Hello all! The end of the semester is nearing, so I would like to take this opportunity to write out all of the goals I have for the next month, and how I am going to achieve them. So, here they are:
1. Plan a panel discussion with RHD John Johnstin at my University Center the third week of November.
What i have done for this goal: I have been in contact with John Johnstin and CMU Dean, Bruce Roscoe about venues, structure, audience, and promotion.
Next steps: follow up with companies I am asking to join my panel by this Friday, November 5th.
2. Media Relations: Secure media attendance at my panel discussion.
Next steps: contact The Morning Sun and Detroit Free Press when the date for event is secured.
3. Film the AYCW module for CMU with Jason Bentley:
What I have done for this goal: e-mailed Jason Bentley, who is out until November 8th.
Next steps: meet with Jason, write the remainder of the scripts, film.
4. Write an Op-Ed and get it placed in CM Life OR The Morning Sun.
What I have done for this goal: Wrote the Op-Ed, searched CMU news for an opportunity to publish it in CM Life.
Next Steps: Have Jenna edit it, contact representative from CM Life.
5. Have an "Are You Credit Wise" Day in the dorms which will feature a Q and A table all day in the dorm and then a small panel discussion in the evening.
What I have done for this goal: Contacted Caitlin Wozniak, Resident Assistant of Cobb Hall at CMU regarding this event.
Next Steps: Secure date and time. Contact Towers to see if I can have a table in the dorms.
6. Secure a partnership with a state official. I would like to co-author an Op-Ed for a financial magazine.
Next steps: talk to Jenna more about this, contact official after elections.
This will be a very busy month, but I think I can pull this off! Best of luck to everyone else!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
AYCW Updates
Hello all,
This week has been yet another exciting week for me and my campaign on campus. Here are a few important updates:
1. I met with Dr. Hope, the Director of Professional and Personal Ethics at CMU this past week. She was VERY interested in helping me with my program. She has offered to help me in the following ways:
•To have me write out a blurb on AYCW, and she will put it in the CMU Red Book, which is CMU's "Student Code of Ethics". 15,000 of these are printed each semester, and they are handed out to every single freshman that comes to CMU. This is a great way for students to be introduced to AYCW!
•She has also offered to give me a page on the CMU Ethics website. I asked for her to give me the numbers regarding the frequency of visitors to her page, so I will have those soon. This is another easy but good opportunity to get my name out there.
•She has even offered to have me appear twice on her weekly radio show. It is an internet radio show that streams live all over the world. She said that people from London and the Middle East call in all of the time! It is every Tuesday, but it is also merged into the student radio station we have on campus every Sunday. We talked about the radio show and decided that my first appearance would be me basically introducing myself and the program, and the second appearance I could go more in depth and give more details, or even give a part of my presentation.
2. I was finally published in my school newspaper called CM-Life. Here is a link to the article written about my AYCW campaign:
http://www.cm-life.com/2010/10/08/mastercard-intern-serves-as-student-finance-instructor/
3. This past week, I have given 6 presentations to Tammie Fogal’s FYE classes. She was so impressed with them that she actually asked me if she could do a video endorsement that I could send to you guys. So here it is:
A few students in her class also expressed their feelings about the presentations I gave to them. Here are these videos:
This week has been yet another exciting week for me and my campaign on campus. Here are a few important updates:
1. I met with Dr. Hope, the Director of Professional and Personal Ethics at CMU this past week. She was VERY interested in helping me with my program. She has offered to help me in the following ways:
•To have me write out a blurb on AYCW, and she will put it in the CMU Red Book, which is CMU's "Student Code of Ethics". 15,000 of these are printed each semester, and they are handed out to every single freshman that comes to CMU. This is a great way for students to be introduced to AYCW!
•She has also offered to give me a page on the CMU Ethics website. I asked for her to give me the numbers regarding the frequency of visitors to her page, so I will have those soon. This is another easy but good opportunity to get my name out there.
•She has even offered to have me appear twice on her weekly radio show. It is an internet radio show that streams live all over the world. She said that people from London and the Middle East call in all of the time! It is every Tuesday, but it is also merged into the student radio station we have on campus every Sunday. We talked about the radio show and decided that my first appearance would be me basically introducing myself and the program, and the second appearance I could go more in depth and give more details, or even give a part of my presentation.
2. I was finally published in my school newspaper called CM-Life. Here is a link to the article written about my AYCW campaign:
http://www.cm-life.com/2010/10/08/mastercard-intern-serves-as-student-finance-instructor/
3. This past week, I have given 6 presentations to Tammie Fogal’s FYE classes. She was so impressed with them that she actually asked me if she could do a video endorsement that I could send to you guys. So here it is:
A few students in her class also expressed their feelings about the presentations I gave to them. Here are these videos:
Friday, September 17, 2010
Meeting with Administrators
Hello all!
Here is a complete list of my meetings with administrators at CMU:
1.Date: September 2nd, 2010
Administrator(s):
Bruce Roscoe, Dean of Students
Michelle Howard,Assistant Dean and Director of Academic Assistance and Academic Advising
Cindy Rubingh, Director of Student Account Services and University Billing
Meeting Details:
During this meeting, I gave a brief introduction to the AYCW program that covered all 6 modules of the curriculum. All three administrators showed enthusiasm about my program, so they gave me contact information to people they'd like to see me connect with. Some of these people included Jason Bentley, director of First Year Experience (FYE), along with some specific FYE instructors. They also offered to be my mentor throughout the program, and said if I ever need anything to just ask.
2. Date: Wednesday, September 8th
Administrator(s): Jason Bentley, Director of First Year Experience
Details of meeting:
Jason and I discussed the module video that he talked to Jenna about over the phone this past week. The video will be a tutorial-style video that will be split into 6 parts, which matched the model of the AYCW? curriculum. Jason offered to pay for all of the production costs and offered to do basically everything except for present the material, which I would do. He also set me up to present in front of a group of teacher assistants and faculty members who could potentially be interested in having me present my program to them. The presentation took place yesterday, September 16th.
3. Date: Wednesday, September 15th
Administrator(s): Brooke Adams, President of PR Central, a student run PR firm
Details of meeting:
Brooke and I discussed my interest in working with the Dean to make AYCW? a required course at student orientation (or watching my module video). She also offered a spot in one of her clients newsletters, which is a newsletter for the FYE classes. The newsletter goes out to students, faculty, mentors and parents involved in FYE. My column will appear in every issue this semester. The newsletter is monthly, so hopefully I will appear 3-4 times in it.
I have another meeting with Tom Idema, the Assistant Director of Student Life on Monday, September 20th. We will discuss partnership opportunities with student groups on campus.
That is a summary of all of the meetings I have attended thus far.
Here is a complete list of my meetings with administrators at CMU:
1.Date: September 2nd, 2010
Administrator(s):
Bruce Roscoe, Dean of Students
Michelle Howard,Assistant Dean and Director of Academic Assistance and Academic Advising
Cindy Rubingh, Director of Student Account Services and University Billing
Meeting Details:
During this meeting, I gave a brief introduction to the AYCW program that covered all 6 modules of the curriculum. All three administrators showed enthusiasm about my program, so they gave me contact information to people they'd like to see me connect with. Some of these people included Jason Bentley, director of First Year Experience (FYE), along with some specific FYE instructors. They also offered to be my mentor throughout the program, and said if I ever need anything to just ask.
2. Date: Wednesday, September 8th
Administrator(s): Jason Bentley, Director of First Year Experience
Details of meeting:
Jason and I discussed the module video that he talked to Jenna about over the phone this past week. The video will be a tutorial-style video that will be split into 6 parts, which matched the model of the AYCW? curriculum. Jason offered to pay for all of the production costs and offered to do basically everything except for present the material, which I would do. He also set me up to present in front of a group of teacher assistants and faculty members who could potentially be interested in having me present my program to them. The presentation took place yesterday, September 16th.
3. Date: Wednesday, September 15th
Administrator(s): Brooke Adams, President of PR Central, a student run PR firm
Details of meeting:
Brooke and I discussed my interest in working with the Dean to make AYCW? a required course at student orientation (or watching my module video). She also offered a spot in one of her clients newsletters, which is a newsletter for the FYE classes. The newsletter goes out to students, faculty, mentors and parents involved in FYE. My column will appear in every issue this semester. The newsletter is monthly, so hopefully I will appear 3-4 times in it.
I have another meeting with Tom Idema, the Assistant Director of Student Life on Monday, September 20th. We will discuss partnership opportunities with student groups on campus.
That is a summary of all of the meetings I have attended thus far.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Getting the Ball Rolling...
The school year has finally begun, and now it's time to get the ball rolling for all of the big plans I have for AYCW? this semester! It was a slow start, but now that I have reached out to many administrators, students, and professors, the word about AYCW? is finally starting to spread!
I met with Bruce Roscoe, the Dean of Students as well as Michelle Howard, Director of Academic Advising, and Cindy Rubingh, Director of Student Account Services and University Billing/Loans. I prepared a casual speech and talking points, and they really liked what I had to say! It turns out that they have been looking for a program like this for the past few years, but didn't have the resources to bring it to campus. So after I was done presenting the curriculum to them, they were VERY excited and ready to work with me! They are really going to help me contact other administrators and reach as many students as I possibly can this semester. I'm very pleased that they were so excited about it.
As for events, unfortunately I have not been able to do any yet. There were too many conflicts with cost and scheduling to attend MAINSTAGE. However, I have been focusing on other things that are more beneficial for my program. The first of them being media outreach. This past week I talked with someone from my school magazine, Grand Central, and she ended up asking if she could do a story on my AYCW? campaign. I agreed, so I will be featured in the September 13th issue of Grand Central Magazine online! Will be sure to post the link on this blog.
I have also written an Op-Ed piece that will be submitted into my school newspaper, CM-Life, in response to an article on student debt rising. I hope to get this published in next Wednesday's paper!
As for upcoming plans, I am contacting the University Center at my school and having a Q & A table during lunch hours for a couple days next week. Bruce Roscoe recommended doing this, so I plan on passing out a lot of brochures and promoting AYCW! Before doing this, however, I have to secure a date of an event that I can promote to students, so I will be very busy in the next week or so!
On a side note, the video production is coming a long slower than I thought it would. This is going to be a big project, so it's OK because I know it will turn out awesome in the end!
That is how things have been going for AYCW at CMU. Hope everyone else has had a great week, I know I have!
I met with Bruce Roscoe, the Dean of Students as well as Michelle Howard, Director of Academic Advising, and Cindy Rubingh, Director of Student Account Services and University Billing/Loans. I prepared a casual speech and talking points, and they really liked what I had to say! It turns out that they have been looking for a program like this for the past few years, but didn't have the resources to bring it to campus. So after I was done presenting the curriculum to them, they were VERY excited and ready to work with me! They are really going to help me contact other administrators and reach as many students as I possibly can this semester. I'm very pleased that they were so excited about it.
As for events, unfortunately I have not been able to do any yet. There were too many conflicts with cost and scheduling to attend MAINSTAGE. However, I have been focusing on other things that are more beneficial for my program. The first of them being media outreach. This past week I talked with someone from my school magazine, Grand Central, and she ended up asking if she could do a story on my AYCW? campaign. I agreed, so I will be featured in the September 13th issue of Grand Central Magazine online! Will be sure to post the link on this blog.
I have also written an Op-Ed piece that will be submitted into my school newspaper, CM-Life, in response to an article on student debt rising. I hope to get this published in next Wednesday's paper!
As for upcoming plans, I am contacting the University Center at my school and having a Q & A table during lunch hours for a couple days next week. Bruce Roscoe recommended doing this, so I plan on passing out a lot of brochures and promoting AYCW! Before doing this, however, I have to secure a date of an event that I can promote to students, so I will be very busy in the next week or so!
On a side note, the video production is coming a long slower than I thought it would. This is going to be a big project, so it's OK because I know it will turn out awesome in the end!
That is how things have been going for AYCW at CMU. Hope everyone else has had a great week, I know I have!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
This is the start of something good.
School starts in 5 days, and my first event for AYCW is coming up on Sunday! The event is called MAINSTAGE and it is basically a fair with free food, music, and information on student groups and organizations. Because I am on executive board in PRSSA, the president is allowing me to hang a banner and pass out AYCW? flyers at the PRSSA table. Unfortunately, if I wanted my own AYCW? table, it would have cost me 75 dollars. However, sharing a table with PRSSA will hopefully draw more attention to me!
As for the video I have been trying to work on, I had a phone conversation with Greg, the person I may have make the video, and we discussed more ideas. The video is going to consist of humorous but realistic situations of what a college student would go through if they weren't credit wise. Some of these situations include getting a 400 dollar credit card bill from the Kohls charge card they forgot they opened, over-drafting on a bank account, taking out a student loan with 50 percent interest, etc. I am getting really excited for this video, and can't wait to finalize some ideas and come up with a story board!
My AYCW internship is coming along good so far, I can't wait to see how this Sunday goes at MAINSTAGE.
As for the video I have been trying to work on, I had a phone conversation with Greg, the person I may have make the video, and we discussed more ideas. The video is going to consist of humorous but realistic situations of what a college student would go through if they weren't credit wise. Some of these situations include getting a 400 dollar credit card bill from the Kohls charge card they forgot they opened, over-drafting on a bank account, taking out a student loan with 50 percent interest, etc. I am getting really excited for this video, and can't wait to finalize some ideas and come up with a story board!
My AYCW internship is coming along good so far, I can't wait to see how this Sunday goes at MAINSTAGE.
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