Word’s Worth

From the SGA External Vice President

Despite every article I read to prepare me for college in the United States, I was quite unprepared for the academic and social adjustments I had to make in the Red Raider community. Through my everyday contacts, I realized that as soon as I had begun my college experience, I was already on my way out to begin my journey into the real world. This is probably the same thing running through your mind.

College is truly the best time of your life. Everything you do and touch is a possible life lesson. Hence, I encourage you to seize the moments and live your life with no regrets in college.

Texas Tech, an amazing institution with over 40,000 students, has something for each and every Ebere Nwachukwu single one of you. However, your External Vice President time here is limited. YOU make up the backbone of Texas Tech University. Never forget that this institution is nothing without what you offer, so treat every opportunity like it’s your last.

As you embrace the return to normalcy, I encourage you to get involved, learn, and love. By doing this, you are striving for honor in everything and making your university extremely proud. Beyond it all, I implore you to take your time and breathe. The start of your experience is as overwhelming as the end, so there is no need to rush.

If there is one thing the pandemic taught us is that time is precious and every moment counts. Make sure you use your moments to ignite your passions, whatever they may be.

There is no time greater than now to make your mistakes. As we all know, the greatest learning occurs with the biggest setbacks. If there is one thing Texas Tech will reiterate to you as it has to me, it is that no man is an island. Everyone wants to see you succeed and will do everything to make sure you do.

This is your fresh start – your time to speak up and utilize all the resources available to you to connect your dots toward your future – so take advantage of it. 2020 taught us to embrace the unexpected, shed light on the difficult conversations, and look after one another. As we begin the new academic year, I encourage you to take what you learned as the start to our new normalcy. You should accept the uncomfortable conversations and the possibility of seeing people wear masks during flu season, but as we’ve grown over the year, I hope we can continue moving in the right direction.

Red Raiders, I am beyond honored you chose Texas Tech, and I cannot wait to serve you! We are all rooting for you and cannot wait to see all you live to accomplish! Wreck ‘em, Ebere Nwachukwu External Vice President Student Government Association Texas Tech University Eberechukwu.Nwachukwu@ttu.edu