Steve is embracing life at Clarkson University. 

United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

In November 2007, Steve was awarded a full scholarship in the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)! During school, he attends ROTC classes and physical training. Upon graduation, he will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, and serve in active duty for at least 4 years. 

Athletics

During the fall semester 2006 and 2007, Steve competed on the cross-country running team. Through that, he not only found an outlet for physical energy, but met students from throughout the University.

In the winter, Steve competes on the cross-country ski team. Like the running team, they ski team competes all around the area. One highlight is to compete at Lake Placid, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics. 

Radio Club

Steve has become quite active in the Ham Radio Club. One of the first people he met on campus was the president of the club. Steve saw this person in a van with a number of radio antennae, and asked him if he knew whether there was a ham radio club on campus. It turns out that the person was the president of the club.

The ham radio club has a relatively large room in the basement of one of the dormitory buildings. The room is called, of course, the Ham Shack. (Click on each photo to see a larger version.)

Academics

Of course, academics are most important at college, but they are usually less interesting for bystanders than the academics and clubs, so they come later on the web page! The Freshman curriculum includes Physics (a favorite of Steve's), Introduction to Engineering (another favorite), Chemistry, and Math. Steve is also taking a breadth course in political science.

Dorm Life

About 70% of the students at Clarkson University are engineering students. The school puts the Freshman together in the dormitories, and the Freshman curriculum for engineering students is the same, regardless of concentration (electrical, mechanical, civil, etc.) So, there is always someone in the dormitory with which to work on homework or to prepare for tests. 

The room seems plenty spacious when empty.

Ha!

Steve opted to "loft" his bed and put the desk underneath, for more floor space. The process of raising the bed provided introductions to the student next door, as he also raised his bed. The process or raising the bed also required four sets of hands. Steve also helped his neighbor with some computer networking challenges. Steve wanted to do his own arranging of "stuff," and so we mostly just dropped the stuff and left (unlike Emily three years earlier, who had wanted us to help set things up and put things away.)