Sigh! For you journalism majors out there.... good luck! I am in my last semester here at FAU and I am taking a broadcast journalism class and I hate every minute of it. This class is so different from the rest of the classes one will take in this major.
All of my previous journalism classes were styled around AP writing and they were writing classes. Well this broadcast class is all about radio broadcasting and National Public Radio (NPR) style of reporting on the radio.
in this class we have to work on a project titled "Mini-Doc". This Mini-Doc is required to be a minimum of 10 minutes in length. The Mini-Doc is a radio segment produced by each individual student. You are required to write a script for the project and have at least 16 sources and 12 sound bite inserts. Once completed this project will air on the Wavelengths page on the FAU website.
Now on paper this all sounded possible, but when you begin interviewing, recording, downloading and editing the project transforms into this huge tedious task that just hangs over your head. I have two weeks left in this class and I am no where near being done with this project.
I am enrolled in five classes this semester and this project is throwing off all my other classes and the work I need to do for them. When taking this class try not to take a lot of other classes with it; It very quickly becomes overwhelming!
Good-Luck and GO OWLS!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
It's All About the simple Things In Life
We all love it when something so small happens to us and when it does it highlights our whole day! I know that yesterday I went to the vending machine to get a bag of chips and I put just enough money in for one bag but the machine gave me two bags....Yeah!! I thought to myself "this is going to be yummy and more calories than I need".
I know that the parking lots can drive us all crazy, especially on the Boca Raton Campus. So don't you just love it when you pull into the lot and right up front there is any empty spot waiting for you. There is no one else there to gun for the spot and cut you off ; you get to pull right in.
My friend Marc and i were walking to class the other day from dinner and it was pouring the entire evening and we waited as long as we could before we had to leave. Just as we were leaving the skies cleared and we walked all the way to class without a single drop of rain hitting us.
Things like these are what makes a persons day!
GO OWLS!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Center for Civic Engagement and Service
The Center for Civic Engagement and Service at FAU is an organization that establishes connections between the school and the community. The Jupiter branch is the most recent to join in with the likes of the other campuses. the Boca Raton center was established in 1996, by Daniel Weppner.
The organization helps to find students volunteer activities on and off campuses. The organization tracks the students volunteering and once the student has completed their degree here at FAU the hours are logged onto the students transcript and the will be receive proper recognition and in some cases, possibly even an award.
The center host programs throughout the year such as food and blood drives, adopt a child or family for the holidays and alternative spring breaks, to which the students travel outwards to help those who are less fortunate. The center has worked along side Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. So if you are looking for another way to stay in touch with the community, while getting credit for it, then check them out.
GO OWLS!
The organization helps to find students volunteer activities on and off campuses. The organization tracks the students volunteering and once the student has completed their degree here at FAU the hours are logged onto the students transcript and the will be receive proper recognition and in some cases, possibly even an award.
The center host programs throughout the year such as food and blood drives, adopt a child or family for the holidays and alternative spring breaks, to which the students travel outwards to help those who are less fortunate. The center has worked along side Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. So if you are looking for another way to stay in touch with the community, while getting credit for it, then check them out.
GO OWLS!
Dinning Hall Survey
I have spoken with many of my fellow classmates since my earlier post on the Cafeteria. We all like what the dinning hall serves up on the Boca Raton campus, but when speaking with them I find the issue is that the dinning hall has a survey box and the students who are taking the time to fill it out are not giving the cafeteria the best scores.
The survey box is located on the opposite counter from the cash registers. The survey is short and to the point. When I was in the dinning hall the other night I filled one out, taking a few extra seconds to make sure I was giving them the proper ratings. I then slipped it in the box and headed off to class.
If you enjoy eating at the cafeteria and you enjoy all the service and options they provide for us, then take 2 minutes and fill one of these guys out so that our dinning hall can know that we have taken note in their efforts and that we are pleased with them!
GO OWLS!
The survey box is located on the opposite counter from the cash registers. The survey is short and to the point. When I was in the dinning hall the other night I filled one out, taking a few extra seconds to make sure I was giving them the proper ratings. I then slipped it in the box and headed off to class.
If you enjoy eating at the cafeteria and you enjoy all the service and options they provide for us, then take 2 minutes and fill one of these guys out so that our dinning hall can know that we have taken note in their efforts and that we are pleased with them!
GO OWLS!
Study Abroad
Italy, a place that is known for its fantastic food, wine, art and history. I personally have been to Italy and I instantly loved it and I cannot wait to go back.
Italy, Venice and Orvieto to be exact are two locations that FAU is offering for study abroad programs this summer. They are no longer taking applications for the Venice trip, but they are still taking applications for the Orvieto trip through May 27th, 2009. The website listed above also provides you with financial aid information for the study abroad programs.
The study abroad application provides you with a checklist of everything you will need to fill out and send in, to be able to participate in these types of courses.
If the same classroom day after day is wearing you thin, then you should definitely try studying abroad this summer. Oh, and you will love Italy!
GO OWLS!
Brogan's Promise
When logging onto My-FAU students will come across a new message from President Frank Brogan. This message does not provide new vital information that differs from the frequently updated Budget Q & A page.
however in this message to FAU's students Brogan clearly states the following:
"At the outset of this difficult process, I want to make three pledges to you:
-I will always be honest with you, even if that means delivering bad news. We are going to continue to face this crisis together, and all members of the University community need to be fully informed if we are to make good decisions both for ourselves individually and for the institution we serve.
-Your input will be welcome every step of the way. We must come together in the effort to chart a new course for the University and bring fresh thinking to bear on defining FAU's role in the 21st century.
-Every decision that is made will be aimed at protecting the core academic functions of the University and ensuring that FAU emerges from this process of reinvention not only leaner but stronger".
Hopefully the choices he implements through these cut backs continue to support the needs of the students first and foremost.
GO OWLS!
however in this message to FAU's students Brogan clearly states the following:
"At the outset of this difficult process, I want to make three pledges to you:
-I will always be honest with you, even if that means delivering bad news. We are going to continue to face this crisis together, and all members of the University community need to be fully informed if we are to make good decisions both for ourselves individually and for the institution we serve.
-Your input will be welcome every step of the way. We must come together in the effort to chart a new course for the University and bring fresh thinking to bear on defining FAU's role in the 21st century.
-Every decision that is made will be aimed at protecting the core academic functions of the University and ensuring that FAU emerges from this process of reinvention not only leaner but stronger".
Hopefully the choices he implements through these cut backs continue to support the needs of the students first and foremost.
GO OWLS!
Class Schedule
I know that within my department that I have found it hard to obtain the classes I need, when I need them. I often have had to wait till the next semester to get into a class that I wanted to be enrolled in now.
When looking over the new course schedule for Summer and Fall, I am once again concerned. I know that I will not be here in the fall, but for the rest of you that will be here these are issues that need to be addressed from the students. That being said please know that I have voiced my thoughts, but this is something that will not change from one student writing a letter.
With the economy going through this hardship we all know that there will be cutbacks. What we need to do is make sure that these cutbacks do not affect our need for classes. Instructors being laid off is not okay. I am sure there are plenty other ways that President Frank Brogan and the board members can cut back.
This is a university and its job is to provide students with an education that meets the needs of the students who are paying for these degrees. As students we should be always be checking on our status within the school, so that we can monitor our own path at FAU. Thus when the school does not offer the proper classes when they are needed this becomes a set back for the individual student, you, and for the school.
FAU has been around since 1962 and we the students need to voice are thoughts and needs so that we can succeed through FAU! Taking this path of higher education means knowing what you want and how you want to get it. After all, isn't that what you are doing at FAU in the first place?
GO OWLS!
When looking over the new course schedule for Summer and Fall, I am once again concerned. I know that I will not be here in the fall, but for the rest of you that will be here these are issues that need to be addressed from the students. That being said please know that I have voiced my thoughts, but this is something that will not change from one student writing a letter.
With the economy going through this hardship we all know that there will be cutbacks. What we need to do is make sure that these cutbacks do not affect our need for classes. Instructors being laid off is not okay. I am sure there are plenty other ways that President Frank Brogan and the board members can cut back.
This is a university and its job is to provide students with an education that meets the needs of the students who are paying for these degrees. As students we should be always be checking on our status within the school, so that we can monitor our own path at FAU. Thus when the school does not offer the proper classes when they are needed this becomes a set back for the individual student, you, and for the school.
FAU has been around since 1962 and we the students need to voice are thoughts and needs so that we can succeed through FAU! Taking this path of higher education means knowing what you want and how you want to get it. After all, isn't that what you are doing at FAU in the first place?
GO OWLS!
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