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This is The End

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Well that title sounds entirely morbid, but I swear it’s not! It is just the end of my last semester as a full time student and what a relief that is. This semester has been nothing short of stressful. From class projects to running recruitment for my sorority and of course capstone- there was a lot going on. Weirdly it was not my hardest semester though and I think that is thanks to making sure I was only taking three classes with capstone.  Today I will be delivering my capstone presentation to our client Marathon Petroleum Corporation. The problem statement came with the goal to hire more diverse talented individuals to the MPC team. To do this we had to come up with an integrated marketing communications plan after conducting a bunch of research and surveying real people for their preferences. The project was both given plenty of guidelines and limited guidelines at the same time so as to ensure the teams were being creative and kept an open mind throughout the process.  Tuesday ni
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I’m in Foodie Heaven

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Entirely thanks to my mother, I am a foodie. I used to be a super picky eater as a kid, but thankfully I’ve expanded my horizons. Last week was Thanksgiving break which means lots of good food in good company and I’m not talking about Thanksgiving Day- turkey is not it. My mother also happens to be an incredible cook. The first day I was home she prepared ricotta stuffed chicken breast served over polenta, garnished with a homemade tomato sauce and spicy Italian sausage. My grandfather lives with us and grew the tomatoes used to make the sauce in his garden this season. The dish was absolutely delicious. I finished all of it but the sausage, which I passed to my grandpa, it was way too spicy for my taste- my nose was running. The second night, she made pork enchiladas with a homemade enchilada sauce. This was only the second time I had ever had enchiladas as I didn't like them as much the first time- they were not made by her. The enchilada sauce was just the right amount of sweet
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It’s Time to Reel it In

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We are officially in week 13 of the semester, making next week Thanksgiving break, followed by two more weeks of class! This semester has flown by so quickly yet so slowly at the same time. August to the end of September went by in the blink of an eye. October to now has felt fairly slow, but with lots to do. The past two weeks have gone fairly quickly with more evening tasks and more hours at work.  So far, the last two weeks of class are going to look a little bit like: paper, presentation or pitch over the paper and thankfully only one final. I’m currently in three classes and capstone. One class is principles of finance which only has a final exam to wrap up the semester. My other two classes are in public relations: issues in PR has a reflection paper on our CliftonStrengths with a five-minute presentation; while social media strategies and campaigns- the class I write these blogs for- will be writing out a planbook for our client and doing a pitch presentation on what we think th
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Weekly Dunkin’

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As a little treat and way to unwind, on Thursday mornings, my boyfriend and I go to Dunkin’. Going to Dunkin’ has been a bit of a tradition since we first started dating- I have a video of us going “cheers” with donuts in hand. Over the summer, I discovered that I actually enjoy breakfast sandwiches when I thought I didn’t. This is thanks to croissants being the top notch form of bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. The first time I had tried a breakfast sandwich from Dunkin’ was on normal bread. It was a no from me and the texture actually made me quite nauseous. It was until I tried the Starbucks Version of the sandwich that I realized I would like it. That trial was just by chance on a day Starbucks was out of all other food.  Just like Starbucks, we’ve got a go-to order for Dunkin’. We get two strawberry dragon fruit refreshers with green tea, my boyfriend's sandwich- the sausage, egg and cheese croissant- and my sandwich- the bacon, egg and cheese croissant with extra b
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Circling Back

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It’s been awhile since I talked about video projects that I’ve been working on, so let’s recap.  Over the summer I had the awesome opportunity to work as an intern with VideoBranch in Lima. VideoBranch is a team of six talented employees who work to create video and photo marketing materials for a variety of clients. While at VideoBranch, I did a lot of editing, which I greatly enjoyed as that is what started my passion for videography. Most of my experience before the internship was with the Final Cut Pro X editing software, but at VideoBranch I was able to further my knowledge and use of Adobe Premiere. I learned how to build a variety of graphics from scratch with ease and the differences in voice between brands. Some of the projects I worked on were for General Steel, GROB, U.S. Plastic, EZ Concrete, Allen County Children’s Services and many more! It was great to diversify the types of videos I have created toward what I am hoping to do as a career. I also worked at ONU in my stud
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Craft Your Heart Out

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Not only was this past weekend Homecoming but another sorority tradition- big little calls. Both my little and my twin got littles this year so we are preparing for Big Little Reveal this coming Saturday. That means lots and lots of crafting! Each family has different crafting traditions, but overall, most littles get a tie blanket picked out by their big, a few sets of letters, some canvases and whatever other traditions the family has.  Painting the canvases and the sets of the letters is my favorite thing to do. Most of the time, canvases will have inspirational quotes, lyrics to the little’s favorite song or relate to one of their interests. It’s fun to not only make them, but get to know them in the process of making them. Plus, a lot of the time, we will write a meaningful note on the back of it that says why we chose the design or how it made us think about them.  Last year, I got my little— Isabelle— and it was so much fun to put all of her crafts together. I made her a canvas
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Homecoming Isn’t Just for High School

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I will stand by the fact that in high school, homecoming was lame. I went to a smaller early college high school right next to the fairly large “normal” high school as we called it. What that means is I didn’t really know three quarters of the people in my grade. Which is okay because as the introvert I was, I didn’t really want to either.  Moving into college, one of the first ways I got involved was through Greek life. As a new member, I got to take part in walking in the parade through Ada. This is still one of my favorite memories and annual activities. Unfortunately, this Saturday will be the last day of walking in the parade with all my favorite people, but it certainly won’t be the last homecoming for me!  Part of the reason we celebrate homecoming is for our alumni both of ONU and their involvements during their time as an undergraduate student. We typically celebrate this through a luncheon. Last year, I remember some of our sorority alumni telling us about their off campus ho
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