Football drew Silas Say’22 to Beloit, but he's discovered a whole lot more.

Silas Say’22 leads a busy life on Beloit’s campus, but he’s grateful for every second of it. 当他第一次从华盛顿州斯波坎来访时.他说，这种感觉对他来说很合适. 他说:“我只是觉得被引导着来到这里。. “我觉得这样做是对的.”

学院的 足球 也帮助塞拉斯选择了伯洛伊特. As team captain, he has found the experience to be humbling and a blessing. He enjoys cheering on his teammates and Head Coach Ted Soenksen, 但他也承认，这可能是个挑战. 他把担任队长比作下棋, aiming to “form unification naturally without pressing [his teammates] too much, 但同时, also getting them to all buy into a common goal and a common process.”

The team’s energy is another aspect that Silas loves, along with the growth that both new and older players have exhibited throughout the years. 别人身上的潜能每天都在激励着他, 从足球场到校园本身, 这也是他喜欢伯洛伊特的众多原因之一.

作为伯洛伊特橄榄球队的队长, 赛拉斯·萨伊22年磨练了他的人格, 专业, 和竞争技能.

Though Silas originally came to Beloit for 足球, he’s found purpose and aspiration in every corner of the college experience, encouraged by his first-year advisor and anthropology professor, Dr. 香农5, to go out, get involved, and make the most of every opportunity that comes his way. Taking her advice to heart, Silas has been a teaching assistant for the 高级辅导计划 (AMP)，一个住宿助理，和一个 优秀的学生 & 领导力项目 (SEL)学生和导师.

Silas recalls the fun of being an AMP teaching assistant in fall 2021. Working with first-years brought back memories of his own experiences and transitions, and he felt that it was particularly fulfilling to see and interact with students stepping into a new chapter of their lives.

As a residential assistant three years in a row, Silas says, “You never know what to expect.” He’s experienced everything from tough situations to those that are simply crazy and fun, but most of all he’s glad to have helped build community on campus.

For Silas, the SEL team is like “a family away from home.” The program primarily aims to guide students from marginalized and lower-income backgrounds through the twists and turns of college life. Since he benefited immensely from the program as a first-year, Silas wanted to give back. He says that the greatest part of being a mentor has been “being able to be there for other kids who are going through the same thing that I went through.”

Silas Say’22 says the greatest part of being a mentor has been “being able to be there for other kids who are going through the same thing that I went through.”Silas has also taken charge of starting up three new student clubs: a pre-physical therapy club, 非正式的圣经学习俱乐部, 和阴瑜伽, 最后一个还在制作中. 阴瑜伽侧重于引导冥想, 呼吸, and stress relief to help students relax physically, 精神上, 和情感上. The physical therapy club is more about career readiness, 特别是在物理治疗领域, 体育训练, 力量和调节. Silas plans to pursue a physical therapy career after Beloit and wants to support younger students also interested in these fields as they look for internships and prepare for graduate school.

Silas was inspired by the physical therapist he went to as a 12-year-old after getting injured and being unable to play 足球 for the first time. He describes the therapist as super tender, caring, and compassionate. “He had that impact on me,” he says, “and I want to be able to have that impact on other people.”

At Beloit, taking a class on dance kinesiology with 克里斯·约翰逊教授 helped put Silas on the right track of understanding his body and preparing him for his career. 他钦佩克里斯的自知之明, 动机, and caring nature and says that both she and the class “elevated [his] abilities to comprehend and be ready to become a physical therapist.这不仅开启了他的职业道路, but the class also inspired him to live a healthier life.

Though he graduated in spring 2022 (and earned the Blue Skies award at Commencement), Silas is considering sticking around for another semester or two as a super-senior. He feels that the abundance of change and potential on campus and within the Beloit community has provided him with countless opportunities.

Silas has a hard time narrowing his response about the best part of his day at Beloit. What stands out is that he loves the people who surround him. The best part for him is “seeing the community that I love, 我所属的社区, 我很感激.”