1. Year in Review
Trenton T. Pfister

2. Notable Events
July 21-31: Traveled to Martha’s Vineyard and Boston with family
August 2-3: Networking trip to Charlotte, NC
August 10: Departed Cincinnati for semester in Madrid
August 12-21: Traveled to Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Geneva, and Barcelona

3. Notable Events August 30-September 1: Traveled to Denmark and Sweden
September 16-18: Traveled to Dublin
October 8-12: Family visited in Spain; traveled to Mallorca and Segovia
October 14-16: Traveled to Athens and Santorini

4. Notable Events October 29-31: Traveled to Dubrovnik
November 4-6: Traveled to The Netherlands
November 11-13: Traveled to Brussels and Bruges
November 18-20: Traveled from Milan to Geneva via Zurich, Interlaken, and Lucerne via train

5. Notable Events November 25-27: Traveled to Lisbon and Porto
December 6-9: Traveled to Prague, Dresden, and Krakow
December 17-21: Traveled to Budapest, Bratislava, Salzburg, and Vienna
December 22-January 3: Spent Christmas and New Year’s with family in The Netherlands before returning home

6. Notable Events
January 9: Spring semester classes began and resumed part-time job in the President’s Office
March 11-19: Spring Break in Orange Beach with family
March 31: Kolodzik Business Scholars Awards Night – recognized as top male KBS student graduating in 2018
May 9-12: Traveled to Los Angeles
June 9: Moved to New York to begin internship with Wells Fargo Securities

7. Part I: What? So What?
How have you used your gifts and talents to give back to the community and society?
During my semester in Madrid, I got involved in a local church. While attending, I volunteered weekly in the worship band, leveraging my musical gifts. Once back on campus in Cincinnati, I continued to give back by volunteering with Matthew 25 Ministries as well as participating in other service events such as Clean Up Cincy and Relay for Life.
What is one thing you would change about this year? Why?
One thing I would change about this year would be the beginning of my study abroad experience. I left Cincinnati and arrived in Madrid alone and had to establish myself there. It took me a few days to get settled and was a difficult adjustment before flying to Italy and traveling with my girlfriend. If I were to do it over again, I would have only dropped my bags at my apartment and traveled instead of giving myself almost an entire week in Madrid, where the weather was nearly 100 degrees every day and I knew absolutely no one.

8. Part II: Now What?
What piece of advice would you like to give yourself as you prepare for the upcoming year?
With my final year on the horizon, I would encourage myself to take time to slow down and enjoy it. Enjoy the friendships, make great memories, and do not get hung up on my grades (which I have a tendency to do). As I head into my summer internship, I would tell myself to put my head down, power through, and learn as much as possible.
What is at least one goal that you have set for yourself for the upcoming year?
One goal I have set for myself is to secure a full-time job offer with the company I am interning for this summer.
How will you use your gifts and talents to give back to the community and society?
I will continue to be involved in local community service projects and plan to get involved with my new church’s worship band.