2017 Year in Review, October

Maps for days

In Synoptic Meteorology this past semester, Dr. Sikora gave us a lot of maps to analyze and work on. My favorite map assignment was drawing isotachs (lines of constant wind speed) and isobars (lines of constant pressure) through the entire United States, well more so the isotach maps, as the isobar map was very dense in weather stations so some of the numbers were hard to read.

The Honors College at the Millersville Community Parade

Although I was not part of the Millersville Parade in 2017, I did get to see the whole parade pass by so I got to see all the community and some nearby and faraway groups descend on Millersville to partake in the fun. Although the theme this year for the parade was animation, there were more animated faces in the parade and in the crowd than there were references to cartoons. Also great job as always to the Honors College and the Marching Band!

Millersville Meteorology getting ready for big things

This picture represents some of the preparation that went into hosting a project called SEAR-MAR or Student Experience in Airborne Research in the Mid-Atlantic Region. More than a hundred students from UMBC, Rutgers, Penn State, and Millersville participated in this project. We also got the University of Wyoming to graciously let us borrow their King Air aircraft for use in the project. Although the main meat of the project occurred in November, we had to prepare early to ensure smooth operations.

I was a king for a night

Millersville University Dining actually impressed me with their Game of Thrones themed dinner night. Instead of the typical college food, I got to feast like a king on a greater variety of meats, vegetables, and even some seafood. There was also a photo stand where one could sit at the throne with a sword in hand.

Go Bears!

At the end of October, the MU-AMS group went up to Hershey not to ride on the thrilling roller coasters or to hear animatronic cows sing at us about chocolate, but to see the Hershey Bears hockey team in action. It was a good game with the Bears winning, but that night was not a regular night as it was a Pink Out night to raise awareness for breast cancer. I got to see a hockey fight and enjoy an interesting sports arena food in pasta salad, who says the only things to eat at sports events are hot dogs and chips?