{"id":6031,"date":"2019-12-09T18:47:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T23:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2019-12-11T22:56:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T03:56:17","slug":"bet-big-or-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6031","title":{"rendered":"Bet Big or Go Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is that time of the year where the first-year students are almost finished completing their first semester in college. For college, it could be a tough time for many and by them getting accommodated to the new college scene and college life, the University had to reward them with amazing prizes if they met the standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Year Experience hosted an event that allowed the freshman to bet on an item of their choosing in an auction style and the student who outbid the other contenders, ended up with a prize. These were no small prizes either on the table for freshman to grab. Some of the prizes included were an: Apple Watch, Apple Air pods, Beats Headphones, a Nintendo Switch, an Echo Speaker, a hammock, gift cards, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1628\" data-attachment-id=\"6033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?attachment_id=6033\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575575096&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20191209_170758-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C371\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6033\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1628\" data-link=\"http:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?attachment_id=6033\" class=\"wp-image-6033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C651&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C977&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1302&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?resize=472%2C300&amp;ssl=1 472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eagleeyemedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191209_170758-2-scaled.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A&amp;M-Texarkana students at the FYE End of semester event<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A&amp;M University-Texarkana provides engaging activities for first-year students in college, building a strong foundation to enhance  educational experiences and foster success within the A&amp;M-Texarkana community.\u00a0 It is important to recognize the significance of each student&#8217;s first-year experiences and to support them in reaching their academic and personal goals.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is that time of the year where the first-year students are almost finished completing their first semester in college. For college, it could be a tough time for many and by them getting accommodated to the new college scene &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6031\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[311,312,300],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am-events","category-community","category-events"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3odG9-1zh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1434,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=1434","url_meta":{"origin":6031,"position":0},"title":"The Joy of Teaching","author":"Percy Davis","date":"October 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Percy K. 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