A bright light hits my face while I’m on my bed. I do a little yoga and prepare some eggs with ham. The eggs sizzle on the skillet as I place cinnamon crunch bagels in the toaster oven. It’s around seven a.m. on a Wednesday and my day in Athens has begun. Being in Athens [...]
Building Your Future Outside of the Classroom
Take the Tools You’ve Learned and Use Them Sitting in a chair, in a class, and listening to a lecture is not hard to do. Whether your professor is dreadfully dull or throwing high fives around like it’s his or her job, you are taught information that is supposed to help drive you into the future [...]
5 Times April Ludgate Taught Us What Not To Do While Interning
Right now, many of us are working tirelessly at different internships across the country. We have our high days and sometimes we have our low days. But, at least we will always be a better intern than April Ludgate from “Parks and Recreation.” April isn’t much of a people person. Being a good intern entails [...]
PRSSALR – A lesson in transformative leadership
Each summer, students from around the country gather in Scottsdale, AZ, to discuss best practices to lead PRSSA chapters around the country. This year, I was fortunate enough to be a delegate and represent the Ohio University chapter – an organization I’m very proud to be a part of and talk endlessly about at these [...]
How to Become a Better Learner
Summer may have your mind in relaxation mode, but there’s no need to stop learning. While learning comes naturally, it’s always good to sharpen your skills for being a better employee, student, intern, or friend. The first step to become a better learner is to listen. How do you expect to soak anything in if [...]
Be the Intern They Will Never Forget
July is looming and internship season is in full swing. While the excitement of #adulting is hopefully still there, you are also starting to feel reality set in. You may be getting comfortable but, this is actually the critical point to kick it into high gear and become the intern your supervisors will never forget. [...]
Advice to Incoming Bobcats
The little mail truck slowly drives down the road. It has an important acceptance letter for you. You open the letter and sometime later you decide on Ohio University, hunted for a roommate (or went random) and you received an Orientation date. Thoughts about living in Athens race through your head. Your excitement of the [...]
