IF I WERE A COLLEGE STUDENT TODAY, I WOULD:

---Add to my own schedule book for each week the times when each of my current professors or instructors or teaching assistants have promised that they will be available in their office for one-to-one meetings with students. I would then make a point of meeting at least once per semester with each of my instructors during their designated periods for inviting visits from students. I would also make a point of jotting down questions in advance for each instructor of mine that I could draw from during those one-to-one consultations inside their faculty office or teaching assistant office.

---Make a point of studying the history of my college's official and unofficial mottoes or slogans. Had I been a student today at The University of Texas at Austin, for instance, I would have devoted some of my leisuretime to finding out exactly why and how UT-Austin acquired the unofficial school slogan inscribed on the exterior of the south entrance of UT-Austin's Administration Building, the Tower, that reportedly states: "Ye Shall Know the Truth, And The Truth Shall Make You Free."

---Find the time to study the entire history of my college, including the most recent 10-year period. That historical perspective on my campus would enhance my appreciation for that college, and for the many ways in which my college is eternally striving to become a better and wiser and more insightful school that is as fully attuned as possible to addressing the needs of 21st Century and 22nd Century American society.

--Find the time to memorize my college's official fight song or official anthem or song. During my years as a college student there, and for decades after I graduated, I could then sing that official school song or anthem to myself as a source of inspiration for me during periods of hardship or adversity for me in my own life.

--Post on the walls of my dorm room or rental apartment unit several of my all-time favorite wise sayings, including the "Self-criticism is the secret weapon of a democracy" observation from 1950s Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson; and the "Half of life is just showing up" famous observation from American comedian Woody Allen.

--Schedule an appointment to meet the President of the college in person at his administrative office. To prepare for that two-person meeting, I could jot down some polite questions that I might then pose to the President during that meeting. The one-to-one meeting with the chief administrator for my college would encourage me to participate fully in the campus community, and to feel very confident that if I ever had a future comment or concern I wanted to share with the President, he or she would of course welcome that friendly interest in our college from myself.

---Visit the campus library and ask a librarian there to help me identify each of the books in that library that was written by an individual who was employed at that time as a professor or student at that campus, or that was written by an alumnus of that campus. From that list of books written by an individual affiliated with my campus, I could then select the two or three books I would most like to check out and study. Reviewing that book would serve as a reminder to me that anyone studying or employed at that campus, including myself, could potentially become a published author at some future date.

--Make a list of each of the student groups on campus that do not sponsor any consumption of drinking alcohol or tobacco or marijuana or any other illicit drug at that student group's meetings, or at other events sponsored by that student group. From that list, I might possibly identify at least one student group that particularly appealed to me, and to which I might apply to join.

---Keep an ongoing list of which of my classmates or schoolmates either invited me to have lunch or breakfast with them inside a campus-operated cafeteria or eatery, or accepted an invitation from me to have lunch or breakfast with me on campus at a campus-affiliated cafeteria or cafe. From that list, I might identify some students who might make good prospective new personal friends for myself.

---Keep an ongoing list of the classmates or schoolmates of mine who on their own initiative politely pose a question to me that strikes me as being interesting, thought-provoking, creative, or helpful.  From that list, I might identify some schoolmates who might make good prospective friends for me.

---Find out at the first of each semester, if possible, which career-related fairs or career-related workshops have been scheduled to take place on campus. I could then add those dates to my schedule book and consider attending one or more of those career-related fairs or workshops on campus.

---Find out who the career guidance counselors are on my campus. I would then make a point of scheduling an appointment with a career guidance counselor, in order to explore with that individual whether there are career-related affinities or career-related strengths of mine that I  might have overlooked. This might help to guide me in my ongoing reflections about which eventual career might be the best match for myself. If I believe I would be outstanding as an "Ideas Person" for a company, for instance, I could ask a career guidance counselor employed at my college campus if that individual had suggestions on how I could identify "Ideas Person" employment opportunities, whether on campus or in the outside world.

---Add to my own schedule book the dates and times for each of the hobbies-related fairs or hobbies-related workshops that have been scheduled to take place on campus during that semester. I would then make a point of attending one or more of those hobbies fairs or workshops. This would help me to add to or hone my own hobbies and pastimes.

---Identify each of the lifelong sports that I myself have participated in or learned or pursued, and then attend a live competitive event on campus that features either  varsity athletes competing in that sport, junior varsity athletes competing in that sport, or intra-varsity league athletes competing in that lifelong sport. Attending live events on campus that highlight each of the lifelong sports I know or enjoy the most will serve as a lifelong inspiration to me.

---Consider inviting a varsity athlete from my school campus to have lunch with me on campus. This would be a golden opportunity for me to ask that varsity athlete how he or she is able to achieve a solid and strong "scholar-athlete" identity that is considered by many to be an ideal goal for a college student.

---Enroll in at least one academic course on campus that relates to the theme of lifelong hobbies or pastimes or sports. Through my studies in that course, I would strengthen my own ability to focus on that crucial theme. This would allow me to anticipate and prepare for the day when I am eventually pursuing a full-time career and have a need for a fun and enjoyable hobby or pastime or athletic activity to pursue during my leisuretime. 

---Invite a friend or friendly schoolmate to accompany me on a visit to a museum situated either on campus or within 10 miles of the campus. Touring a museum with a friendly acquaintance from the same college could make the visit memorable and intriguing.

---Strive to offer thoughtful responses to statements that other classmates volunteer to me. If a male schoolmate  of mine from Wisconsin repeatedly volunteers to me that he had an ardent desire to have sex with a cited female schoolmate of ours, I might politely ask him what he likes the best about that schoolmate as a human being. This might help encourage that male classmate of mine to reflect on the various personality traits and other attributes of the cited female classmate (in addition to her physical appearance, that is) that he himself admires the most. This could help that male classmate to develop a fuller, deeper, sincere appreciation for that particular lady. He might even decide to write a poem in praise of the cited female schoolmate, as one means of more fully savoring who she is as a human being.

to be continued