Six Flags Great America

Welcome to SIX FLAGS Great America! Almost didn't recognize me, huh? DON'T WORRY! It's still me.

Hello everyone,

I hope your summer has been awesome! I am getting settled in here in Northeastern Illinois as the Marketing Intern at Six Flags Great America. The summer has already been an awesome ride and it has only been two and a half weeks.

Essentially, it is my job to help ensure that the public knows and is enticed to come to the park. I have had the opportunity to work with newspapers, television and radio stations, to get our message out about all the great things in the park. We also deal with a significant amount of in park promotions, which includes the majority of the signage.

This summer is just beginning, but I can only foresee great things in the future.

Please enjoy some of the pictures of the park and the POV of our new roller coaster, X-FLIGHT, that I have posted below.

Have a SIX FLAGS DAY!

Thanks for reading,
Joe

 

Final Junior Post

Hello everyone,

I fell into my old hole of not posting. This term has been very work-heavy at the end of the term, meaning everything has been due in the last week or so. There have been SO many wonderful things going on around campus during the last few weeks. Everything from our Relay for Life, which raised $25,000, Spring Fest, which welcomed Sean Kingston, and we are currently in Comm. Week in the Communication Department.

 As I'm sure you've realized if you have been following me, roller coasters and amusement parks are obviously my thing, so my buddy and I skipped off campus last weekend to travel to New Jersey to Six Flags Great Adventure, and stopped at Knoebels on our way home in central Pennsylvania. It was enjoyable to stop at a big corporate park and then relax in the atmosphere of the traditional family park of Knoebels. Enjoy some pictures of the roller coasters below.

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Kingda Ka & El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure

Superman: Ultimate Flight & Green Lantern (Chang) at Six Flags Great Adventure

Twister at Knoebels

Phoenix at Knoebels

This has been an amazing year for me. I have learned a lot and had so many incredible experiences here at the Hurst. I honestly cannot believe it's time to post this message already. It is a pleasure to maintain this blog and document my story here. While this is my last post from school, check-in periodically throughout the summer and I will be posting about my adventures at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL.

Good luck with all of your decisions and final exams!

God bless,
Joe

LakerTV - Electronic Media Production

Hello everyone,

I am very excited to present the extra footage on LakerTV from the Major Day video. This footage is from the Electronic Media Production class, taught by Assistant Professor Dennis Lebec. The students were working in groups to create product commercials. Enjoy!

More videos to come.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

TOMS - One Day Without Shoes

Hello everyone,

I mentioned a week ago that Mercyhurst participated in the annual TOMS "One Day Without Shoes." During that day, we did a Freeze Mob, organizing over 40 people to freeze in place for 10 minutes. I froze during that time, but recorded my view for the entire 10 minutes. Below I have embedded the video that I took, along with a brief interview from TOMS President, Adrianne LaGruth.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

Andy Grammer, Jack's Mannequin & The Fray

Hello everyone,

What do all these bands have in common? They all played in Erie LAST NIGHT! What an awesome concert! I think every year Erie gets more and more musical talent. It's just exciting!

This week are remembering a 21 year old Gannon student who fell out of a window over the weekend and passed away. The Fray made a touching dedication, moment of silence and tribute to him at the concert last night.While in poor quality, I've embedded the video below.

These pictures are of Andy Grammer, Jack's Mannequin and The Fray, in that order.

Thanks for reading,
Joe