Students of AMF made the Community Calendar of our school newspaper today. Yay! Though I wish they had included "loved ones" in addition to Mothers and Fathers since the group is not just for students who have lost a parent. And it really only discusses ailing mothers and fathers. A full article would have been better, or at least a brief. But, oh well I suppose any coverage is good on a campus this large.
Check out the cool Daily Tar Heel online reader below! Technology is freaking awesome. You can see the Community Calendar on the top of pg 2. Right next to the photo of Gary, the pit preacher. Oh, Gary. Is that a banana peel you are holding? Oh, I see the caption now. Scandalous Gary, scandalous.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Diversity and Communication: Blog Assignment 1
Over the past few weeks there has been much discussion regarding the opposition to health care reform and President Obama’s race. If Hillary Clinton were president, do you feel her gender would have an effect on support or opposition of health care reform?
Please post your responses to your personal blog by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30.
I do not believe that if Hillary Clinton were president, that her gender would have an effect on the support or opposition of health care reform any more than it would for any other initiatives she would advocate for. I do not believe her gender would affect health care reform specifically. I believe that if her gender were to effect support or opposition, it would relate to her being in the position as president in general, and would thus affect all of her actions similarly (with the exception of possible gender-related issues, such as the debate on abortion).
I believe the opposition to health care reform in relation to President Obama's race simply stems from varying opinions in the way health care should be handled in the US. With emotions running high, the free associations and arguing are bound to, at some point, if only miniscully touch on the obvious fact that Obama is Black. In a media-driven society where issues such as race are watched like a hawk, any trigger is bound to set off a list of reverberating affects, that are amplified as the controversy grows. The ones who were prejudice against Obama because of his race are likely the minority when measured against those who simply oppose the policy.
My Most Recent Learnings
Hey again! So, I thought I'd give a little update into my life from the past few weeks and what I've been learning in my classes, as well as about my future (gasp).
So, I suppose I should start with the moments when I was majorly flipping out over preparing for job interviews last week. My roommate, Katie, had been studying up and practicing for some interviews she had last week, and our entire house was helping her study by drilling her with ridiculous questions, and then having a bit of fun critiquing her answers.
But in and amongst the laughter, the seriousness of the approaching interviews began to creep in and under my skin to grab my innards, making my eyes widen with every question I realized I had no clue how to answer. Apparently there is an entire book (literally) on how to conduct your career search, with three full pages of questions to expect from interviewers, found on page 52 of the Carolina Career Resources Manual. Pause to catch breath.
BUT, I have since settled down as I have realized that I have time still, and if the position I apply for is meant to be, then it shouldn't be too overly stressful. But it is good to know that I can prepare with a 4 hour session of grilling from my 5 career search coaches, aka roommates.
We talked even more about interviewing and "selling yourself" to potential employers in the
SPIN Selling Workshop I attended last weekend for my Entrepreneurship minor. Though I may have learned a few things, 8 hours of sales training is not really in my top choices of how to spend my Saturday. At least it was raining, so it didn't spoil a beautiful day- like today!
I have been learning a lot of technical communication skills lately it seems. I have become more proficient with the Joomla web design modules in the last week as I have been creating the new website for Carolina Students of AMF, which you can check out by clicking here. We have our kick-off meeting this week, so hopefully that will go well.
I have also learned about how to produce a radio show on blogtalk radio for my Diversity and Communication class. Two of my classmates and I produced a 1 hour show on College Access for Undocumented Immigrants , which aired online this past sunday. Click the link if you would like to hear it. The show consists of two interviews from opposing sides of the argument, followed my a discussion by me and my classmates. It was a pretty cool experience.
My internship is still going well, I've been working on a communication audit and some fact sheets for Boomerang, and will be working on writing a media release and public service announcement in the next few weeks.
I am writing paper this week on Arab Mass Media and the different types of press systems that have developed due to political influence in 22 different countries in the Middle East. Very interesting topic, I'm sad my busy schedule only allows me to meet the bare minimum requirements for my paper, because I would like to learn more about it.
I have a test in Poverty and Development on Thursday, which I am actually looking forward to studying for. We have most recently been discussing Mothers, Fathers, and family formation in low-income families, in addition to the basics of poverty, such as different ways to measure the povery line. The most up-to-date poverty statistics came out just about a week and a half ago, and can be found here. They are pretty fascinating when you examine the impact of the current economic recession.
I might visit Chicago in October to visit my friends Sara and Aisan, who are both in school in Michigan this year. And then for fall break, I will be participating in an APPLES Service Learning trip to an area near Pembroke, NC which will focus on Environmental Issues. Should be awesome!
Well, gotta run to class. Hope you are all well and I will leave you with this image I took this morning:
Grandma and Baby enjoy fountain on a beautiful Carolina day
So, I suppose I should start with the moments when I was majorly flipping out over preparing for job interviews last week. My roommate, Katie, had been studying up and practicing for some interviews she had last week, and our entire house was helping her study by drilling her with ridiculous questions, and then having a bit of fun critiquing her answers.
But in and amongst the laughter, the seriousness of the approaching interviews began to creep in and under my skin to grab my innards, making my eyes widen with every question I realized I had no clue how to answer. Apparently there is an entire book (literally) on how to conduct your career search, with three full pages of questions to expect from interviewers, found on page 52 of the Carolina Career Resources Manual. Pause to catch breath.
BUT, I have since settled down as I have realized that I have time still, and if the position I apply for is meant to be, then it shouldn't be too overly stressful. But it is good to know that I can prepare with a 4 hour session of grilling from my 5 career search coaches, aka roommates.
We talked even more about interviewing and "selling yourself" to potential employers in the
SPIN Selling Workshop I attended last weekend for my Entrepreneurship minor. Though I may have learned a few things, 8 hours of sales training is not really in my top choices of how to spend my Saturday. At least it was raining, so it didn't spoil a beautiful day- like today!
I have been learning a lot of technical communication skills lately it seems. I have become more proficient with the Joomla web design modules in the last week as I have been creating the new website for Carolina Students of AMF, which you can check out by clicking here. We have our kick-off meeting this week, so hopefully that will go well.
I have also learned about how to produce a radio show on blogtalk radio for my Diversity and Communication class. Two of my classmates and I produced a 1 hour show on College Access for Undocumented Immigrants , which aired online this past sunday. Click the link if you would like to hear it. The show consists of two interviews from opposing sides of the argument, followed my a discussion by me and my classmates. It was a pretty cool experience.
My internship is still going well, I've been working on a communication audit and some fact sheets for Boomerang, and will be working on writing a media release and public service announcement in the next few weeks.
I am writing paper this week on Arab Mass Media and the different types of press systems that have developed due to political influence in 22 different countries in the Middle East. Very interesting topic, I'm sad my busy schedule only allows me to meet the bare minimum requirements for my paper, because I would like to learn more about it.
I have a test in Poverty and Development on Thursday, which I am actually looking forward to studying for. We have most recently been discussing Mothers, Fathers, and family formation in low-income families, in addition to the basics of poverty, such as different ways to measure the povery line. The most up-to-date poverty statistics came out just about a week and a half ago, and can be found here. They are pretty fascinating when you examine the impact of the current economic recession.
I might visit Chicago in October to visit my friends Sara and Aisan, who are both in school in Michigan this year. And then for fall break, I will be participating in an APPLES Service Learning trip to an area near Pembroke, NC which will focus on Environmental Issues. Should be awesome!
Well, gotta run to class. Hope you are all well and I will leave you with this image I took this morning:
Grandma and Baby enjoy fountain on a beautiful Carolina day
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Lessons from Davis Library
So, I have often jested about Davis Library being my second home, or even my most "serious relationship" . However, it seems today the building, and specifically the women's restroom on the first floor, has taken on another role: my life coach.
Yes, these past few weeks I have learned valuable lessons from Davis.
I suppose it started with the pine cone incident. Finding the spiky instrument conveniently placed on the top of the empty toilet paper dispenser seemed like nothing more than comic relief at the time. (see: Real Life OB Applications). But the joke of 'real life' Outward Bound applications has rung true in the past weeks as I find myself remembering lessons learned out in the wilderness. I have particularly found myself using some of the communication skills I learned as a leader and a team member in navigation teams, and have applied them to my group projects and with new volunteers for Helping Horse.
But, today. I found profound wisdom once again. After a stacked day of classes, and an even taller cup of coffee, I found myself once again in the Davis first floor restroom. Looking up from the commode, I saw a simple 1x2 inch post-it note on the stall door. Quoted, it said, "IT'S NOT TOO LATE."
I quickly searched my thoughts to find what the innocent yellow piece of paper was referring to. I thought of all my short term goals and then moved on to life ambitions until I realized I was still sitting in the bathroom and quickly becoming that awkward girl that sits in the stall for several minutes as people come in and out, probably because she is embarrassed to have anyone know that she actually uses the bathroom.
So, after washing my hands, I concluded that there was no need to identify what part of my thinking the post-it was reading into, but decided it was simply a note to be taken. To be true, I had been wondering earlier in the day about how I would balance challenging myself in my job for next year and choosing a position that is realistic given my skills and abilities. Some of the choices I have considered, such as teaching, seem to exceed my skill base in many areas. But you know what? It's not too late to learn those skills.
There you go.
Davis Library Lesson #1: OB lessons are applicable to real life.
Davis Library Lesson #2: It's not too late.
Yes, these past few weeks I have learned valuable lessons from Davis.
I suppose it started with the pine cone incident. Finding the spiky instrument conveniently placed on the top of the empty toilet paper dispenser seemed like nothing more than comic relief at the time. (see: Real Life OB Applications). But the joke of 'real life' Outward Bound applications has rung true in the past weeks as I find myself remembering lessons learned out in the wilderness. I have particularly found myself using some of the communication skills I learned as a leader and a team member in navigation teams, and have applied them to my group projects and with new volunteers for Helping Horse.
But, today. I found profound wisdom once again. After a stacked day of classes, and an even taller cup of coffee, I found myself once again in the Davis first floor restroom. Looking up from the commode, I saw a simple 1x2 inch post-it note on the stall door. Quoted, it said, "IT'S NOT TOO LATE."
I quickly searched my thoughts to find what the innocent yellow piece of paper was referring to. I thought of all my short term goals and then moved on to life ambitions until I realized I was still sitting in the bathroom and quickly becoming that awkward girl that sits in the stall for several minutes as people come in and out, probably because she is embarrassed to have anyone know that she actually uses the bathroom.
So, after washing my hands, I concluded that there was no need to identify what part of my thinking the post-it was reading into, but decided it was simply a note to be taken. To be true, I had been wondering earlier in the day about how I would balance challenging myself in my job for next year and choosing a position that is realistic given my skills and abilities. Some of the choices I have considered, such as teaching, seem to exceed my skill base in many areas. But you know what? It's not too late to learn those skills.
There you go.
Davis Library Lesson #1: OB lessons are applicable to real life.
Davis Library Lesson #2: It's not too late.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Waltzing into the Future
Hey everyone!
So, I decided a blog has been a great way to stay in touch with distant family and friends, so I think I am going to try to keep one up now that I am home! I have to keep a blog for one of my classes, JOMC 441: Diversity and Communication (http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/j441/), so I may occasionally be pasting articles or responses in relation to that class, or my PR Writing class as well. But I also hope to just catalog my experiences, learning, and thoughts. I have no idea where I will be in a year, so this could be a great way to document my path of discovering what I want to do post-graduation. Can you believe I will be graduating in just over 8 months?! Scary.
Here is a little info about my senior year so far:
For Class, I am taking
JOMC 441 Diversity and Communication;
JOMC 232 PR Writing;
JOMC 431 Case Studies in PR;
ECON 328 Internship in Entrepreneurship;
PSYCH 465 Poverty and Development
Poverty and Development is my favorite class so far. Case Studies is my least favorite (my teacher and I do not see eye to eye on the best way to learn). I'm learning a lot of practical skills for my PR Writing class through an internship I am doing with an awesome organization, Boomerang, which works with disconnected youth who have been suspended from Chapel Hill/Carrboro middle and high schools. I am doing different PR activities for them, as well as hopefully doing some mentoring in the future. My Diversity and Comm class has a lot of random projects and so I am learning about different kinds of social media and forms of communication. My group will actually be hosting a Radio Show this coming Sunday on college access and undocumented immigrants. I will post more info on that later, if you are interested in listening in.
Thats it for now, I must get ready for class! Be well everyone!
So, I decided a blog has been a great way to stay in touch with distant family and friends, so I think I am going to try to keep one up now that I am home! I have to keep a blog for one of my classes, JOMC 441: Diversity and Communication (http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/j441/), so I may occasionally be pasting articles or responses in relation to that class, or my PR Writing class as well. But I also hope to just catalog my experiences, learning, and thoughts. I have no idea where I will be in a year, so this could be a great way to document my path of discovering what I want to do post-graduation. Can you believe I will be graduating in just over 8 months?! Scary.
Here is a little info about my senior year so far:
For Class, I am taking
JOMC 441 Diversity and Communication;
JOMC 232 PR Writing;
JOMC 431 Case Studies in PR;
ECON 328 Internship in Entrepreneurship;
PSYCH 465 Poverty and Development
Poverty and Development is my favorite class so far. Case Studies is my least favorite (my teacher and I do not see eye to eye on the best way to learn). I'm learning a lot of practical skills for my PR Writing class through an internship I am doing with an awesome organization, Boomerang, which works with disconnected youth who have been suspended from Chapel Hill/Carrboro middle and high schools. I am doing different PR activities for them, as well as hopefully doing some mentoring in the future. My Diversity and Comm class has a lot of random projects and so I am learning about different kinds of social media and forms of communication. My group will actually be hosting a Radio Show this coming Sunday on college access and undocumented immigrants. I will post more info on that later, if you are interested in listening in.
Thats it for now, I must get ready for class! Be well everyone!
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