Goodbye to U!

So it's been a while since I've blogged, and I'm sad to say this will be my last.  While I'm no longer President of SG, I'm very proud to add the word "Emeritus" to my title.  This past year has taught me a lot.  First off - titles don't mean anything.  So many times, we get caught up in who gets called what, and whom reports to whom, and who gets the credit.  My favorite quote (taken from my Facebook profile): "It's amazing all that can be accomplished when nobody cares about the credit".  You do things because they are the right thing to do.  You do things because they make you feel good and you know you are doing others good and enhancing their collegiate experience.  This has been our team's philosophy from the start.

Now, nearly a month being out of office, I've had some time to reflect.  Things have certainly slowed down (including my heart rate).  Much of the end of our term was spent compiling content for the first Student Government Annual Report.  Special thanks to John Gottshalk (Art Director) and Bari Lieberman (Editor) for putting together such a professional publication.  This report has been made available on our website (www.miami.edu/sg) and copies will be made available in the Student Government office and in other administrative offices on the campus.  You can download a copy of the report here.  We also plan on delivering a copy to The Miami Hurricane's office so they can read all about our achievements they missed while covering irrelevant stories or while negatively reporting positive stories.

The University of Miami has given me lots of opportunities and experiences.  I've made a great deal of friends along the way (fellow students and administrators).  Just because I'm graduating, doesn't mean all of the friends and memories will fade away...  I won't let that happen.

While I was at my house over the weekend visiting my parents, I found this picture from my 3rd birthday party.  We had a UM-themed party since my dad's cousin at the time, was a UM cheerleader.  The entire cheerleading team and the Miami Maniac came to my birthday party.  Kinda scary to think that 18 years later, I would be graduating from the University of Miami.

As for my plans post-graduation...  I have accepted a job with Humana to work as a Project Analyst at the Innovation Center in Louisville, KY.  Being born and raised in Miami my whole life, I'm a little nervous about the move to the midwest, but I'm also VERY excited!  At least I will be a minority again (Cuban) after leaving Miami.  I will certainly miss my family and my friends who live in Miami, but I'm bound to travel a lot in the position I will have and will try to get back to Miami as often as work will allow.  After a few years of working, I plan on going back to school to get my MBA.

If you ever want to reach me, my email address is dannycarvajal@gmail.com.  I wish all of my fellow graduates of the class of 2008 the best of luck with wherever life takes you.  Remember all the memories at The U, and cheers to all the new ones the real world has to offer us!

Much love,

Danny