Farewell!!

Hi for one final time!

I am an official graduate of Notre Dame of Maryland University!! Commencement was held last Saturday, May 26th, at the Baltimore Convention Center downtown. I got the honor of carrying the School of Arts & Sciences banner and lead in the undergraduate and graduate students.

It was so great to finally have my diploma in hand and see so many of my fellow classmates s accomplish what we've worked so hard for! It was a great day! Here's a picture of me and my family after the ceremony:

Dave came and brought flowers on top of that!! Such a keeper!

After four years of hard work in college, everything paid off! I can't wait to see the incoming freshman class at Notre Dame experience the same pride and happiness that graduation brings in a few years.

Thanks for staying in touch and keeping up with my blog this past year! It's been fun.

Emily

Stuent Ambassador of the Year!!

Stopping in to share some exciting news! I was voted on by the admissions office for Student Ambassador of the Year along with my friend and fellow "SA" Anne! It was a tie. We're both so wonderful, it's hard to choose between us two. :P

I've also completed my last week of classes and there are only TEN more days til graduation! Speaking of which, I was asked by the Dean of Arts & Sciences to carry the School of Arts & Sciences banner at Commencement! I am so excited and honored!

I hope you're enjoying the end of your school year and looking forward to summer vacation! :)

Bead for Life

Hi All!


This week, Omega Phi Alpha, the national service sorority I'm involved with on campus, is selling Bead for Life jewelry. If you do not know what that is, please check out their website: www.beadforlife.org/ You can order online and also host "bead parties" which is essentially what we've been doing this week! Tuesday and today we had booths in Doyle & Fourier lobbies where we were selling the beautiful pieces.


Here is a picture of me and some sister modeling off some bracelets:

The jewelry is made out of recycled paper and offers employment to women in Uganda. With the money they earn, they can provide food for their families, fees for education, and healthcare. All of the proceeds from what we sell goes directly back to the women! I've been a part of this sale for a couple of years now and I love it. We will continue this in the years to come, so if you're an incoming student, look for it next semester!

Communication Arts Showcase

Good Evening, Ladies!

Tonight I had my Communication Arts Showcase!! All of the COM seniors had the opportunity to talk about their internship sites to the campus community. We had poster presentations set up outside of Knott auditorium and faculty, staff, and other students walked around and got to hear the stories about what we've been doing this past semester!

I've mentioned it before on here but I will say it again, I am a promotions and events intern with 98 Rock. Here is a picture of me next to my poster presentation table:

Many majors have similar showcases for their seniors, so it's definitely something to look forward to as a Notre Dame student! After the poster board presentations, the members of AWC (The Association of Women in Communications) were given certificates and the seniors were awarded their cords they will be able to wear at Commencement! I can't wait!

Have a good night!

Class Projects

It's time again for another look into what's happening in my life! These past few weeks have been filled with working on class projects! My Media Literacy class is filming an Oral History on the introduction of media (radio, film, and television specifically). I have found our interviewees and the next step is to film! I will hopefully have the link for you when it is all said and done.

For my Digital & Social Media Skills course we are working on a social media campaign for the rest of the semester! My friend Shy and I are in the same group and came up with "Signature Cause." Our campaign is highlighting fashion brands (clothing, jewelry, and cosmetics) that give back to a cause in some way! Our first few weeks have been pretty successful! This week we are highlighting Under Armour! We made a fun video with a current NDMU athlete talking about the brand! I'm sure you've all seen the "Things _____ People say" videos. We had some fun with that theme! Check it out:

Then for my practicum class we will be having our Communication Arts Showcase next Thursday, April 26th!! This event if for the Com Arts seniors to showcase what they have done at their internship sites as well as different projects they've completed over their Notre Dame careers! I have to complete a tri-fold poster for that as well!

I only have 16 more days of classes left! It's hard to believe because I've been so busy with different class assignments (as you can see!). I'm doing my best to savor these last few days walking around campus in the warmer weather! Hope you all are doing well! :)

Easter Break

Time for another update!! Today's the last day of Easter break and I wanted to recap some of the fun things I did. I went to a concert at the Baltimore Soundstage, a great venue downtown,  and before hand I got to spend some time walking around the harbor with my boyfriend. Here's a picture of us, in our matching sunglasses haha!

  

Then on Friday I worked Orioles Opening Day for my internship. Here's a picture of what the stadium looked like before the sold out game!! 

Of course I had to dye Easter eggs as well!! I love all the bright colors of spring!

And obviously there was Easter yesterday!! Here is a picture of my oldest sister and myself before our yummy family dinner!

And in case you were wondering the Easter bunny DID visit my house! I got some tasty chocolate in my basket! Lucky me! I hope you all are doing well and enjoyed the holiday.

Weekend Update

This weekend and beginning of next week is going to be very busy for me! Tonight I am DJing a dance on campus, with my co-manager of WNDM, that is benefiting My Sister's Place (an organization that NDM has a strong volunteer relationship with). Tomorrow afternoon I will be working my first ever wedding!! I am helping out the Conference Services department on campus and can't wait, I love weddings! On Sunday it's ACCEPTED STUDENT OVERNIGHT!! I'm so looking forward to going downtown again with my fellow student workers and the accepted students which will hopefully become the future Notre Dame class of 2016!! If you are coming you'll have a blast, I promise!

Then when the week kicks into gear I have my internship, work, OPA meeting and Big/Little dinner. For Tuesday I was asked my Stephanie Cavill to be the student presenter at Crab Crawl, an annual event where guidance counselors all over the country come and visit colleges in the Baltimore Collegetown area. I made a video for my slide show and wanted to share it with you all! :) Have a good weekend!