For the rest of the summer, the PUMA officer team is going to take turns blogging about their summer experiences. First up is Kayla:
Hello everyone!! It’s hard to believe in one month we will be sitting in
class taking notes and pulling long nights in the fourth floor of civil. Summer is flying by very fast! As many of you
know, I am a senior from Patoka, Indiana which is located in the southwestern
corner of the state. I grew up on my
family’s farm. I guess that is part of
the reason why I have always had an interest in the weather, because it plays a
huge role for my family. I have a
younger sister who is a freshman at Purdue.
I am also engaged to a Purdue alumnus, and we will be married in
May. Hopefully, by that time, I will
either a have a job lined up, or better yet, a graduate school. This summer, I have an internship with the
Indiana State Climate Office. We have
been super busy lately answering questions in regards to the current drought
situation.
About a month ago I was able to visit Boulder, Colorado
through NCAR’s Undergraduate Leadership Workshop. There were 20 students selected from various
universities across the United States and Canada. The purpose of the workshop is
to help develop leadership skills and prepare for graduate school. Throughout the week I visited NCAR, UCAR,
NOAA: NWS and Space Weather, and various other academic facilities which were
very impressive! I was able to meet both
the president and director of NCAR and faculty from prestigious universities
such as Oklahoma. We were able to hear
how they achieved the position they are currently working. Since everyone attending the conference had
an interest in graduate school, we had a panel of graduate students talk to us
about what to expect, and then opened up the floor for questions. It was very beneficial! We were actually able
to see the wildfires from our dorm room windows. We took one afternoon away from academics and
went up in the Rocky Mountains. The view
is incredible! If you ever have the
chance to go take it! It is something you will never forget! However, be sure to drink plenty of water
ahead of time to help your body adjust to the extreme change in height. I have posted pictures on Facebook, so feel
free to look through them.
I hope everyone is having an awesome summer, and I can’t
wait to see everyone in the fall!
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