With the start of a new year comes new goals and New Year’s resolutions for many people, and students at Weber State University are no different. These goals can take many different shapes, but they all typically are oriented toward helping one reach their overall life goals. While the average American gives up on their resolutions by the end of January, these students stand firm in their goals.
Joshua Ijaika, a communications major with an emphasis in digital media, shared some of his goals for the spring semester.
“My goal is to keep really high grades because my grades are not great overall. But right now, my institutional GPA is, like, 3.94, and I want to keep getting good grades,” Ijaika said.
Ijaika also shared his New Year’s resolutions, including losing weight, making money and gaining experience in his field of study.
“I really like creating things, and so I wanna push myself as much as possible to just create things and do what I love,” Ijaika said. “That’s my resolution.”
Megan Schultz, a theater arts major, spoke on her desire to enjoy the semester.
“Last semester I was very stressed; I was focused on just trying to get grades up so I didn’t really have a lot of fun. This semester I want to have more fun and still pass classes,” Schultz said.
Schultz shared that when she gets stuck focusing on classes and grades, her mental health suffers. This semester, she wants to learn how to do things for herself while maintaining a clean academic record.
“I want to walk at least 15 minutes a day, I want to read five books by June 1st, I want to go on a date, and I also want to get $5,000 in my savings account by September,” Schultz said.
Students all across campus share many of the same goals between fitness development, financial success and academic achievement. Weber State University offers many resources to students that can help them achieve these goals.
The Wildcat Center on the Ogden campus is one facility that can help students achieve their fitness goals. The Wildcat Center contains weights, treadmills and many other pieces of exercise equipment that students can take advantage of for free.
Weber State University also offers services that can help students with their financial and academic goals. Services like the Financial Aid and Scholarship office located in the Student Services Center and the Scholarship Universe tab within the eWeber portal can help students find scholarships that can help them pay for their education.
Furthermore, students at Weber State have access to academic advisors. The academic advisors can help students make a plan for their education and provide additional resources that can help them complete their degree.
A new semester can be challenging for students in many different ways, and Weber State hopes to help students overcome any obstacle in their way. Students who are struggling during the semester can reach out to the Counseling and Psychological Services Center located in the Student Services Center on the Ogden campus.