with positive energy and mindset! With spring break coming up soon, I hope the weather gets better, continues to stay and be warmer. Stay safe, warm and look out for those pot holes on the roads.

Until next month!

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord family,

I hope everyone had a good start of the new year so far. I am onto my fourth week of the spring semester. Once again, time is moving by fast! I met new people and made few friends.

I am doing well so far in my classes, which I plan to keep it consistent. I have been doing a lot better at time management and staying on top of my to do list for school work. I learned a lot of new things in my introduction to cognitive psychology. It’s a class that requires understanding and memorizing. In this course we do a training on mastering the terms and a lab that is related to the materials we learn on that topic. An interesting thing I learned was about top down and bottom up proccessing. We then had a discussion about a perceptual experince we had and whether we experince was a top down or bottom up proccessing. In my introduction to brain and behavior course we are starting chapter 3 onto the chemistry of behavior. Talks a lot about synapse, neuro transmitter and how our brain works. Both of these courses are similar. Although both of these classes are hard and challenging, it keeps me interested. In my research and method course, we are onto creating our annotated bibliography. An idea topic that I will be writing for my research paper is on academic performance and motivation. I haven’t fully decided yet, but that is what I have campe up with. With first exams coming up, I will be going to study for the next couple of days. I’m excited looking forward to what I will gain in these courses this semester.

Happy end of January, and onto Febraury. I will update you all soon!

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord family,

I hope everyone had a great Christmas this past weekend. I am currently on winter break. This past weekend I celebreated Christmas with my family and friends. During Christmas, my family and I also watched Home Alone. Home Alone is always a great family movie to watch together every year. I got a pair of shoes which I thought was awesome. It’s a pair of sneakers that I normally wouldn’t buy or wear. It’s always a good time seeing everyone open presents and dressed up in Christams pajamas. I look forward to next year Christmas!

My winter break has been stressful, althought it is also going well. I feel like break has just started and now it’s almost over. Time is really going by fast. I’ve been taking care of myself and preparing for the spring semester. Figuring my schedule, classes, and goals. Fall semester didn’t go as I wanted it to be, so I really have to push myself more. A goal I set myself is to pass all my classes and study right after class. That way I can remeber the materials well and not forget what I learned. As I tend to study later during the day, I sometimes forget what I had just learned in class. With spring semester coming up I am excited, yet nervous. I hope to meet new people, professors and new experiences.

With the bi polar weather I hope you all take care, and stay warm. I will update you guys again soon. I wish you all a Happy New Year!

-Keng Thao

Hello Concord family,

I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm. I can’t believe it’s already the end of November! The weather has gotten colder and more snowfall. So many ups and down this month, but overall I made many great memories. My board members and I held a successful workshop this Fall semester. The workshop was about healing, fitness, and mental wellness. Recently, my sister who I haven’t seen in 3 years, also came to visit during thanksgiving break. Although it was only for a short while, it was well spent. It was my birthday during break as well. I didn’t do much on the day of my birthday, but I did recieve thoughtful gifts from my family and friends. My sister baked me a birthday cake, which tasted deliciously. With December coming up, I’m excited for Christmas.

With Fall semester coming to an end, I am finishing a few finals that I still have left. So far I have taken one final, and just three left to go. I registered for the Spring semester, but unfortunately some classes I wanted was filled up already. It really has been a stressful semester. I’m so close, yet so far away from finishing my Senior year. Instead of withdrawling from one of my course, I continue to stick with it and recieve a letter grade. My plan was to retake the course and replace the grade for next semester, as I have already talked with my professor. Most importantly, I am proud of myself for pushing through. I hope that at the end of this semester I can reflect on how to be even more success for Spring semester.

This is all I have for this month.

Stay safe and warm. Until next time!