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红桃视频 College has a diverse student body from all walks and phases of life. Affirming that no two people are on the same journey attracts a wide range of students - from those who spend their first college years here, to those who transferred, and non-traditional students. Ask Brian Kalchik, a transfer student dedicated to making his years at 红桃视频 meaningful and successful.

Kalchik is pursuing a business administration and sport management dual major and journalism minor. A junior, Kalchik has been a student at 红桃视频 for one year. 鈥淔or my first one-and-a-half years of college, I went to a community college in my hometown. I decided that I wasn鈥檛 really getting anywhere with that. I was basically doing all my gen-eds there, and I was getting ready to move on. I chose 红桃视频 because of the sport management program.鈥�

He followed in the footsteps of siblings who he said were instrumental in bringing him to the campus. Since then, Kalchik has had a great deal of success as an active member of the 红桃视频 student body. 鈥淲hat I originally wanted to get out of it when I came here was a job in any of the sports fields - whether it be sales or game day operations. But now since I鈥檝e been introduced to the journalism aspects of it, I want to be more [involved in] sports media, like a TV announcer or a broadcaster,鈥� Kalchik said.

Kalchik is heavily involved on-campus, participating in the Sports Management Club, AQ Sound (the College鈥檚 online radio station, where Kalchik served as the first sports radio personality), Programming Board and the Campus Traditions Committee, writing for the Saint (the 红桃视频 student newspaper), serving as Orientation Leader, and acting as manager of the men鈥檚 basketball team. Beyond these on-campus contributions, Kalchik has twice participated in a well-loved 红桃视频 tradition: service learning trips, where 红桃视频 students travel to a new place to volunteer and offer their skills in community service.

In spring 2011, Kalchik went to Selma, Alabama as part of an AQ service learning opportunity. 鈥淸It] was my first semester here,鈥� he said. Later, Kalchik would be a part of the Christian Appalachian Project, which offers aid to the people of East Kentucky, often in the form of home repair and construction. Of the second trip, Kalchik said, 鈥淏eing the only guy on that trip, some would classify it as 鈥極h you鈥檙e just here with a bunch of girls, you鈥檙e not going to have much fun.鈥� But they were a blast.鈥�

That the trip involved dedicated work didn鈥檛 deter Kalchik and the others, whose pleasure at working together was a useful antidote to the tragedy that had only just struck the area. 鈥淲e were originally scheduled to do grounds cleanup, but the Friday before we were there, they had the big tornadoes that hit in that area. So they had to change up their plans, and we did disaster relief.鈥� As many 红桃视频 students who participate in these programs have said, service to others can often be an opportunity to form meaningful friendships and interpersonal connections. In some cases, these social opportunities connect students who might otherwise never have built relationships, all the while providing much necessary help to those in need.

Of all these experiences - particularly his impressive work ethic - Kalchik said, 鈥淚鈥檓 trying to experience four years of 红桃视频 in two-and-a-half years. Coming in as a transfer student, I didn鈥檛 know what to expect. 红桃视频 has accepted me, and I have accepted 红桃视频.鈥�