{"id":8825,"date":"2017-09-14T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=8825"},"modified":"2017-09-14T07:43:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:43:58","slug":"kelsey-brenner-busy-by-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/8825","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Brenner: Busy by Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"I'm+too+busy\"by Rachael Arnts–<\/strong>Students constantly complain about their busy schedules and hectic lives. Morningside student Kelsey Brenner is an exception.<\/p>\n

The senior Math Education and Special Education double major strives to be involved in multiple activities. Brenner holds many leadership positions, while balancing meetings, practicums, and work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just one of those people who likes to stay busy.\u00a0It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t have free time, but rather that I choose to fill my free time with activities that I enjoy,\u201d says Brenner.<\/p>\n

Brenner is the president of Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honor Society), as well as Math Club and Morningside\u2019s organization of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA), where she also serves as a state delegate.<\/p>\n

Other activities and officer positions include being a VP for ODK\u2019s Into the Streets and Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) Sorority\u2019s VP of Finance. She also serves as a Greek Council Representative.<\/p>\n

Additional activities include Teachers Inspiring Exceptional Students Club (TIES), Middle School Education Club, AmeriCorps ICAP Program, and President Reynders\u2019 Book Club.<\/p>\n

Thirsting for more, Brenner averages 20 to 30 hours a week at her off-campus job. Her occasional overnight shifts serve as her prime homework time.<\/p>\n

Roughly another three hours of her week is divided between her two teaching practicums.<\/p>\n

All of that equals out to about five to seven hours of sleep a night. When she has overnight shifts, Brenner tries to take cat-naps during the day in between classes and meetings.<\/p>\n

How does she manage all of this craziness?<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of time management, organization, and lists, lists, and more lists!\u201d exclaims Brenner.<\/p>\n

After graduation Brenner would like to be an AOII advisor and be a part of the ISEA state organization. She also wants to be involved in the community and the school district where she ends up teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only have one life, so I\u2019m going to live it doing what I enjoy as much as I possibly can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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