The future can be a scary thought. Bills, career, on being 100% on your own is intimidating for a lot of college students. However, I look forward to it. Not knowing what is ahead is thrilling for me, and and creates a sense of wonder for me. What kind of person will I become? What will my professional career look like? Well, the videos we had to watch for my PR Tactics class was very reassuring, and also gave me some food for thought.
The first video to catch my attention was an interview with UWW alumni Jennie Krajeck. Her admiration of UWW is a lot like my own. The diversity on campus is amazing, and everyone seems to be open-hearted for the most part. I often take classes and think to myself, 'When am I ever going to use this in the real world?" Well, for Krajeck she states that she utilizes the skills she learned in her UWW classes to her professional life. For any college student this is hard to imagine, but after hearing it from a person who was once in our position, it is truly reassuring. This just gives me more assurance that I chose the right place to pursue my dreams.
The next video that I admired was the interview with Kristin Gritt. She brought a lot of reality to the table in her interview. She shares how she changed her major many times before she finally found one that fit just right with her. After she found what was right for her, she charged at it full force. She stresses internships and school organizations, because all of them are great for networking. She is a great inspiration to never settle for less than exactly what you want, and once you have it continue with it 100%. I plan to get involved in more organizations on campus because of the importance of them that was stressed by Gritt.
Finally, my favorite video, by far, was the interview with Rick Daniels, Greek leadership adviser at UW-Whitewater. I am a Greek on campus as well, so it was very enjoyable to watch since I could relate to a lot he was saying. I have seen Daniels speak at many Greek events and conferences and also had individual conversations with him. He is truly one to look up to. he is a great example of how Greek life on a college campus can benefit you during college, after college, and for the rest of your life.
First of all, I love the title. I used Jennie Krajeck and Rick Daniels as my favorite videos also and I agree that they were very inspiring and shared great information. Good work!
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This was a great post! Very entertaining. I also chose Kristen Gritt as one of my alumni. I also changed my major several times so I did feel a connection to her! I also need to get more involved with organizations in order to secure an internship and future career!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite video was the interview with Rick Daniels as well. He was so relatable and is very personable. He seems like he cares a lot about the students and Greek community.
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