Winter rolls on

Hello Everyone,

Winter is still biting at Mercyhurst. We have been graced with single digits and subzero windchill's, which has made going outside nearly unbearable.

Regardless, the term is full steam ahead as we are four weeks from the end of term with plenty of papers, presentations and tests left to take. This is once again where I am forced to praise the trimester schedule. One of the nice perks to the ten week schedule is just that, its only ten weeks. The work might come about faster, but we only have to deal with a class for those short ten weeks and then we're FREE.

Personally, I remain excited to finish philosophy, but I am also going through a lot of fun future planning. I recently dropped my political science minor and have been looking into picking up a marketing, business or events management minor, just to be able to put something nice on my resume. Beyond that the internship race is heating up. The first call I got was from Hershey and I still have that interview in two weeks, but I also had an interview from SeaWorld Orlando last week and I just got off the phone to schedule an interview for Dorney Park. I have sent in like 15 applications, so this is only the beginning, but as I would love to work in the amusement park industry, I AM GETTING REALLY EXCITED!

So, while the weather may not be so much fun, I am keeping plenty warm inside with my work, my residents, and my interviews.

Stay warm!
Thanks for reading,
Joe

Prospective Calls

Hello Everyone,

Have you received a call from a student at Mercyhurst? (if you haven't don't fret) For those of you who have heard back regarding whether or not you've been accepted, I am on the team of students calling and making sure that there are no unanswered questions. I say this because I want to continue to extend my resources to you, our prospective students.

Me, and everyone else who has a part in this process, is very interested in telling the hard facts about this school and not trying to deceive you into coming here. Our #1 priority is helping you find a school that is a match for you and that all starts with questions. I beg of you, and I speak for everyone who plays a part in the admissions process, please send us or call in with your questions. I had a 15 minute conversation with a parent tonight who was worried about her son going to school so far away, but I was able to accurately and truthfully answer her questions to put her worries to rest. Don't let the right college pass you up because you didn't ask questions.

It is true that I love this school because it has granted me the opportunity to follow my dreams; in fact, today I was contacted by SeaWorld Orlando about participating in an internship at their park, something that is my dream and this small school in Pennsylvania is helping me to accomplish.

Mercyhurst is the place for me and I try everyday to represent it in the best way possible, but at the end of the day I realize that it is not a perfect fit for everyone. Please ask questions. Please. Should I say please again? What can it hurt?

I wish everyone the best of luck for your college searches and hope that you can find the place that fits YOU best (even if its not Mercyhurst).

Thanks for reading,
Joe

P.S.- As a student caller, let me know when I call if you've read my blog. I would love to get some feedback.

My apology

Hello Everyone,

What? Another post? Amazing!!! (I know I know)

So this is not a retraction of what I've said in the past, but more or less an understanding for what I post in the future. This, I guess, semi-apology goes out to philosophy (surprise! I know, right). I feel as though I have been unfair to my philosophy course in the past, but I don't take it back simply because those were my perceptions at the time. It turns out that I got a really good grade on the first test and probably get it more than I thought, but just don't care for the topic. Any who, just wanted to throw that out there.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

Midterm Madness

Hello Everyone,

So it looks, at least for the moment, that there will be no more video posts. I have two posts that I never was never able to get up from before the holidays, but I'm still working on it.

Regardless, the holiday season is over and its back to work. It would seem as though the professors didn't skip a beat over the holidays because as we'll returned to normalcy last week, they were already going full steam ahead. (which is why I didn't have a chance to post)

My classes are all going relatively well, but i could be doing better. As midterm is at the end of the week, I have a lot of catching up to do. Philosophy continues to be a pain, I'm not sure what it is, but what I do know is that I am thankful that I only have to take one philosophy course.

Catholic Persons and Traditions (let me remind you that I did in fact choose this course, which you could choose something outside of Catholicism and even Christianity all together) has been a great. I have enjoyed learning more about my personal religion and the discussion that comes with learning about a faith.

Crisis Communications has been an amazing course. It's very discussion based and we go through different crises, such as BP oil spill, the Toyota recalls, and more. We discuss the role of PR as it works to maintain companies images.

Finally, Communication Techniques is an amazing course because it is 100% practical. We have a different project due every week, but they are exactly the information that we discussed throughout the week. i.e.- press releases, memos, fact sheets, etc. Its great to be able to learn about stuff related to your field when you're only a sophomore.

Okay, so I I know you would have appreciated this update a lot sooner, but I got it out to you. I can only hope that senior year is going well for everyone and that Mercyhurst is still in the running for you all. As always, please Please PLEASE feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or concerns. My knowledge is at your disposal.

Take it easy. Thanks for reading,
Joe