2008 Woodie Awards
Getting to Know Rollins With Rollins R-Journals
Lori Lipkin
Issue date: 11/4/05 Section: Life & Times
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Wow, I just finished reading one of the most interesting additions to the Rollins site, full of great information about Rollins living and interacting that I could have ever asked for.
What I know so far is that this is called R-Journals which is a program developed for students, by students.
When you go to the home page and click on the arrow for 'Search Rollins' and go down to the R's, click on R-Journals.
When the page appears you will be given pictures of five first year students who share through journal type entries about what it is really like to be a Rollins student.
This is the perfect way to highlight those intimate details no one else tells you about and first hand experiences of what to expect, where to go, what is available to do.
Throughout the journals are connections to the places, programs, other Rollins tidbits talked about with pictures and more information.
I love Rollins, have always loved it since I first came to stay with my brother in Lyman Hall in the early eighties. It used to be the Theater Dormitory!
From having the experience of staying in his dorm for weekends at a time and really being able to experience the parties and the places to hang out and meet people, I was able to learn a great deal about the aura of the college.
These R-Journals really do the same. Each student shares their take on what is good, better, and sometimes worse on campus. It is all their first hand experience of what goes on on the campus.
But the best part is you can ask questions directly to the person who you are getting information from and about. It is the place to go to find answers on anything that has to do with student experiences on campus. There are e-mails available at each person's journal entry; open to comments and questions.
With all of my own research into the rich history of Rollins this has been an awesome eye opener to the present history being created.
This is truly a virtual experience into the world of students who live on campus and what they are afforded as well as what they would change. They offer their views and opinions on the changes that take place on campus and in their lives throughout the semesters.
What I know so far is that this is called R-Journals which is a program developed for students, by students.
When you go to the home page and click on the arrow for 'Search Rollins' and go down to the R's, click on R-Journals.
When the page appears you will be given pictures of five first year students who share through journal type entries about what it is really like to be a Rollins student.
This is the perfect way to highlight those intimate details no one else tells you about and first hand experiences of what to expect, where to go, what is available to do.
Throughout the journals are connections to the places, programs, other Rollins tidbits talked about with pictures and more information.
I love Rollins, have always loved it since I first came to stay with my brother in Lyman Hall in the early eighties. It used to be the Theater Dormitory!
From having the experience of staying in his dorm for weekends at a time and really being able to experience the parties and the places to hang out and meet people, I was able to learn a great deal about the aura of the college.
These R-Journals really do the same. Each student shares their take on what is good, better, and sometimes worse on campus. It is all their first hand experience of what goes on on the campus.
But the best part is you can ask questions directly to the person who you are getting information from and about. It is the place to go to find answers on anything that has to do with student experiences on campus. There are e-mails available at each person's journal entry; open to comments and questions.
With all of my own research into the rich history of Rollins this has been an awesome eye opener to the present history being created.
This is truly a virtual experience into the world of students who live on campus and what they are afforded as well as what they would change. They offer their views and opinions on the changes that take place on campus and in their lives throughout the semesters.