Oi! I'm Will Evelyn, and I am currently pursuing electrical engineering. I am a dachshund lover, rock climber, risk-taker (I prefer "opportunist"), trumpet player, and waffle maniac. I have a dangerous addiction to adventure and food and I am always looking for an excuse to travel! I chose Georgia Southern because the engineering department better suited my needs and it was a breath of fresh air from my hometown in Athens.
Communication is a major proponent for improving basic human behavior and conduct, inside and outside of a professional setting. How we communicate poses a great potential to elevate or decline the impressions we give to others. We must constantly seek understanding through an open mind and with a respectful character in order to effectively communicate our own ideas and insights. In the classroom, our communication with our peers and teachers enhance our educational experience by collecting and assimilating contrasting views of a topic and having a mutual, respectful conversation explaining why we think a certain way. The " process involves listening with empathy, searching for common ground, exploring new ideas and perspectives, and bringing unexamined assumptions into the open " ( London ). This is how we begin to understand each other. As outlined by London, we need to move from a "din" culture of meaningless dialogue to a more progressive "dialogue...
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