HawkTalk
RSSTwitterFacebook
  • Home
  • Meet the Bloggers
    • Doug Donato
    • Christian Grotewold
    • Megan Irving
    • Lynn Tay
    • Past bloggers
Kellie GriffithMy name is Kellie and next year I will be a junior at Wagner College!  I am a Spanish and Elementary Education double major from Riverhead, which is about two hours east of NYC at the end of Long Island.  I’m an RA of an all-girls floor in Harborview Hall and an active member of the Port Richmond Student Advisory Board (PRSAB).  I’ll be blogging all summer long and I’m sure you’ll hear a lot more about me and my life if you just stay tuned!
Trial Run #1: Twenty-eight petri dishes full of bacteria and how these organisms will react to the amine that our team is going to attach to palladium.

Unexpected Discoveries

By Lynn Tay On February 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Lynn Tay, On campus
Four years ago, I would have never thought that I would be involved in a research project in which I work with bacteria and organometallic compounds. As a second-semester sophomore, I have started a project with two other undergraduate Wagner science students, Daniel Cimilluca and Sandra Minchala. Our project not only involves three undergraduate science students, but also three different science professors of unique specialties: Dr. Stepanova, the current organic chemistry professor, Dr. West, a [...]
Keep reading! →
Peer leaders and their learning community.

The Road To Becoming A Peer Leader

By Christian Grotewold On February 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Christian Grotewold, On campus
I recently applied for a great leadership opportunity: becoming a peer leader to guide freshmen during their orientation days in college. Usually, a learning community is assigned a pair of peer leaders for an introduction to Wagner College. They are people to look up to and to go to when there is anything you need. Most of the time, the freshmen develop a special friendship with their peer leaders since they are the first connection [...]
Keep reading! →
Friends forever.

A New Home

By Christian Grotewold On February 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Christian Grotewold, On campus
I have been away from my home country, Guatemala, for almost two years now. Despite the fact that I do fly during winter break and summer break back to Guatemala, I have to say that all I can think of is of getting back to Wagner College. Do not get me wrong, I love my family and being with them means everything to me, especially if I spend months away from them. But, we all [...]
Keep reading! →
Meg and I eating our rice noodles after two hours of traveling!

Team Adventure in Flushing, Queens

By Lynn Tay On February 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Lynn Tay, Megan Irving, Part of NYC
Last weekend, Megan and I went on an adventure to Chinatown in Flushing, Queens! We went with a friend of ours, Lynn Chen, who is an international student from China. It was a fun weekend full of food, excitement, and shopping in the largest and fastest growing ethnic Chinese enclaves outside of Asia. After about two hours of traveling from Wagner all the way to the Chinatown, our efforts were rewarded by a fabulous, relaxing [...]
Keep reading! →
A UCB Intern Pass gives you access to free shows at UCB theaters in Chelsea and the East Village.

Funny Girl

By Megan Irving On February 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Megan Irving, Part of NYC
All right dear reader; expect to hear a lot from me this semester, because I have a lot to say. It’s best I have a computer in front of me or I’ll just start talking to no one and make people on the Subway feel uncomfortable. But you aren’t on the subway and I’m at my computer so that clears that up. At this very moment reader, I am sitting on the Staten Island Ferry, [...]
Keep reading! →
Brothers of Theta Chi Fraternity.

Rush Week: A Break From Tradition

By Christian Grotewold On February 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Christian Grotewold, On campus
Rush week is finally over and with it all of the anxiety every single Greek Life member and potential recruit had. This semester, rush was done very differently than it had been done previous semesters. For those who are not familiar with the Greek Life terms, let me explain what it all entails: Rush is a period where Greek houses recruit interested members for a chance to join the fraternity or sorority. Let’s begin with [...]
Keep reading! →
Doug Donato

Wait, Real World… I’m Still in College!

By Doug Donato On February 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Doug Donato, Part of NYC
I knew when I handed in my forms to officially declare an Arts Administration major that I would need to find a full-time internship for a semester, but I wasn’t prepared for how quickly that time would come. Well… it’s here and so far it has been quite an experience. A lot of majors are required to complete internship hours for their senior year or at some point during their time at Wagner. It is [...]
Keep reading! →
Wagner Swimming and Diving supporting our seniors and the Cystic-Fibrosis Foundation at once!

A Non-traditional Finale

By Lynn Tay On February 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Lynn Tay, On campus
Every year, the Wagner swimming and diving team honors its seniors at the last home meet of the season. This year was different from all other years because we only had one home meet all season — and we swam against ourselves, while honoring our seniors and supporting the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Nor’easter blizzard made it so that our opponents were unable to drive through all the snow to make the meet. [...]
Keep reading! →
Doug Donato

One Month Down

By Doug Donato On February 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Doug Donato, Part of NYC
This past week marks the four-week mark of the semester, which means several different things. It means that I’ve been working at my new job for over a month, have watched the past couple of weeks fly by, and am one month into my last semester of undergrad… a little mind-blowing when you step back and look at it. If there is one thing that the past month has taught me it is to keep an open [...]
Keep reading! →
See how well I blend?

How To Survive Valentine’s Day in NYC

By Megan Irving On February 14, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Megan Irving
How To Survive Valentines Day in New York City My dear reader, it’s been forever. How are you? Your family? Your girlfriend? Boyfriend? Oh, you’re single. Me too. Well, reader you may have heard Valentines Day is here again. It’s that time of year when love is in the air, chocolates are on the shelves and the lonely people of the world are very, very obvious. Now before you barricade your door and cry to [...]
Keep reading! →
← Previous Entries Next Entries →
  • Hawk What??

    HawkTalk is a space for students to write, tweet, video, and photograph their experiences at Wagner College. Please leave your comments so we can hear your voices too!


  • Other Wagner student blogs

    • Amy Gimpel in Disney (vlog)
    • Chris DeFilippi: NYC to Milan
    • Luner on Theater
    • Morgan Grubbs in Costa Rica
  • Official Wagner College

    • Info for New Students
    • Request information
    • Wagner College Home
    • Wagner Newsroom
  • Tags

    9/11 adventure all-nighter athletics brothers Chris classes community debate Erik family ferry Flights Florence football Fraternity friends fundraising Gelato growing up homecoming human rights internship Kellie LGBTQ library Lynn Music NYC party politics reading spring break Study Abroad studying swim swim team theatre The Duomo Theta Chi travel Trey Vanessa Volunteering vote
  • Wagner College Home
  • Wagner on Facebook
  • Wagner on YouTube
  • Wagner on Twitter