Being a McConnell Scholar is an experience that is wholly unique. It has only been one semester but so much has happened. I came to Louisville and felt a little nervous at first; it was a new city, a new university... but it has become my new home. The McConnell Center played a huge role in helping me acclimate to the university and campus life.
Over the Fall semester, the McConnell Center provided me with many opportunities that I probably would not have had the chance to experience anywhere else. I was able to hear the personal reflections of US Sen. Scott Brown (R), who won the late Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts, and is also a former Cosmopolitan Magazine's America's Sexiest Man. My favorite reading for this semester was St. Augustine's Confessions, which explored the depth of self-knowledge, the duality of being, and knowledge of God. Being a McFreshman has been a brilliant mix of friendship, intellection, and experience.