Hunter – EDGE

When looking up what it means to define vitality according to dictionary.com vitality means the capacity to live grow or develop.

UCA’s acronym for the school motto is AVID. AVID means Academic Vitality, Integrity and Diversity. Academic vitality means to me the ability to continue to learn and adapt to learn in different styles and be open-minded about learning techniques. In EDGE residential college we have tons of different classes to take and in the same place that we live in.

With so many diverse classes each professor has a different way of teaching. In EDGE Residential College it doesn’t matter what your major is there’s a class for every student.

 In EDGE there is a way to get help in your building that you live in. Professors in EDGE have a way of explaining things and concepts in a whole different way than you’re used to in high school. If you do need any help they try to explain in a different way and adjust to your learning style so that way you can understand and comprehend the material and they go out of their way to help you to make sure you succeed.

In EDGE it’s a really good way to get to know people from all over the world that go to school with you on campus. EDGE Residential College stands for education for global engagement and with the global engagement theme there is a way for students to be open-minded and to learn about worldly cultures and to continue to want to learn.

Academic Vitality in EDGE Residential College is very important for your future successes. I feel EDGE Residential College is a way for students to want to learn about the world in different cultures and aspects of different ways of life and using academic vitality is one way to want to continue to learn and be open-minded about the world at UCA.