It's been a month already?!
Hello again! I’m so glad you’re here. This month has been an absolute whirlwind! Every year, UTD hosts welcome week events where we have the opportunity to reach out to students fairly easily, and to host events at residence halls to get freshmen plugged into our FOCUS community. With almost everything being online this year, this meant we had to be more creative with how we were going to reach students. Starting mid-August, we began hosting virtual events and personally inviting people on social media, as well as getting our name out there through sponsored ads. It has surprised me how open students have been to befriending strangers via media platforms, and how eager they are to connect and make friends on campus. This is during a livestream, where we talked about "How to Make the Most of College" God has been so good in leading us to students and leading students to us, that we have been able to start up our small groups! Through our online cores, we