http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/ en Copyright 2007 Fri, 04 May 2007 11:33:32 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, as you all might already know, today is my LAST DAY OF COLLEGE. At 12:30 p.m., I will take my final American Musical Theatre exam, and then I will be done with classes. However, the work is not completely over today. I do have two exams next week, but after that I am completely done. The feeling of it all is extremely surreal. There is so much going on all at once. I am feeling very overwhelmed to say the least. I am sad for college to be coming to an end, but I look forward to the next stage of my life. I have no definite plans yet, but there are several opportunities I am pursuing. This afternoon will be fun. We have a “Done with College” barbeque, and it looks as though the weather will be nice for it. Then, after exam week, we have a week of Commencement activities, which I am so excited about! The Commencement activities are spread out over three days. On the first day, we have a club night. On the second day, we have an all day event. And, on the third day, we have a formal night. A few days after that we graduate… Well, along with it being my last day of school, it is also my last day at my internship. So this will be my last blog. I want to thank all of you for reading my blogs each week, and for the comments you all have posted. I wish you all the best of luck in your time here at Providence College. Enjoy your four years. They go by very fast. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/05/my_last_entry.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/05/my_last_entry.html Fri, 04 May 2007 11:33:32 -0500 Last night, my friends and I went to watch our friends’ band, City Heroic, play in McPhail’s for the last time. As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs, McPhail’s is the entertainment center on-campus. Throughout the year, several bands play in McPhail’s. City Heroic has played numerous times in McPhail’s, performing cover songs for several different bands. One of my favorites is “Burn This City” by Cartel. It really gets the crowd going, and last night the crowd was extremely energetic. My friends and I always have a great time singing along and dancing. And most of the time, towards the end of the night, you can find several of my friends up on stage. We have seen City Heroic perform countless times now, and most of us know all of the songs by heart. Thank you for all of the great memories City Heroic. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/05/a_tribute_to_city_heroic.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/05/a_tribute_to_city_heroic.html Fri, 04 May 2007 11:05:41 -0500 So last week my Sales Management professor e-mailed our class to inform us that TechTarget, the company I have been interviewing with lately, would be coming in to speak to my class. TechTarget is a targeted IT media service company. They have been looking to hire associate account executives, which would entail going through a six week sales training program and then building and maintaining accounts. My professor had told us that a Providence College graduate, along with a Human Resources person, would be coming in to speak to us. So I walked into class yesterday and who is standing in the front of the room, but two of the people I have interviewed with already! I could not believe it. Needless to say, they did their best to involve me in their discussion. I thought that the presenters did a great job representing the company and arousing curiosity amongst the students in my class. It is so rewarding when you can see how material you learn in class is applied to the real world. My Sales Management professor does a great job integrating opportunities like these into our course of study. Choosing where you want to start working is difficult because, regardless of the position you apply for, you really just don’t know what to expect. The whole concept excites me, yet terrifies me at the same time. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/an_interesting_story.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/an_interesting_story.html Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:01:47 -0500 So my Broadcast Advertising class is ending tomorrow night, which means right now I’m studying for my final exam as well as working on my final project. The final project is extremely creative and requires us to come up with a marketing campaign, which includes radio and television, on an account we create. I’m doing my project on a clothing store. To create this account I must determine the demographics of my target market, how I plan on introducing the account into my market, how I will budget the money (we are given $25,000 to work with), and to actually write and record a radio spot. In class tomorrow I will be presenting this marketing plan and playing my radio spot. I think it should turn out well, but I’m not looking forward to hearing my recorded radio spot in class. It’s so weird hearing your own voice. Along with my Broadcast Advertising exam and presentation, I will also be presenting my internship portfolio tomorrow afternoon. For this presentation I will be sharing with other students doing internships my experience and everything I have accomplished thus far. For those of you on vacation, I hope you are enjoying your week! I wish I was on vacation! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/one_crazy_wednesday.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/one_crazy_wednesday.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:59:54 -0500 It was so great to see everyone on Family Day this past weekend. And what a nice day we had for it! For those of you that attended the panel “Enhancing your PC Education beyond the Classroom,” you saw me speak about Internships. I thought the entire panel was a great success. It was so nice to see the variety that all of the participants brought to share to the invited students and their families. For the people that did not attend, we spoke about internships, the service learning program, research, and studying abroad. All of these opportunities are a great way to get involved outside of the classroom. Take advantage of opportunities that arise when you get to PC. You never know what might be of interest to you. On Sunday I attended the on-campus play Company. For my American Musical Theatre class we are required to attend one play off-campus as well as the on-campus production. What was enjoyable about watching this production was seeing a bunch of my classmates in the play. They all did a fabulous job. It made me wish I could sing and act. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/this_past_weekend.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/this_past_weekend.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:46:23 -0500 I can’t believe it. Only a few weeks left of classes and then I’m completely finished with college. It’s a very weird feeling. Time has FLOWN by, especially this semester. Yesterday, I had a second interview for the job that I talked about in one of my previous blogs. Today I got invited into the final round, so I’m very excited to say the least. Tonight I will be spending my time studying for my American Musical Theatre exam. My professor usually tests us on our knowledge of plays, songs, and actors/actresses based on what we’ve watched or discussed in class. It’s a fun class, and great for anyone interested in theatre or in fulfilling their fine arts core requirement. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/less_than_one_month_to_go.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/less_than_one_month_to_go.html Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:45:25 -0500 I am home in Carlisle, MA for Easter break and today I drove back down to Providence to pick up my sister, Kimi, who goes to Brown. Kimi is a junior, so we have been in the same city for almost three years. It has been so nice having her in Providence with me. Our weeks are typically busy so we usually meet up at the Providence Place mall every Sunday to catch up and browse through the stores. The mall is a nice central location for the both of us and very easy to get to. In the past it was as simple as taking the RIPTA, which is a bus that travels all over Rhode Island and is free for all PC students provided you show your PC ID. Now I am able to drive to the mall, which is nice too. Kimi usually walks down. If we don’t feel like going to the mall we usually go to Thayer Street, which is over on the East Side by Brown. Thayer Street has a great mix of unique shops and places to eat. Today we visited one of my favorite shops, Berk’s. For all of you shoe lovers out there this store is great. They have so many reasonably priced shoes – I actually bought a cute pair of brown flats today! Well, I’m off to dinner! Happy Easter! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/a_beautiful_day.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/04/a_beautiful_day.html Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:50:06 -0500 Last night I made the short trek across the street to my friends’ house. What is so nice about living off-campus is that most of my friends do as well. Many of them live either right next door or directly across the street. Other ones are no more than a two minute walk. Deciding to live off-campus is something I am so glad I decided to do. The search process, however, was kind of hectic. We started looking at houses during the first two weeks of my junior year, which is early, but they go fast and we really wanted to live next to our friends. It has been a lot of fun, but also quite the learning experience. My roommates and I have the responsibility of paying bills, which include rent, electricity, cable/internet/phone, gas, and oil as well as dealing with issues that arise. You name a problem and we’ve had it. The biggest one has really been with our oil tank. It would always give us issues when it was the coldest. I guess we don’t have to worry about that anymore! Since I moved in, I have been attempting to cook, (I am horrible) but I usually just stick to basic foods. I am a huge fan of peanut butter and jelly, soup, and pasta. I could eat these foods everyday. And most days I do, which my roommates constantly make fun of me for, but I never get sick of them. Also, they are obviously really cheap and take barely any time to make. I also really enjoy having my own room. It’s nice to have your own space, but still live with your friends. One of my favorite things, however, is going home on a nice Friday afternoon and catching up with my roommates on our front porch. I can’t wait to do that today! And then tonight a few of my roommates and I are having some of friends over for a pasta dinner! I love Fridays! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/living_offcampus.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/living_offcampus.html Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:59:44 -0500 Last night PCTV, Providence College’s first student-run television station, had its last taping of PC After Dark with host Tom. PC After Dark is a late night talk show that airs on the Providence College television station on a regular basis. Each episode features the host interviewing various PC students and often includes some form of musical entertainment at the conclusion of each show. PC After Dark is usually filmed once every two weeks in McPhail’s, the on-campus entertainment center. The taping allows students to get a sneak peak at the episode before it airs as well as provide them with the opportunity to hang out with friends and get informed on what’s happening around campus. My friends and I have been to the taping of every episode and were sad to see it end. Within the organization, there are several different departments including: entertainment, sports, news, and marketing. The marketing department, which I am involved in, seeks to get organizations both on and off campus to advertise on PCTV. This is a great opportunity for organizations to promote themselves to PC students. Everyone who has been involved in PCTV does a great job and I am sure the future members will continue to do so. If it sounds like an organization that you might be interested in getting involved in, I highly recommend joining! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/pctv.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/pctv.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:32:25 -0500 This week my nights have been occupied by intramural sports, both volleyball and ultimate Frisbee. I have played volleyball before, but ultimate Frisbee is a first for me. Monday night, my team had our first volleyball game and…we won! We played three rounds. We lost the first one, which was discouraging, but then came up on top in the second round. The third round was extremely close, but we ended up winning! Then last night I played in my first ultimate Frisbee game and my team won, which is very exciting (second win this week!). Ultimate Frisbee is a lot of running, which is difficult for me because I am so out of shape. I’m glad there were so many subs. We play on the turf field and it was great to be outside on such a warm night. I haven’t been able to attend the last two games because of group meetings, but so far our team is undefeated. To give you a few details about intramural sports…they usually take place twice a week at night and run for a few weeks. So I will be playing intramural sports four nights this week! There are usually two divisions, A and B, to divide up the skill levels. At the end if your team has the best record you make it into the playoffs where you compete with the best teams. The team that keeps on winning becomes the champion of their division and as an added bonus everyone on that team receives a free t-shirt! Free t-shirts in college are very popular so this is a great incentive for students to want to win. Intramural sports are a lot of fun especially when you get a group of your friends together. It’s a nice break from school and work. Also, for the most part, the teams I have been on have been extremely laid back, which is nice. The captains always seem to have a great balance of drive as well as encouragement for their team members. Throughout four years, however, I have yet to win the playoffs. Maybe, it will happen this time around with volleyball or ultimate Frisbee… http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/intramurals_galore.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/intramurals_galore.html Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:09:03 -0500 This week I have been in the process of applying to more jobs. As I stated in my first blog, I am in search of one in the Boston area. A few of my friends from PC and I are planning on getting an apartment outside of Boston so it would be ideal to get a job close to where I plan on living. Yesterday, I actually got a second interview from one of the companies I interviewed with before Spring Break, which I am very excited about! I have been very impressed by the people at this company as well as the company itself. Even though things are going well this week, the job search can be extremely stressful. It’s difficult to hear about other people getting jobs and to manage your time so that you can keep up to speed on job openings. There are, however, some great resources out there that can make the process a lot less stressful, one of them being Career Services at Providence College. Career Services does a great job of e-mailing students periodically to provide tips on the job process, as well as keep them informed of deadlines and career fairs. I also advise that if you need some guidance in getting a job or even an internship, that you setup an appointment with someone in Career Services. They are very helpful in providing advice and critiquing cover letters and resumes. PC also has a useful website, eFriars, where you can search for jobs based upon your interests. eFriars helps you stay informed about upcoming job opportunities and their application deadlines. I have also found a number of websites to be useful, such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. There are so many jobs out there, it’s just a matter of finding one that you feel is the right fit for you. Since I don’t know exactly what I want to do, I feel that I am more open-minded to job opportunities that arise, and it has really helped me to explore my options. I realize that you are all in a similar situation in finding a college that fits right for you, and I assure you there is one out there. PC is that place for me and I hope I can say that about the job I have someday. http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/job_search.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/job_search.html Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:26:14 -0500 As much as I would love to be outside every day this week because it seems like spring is finally here, unfortunately I am inside doing work for several of my marketing classes. This week I have my Broadcast Advertising midterm. Broadcast Advertising is one of my free electives and a class that I suggest to those of you thinking about careers in advertising either on the radio or in television. We spend most of our class time examining the effectiveness of reaching consumers through various methods of advertising as well as analyzing radio and television commercials. The class also draws-in material from several of the marketing courses I have taken, which is helpful in understanding how to appropriately target consumers with advertising. Along with this midterm, I am busy doing a group project for my Marketing Strategy class. Marketing Strategy is the marketing capstone, which challenges marketing majors to use what they have learned in their marketing courses and apply their knowledge to case situations and a group project. My group and I are designing a marketing plan for LaSalle Bakery, which is a bakery in Providence. We are currently examining LaSalle and designing a plan to assess their business and provide them with recommendations for a future strategy. LaSalle is a small bakery located right near Providence College and it sells a variety of specialty baked goods. For those of you who have not been, I highly recommend it. It is within walking distance from PC and is reasonably priced. Well, there is more work to be done…I will post again soon! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/busy_busy_busy.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/busy_busy_busy.html Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:15:48 -0500 Hi, I'm Jackie, one of the two new student bloggers! I am the new Communications Intern in the Office of Admissions and I will be working with the Publications Team. One of my tasks as the Communications Intern is to compile information on several of the academic departments to give to prospective students upon request. I will also be writing blogs a few times a week to provide a glimpse of PC from my perspective, along with responding to some of your posted questions. To give you a few details about me...I am originally from Carlisle, which is an extremely small town in Massachusetts. Not many people have heard of it, but it is right next to Concord, which is where I attended Concord Carlisle High School. I am currently a senior at Providence College, so yes I will be graduating in only a few months from now (yikes!). I am a marketing major and I would love to be able to incorporate marketing with writing in my future. Ideally, I would like to work at a television station or a magazine company. Right now I am looking to find a job in the Boston area. I am taking several marketing classes (Sales Management, Marketing Strategy, and Broadcast Advertising) as well as American Musical Theatre. I am also doing this internship for credit so this is technically one of my classes as well. I work for the Secretary of the Chemistry and Engineering/Physics Department, which I have been doing since my freshman year at PC. I live off-campus, and when I say off-campus, it is barely off...PC is right across the street so it takes no longer than five minutes to get on-campus. I have played on several of the intramural teams, which are so much fun, despite the fact that the teams I have been on never seem to do that well. I am also extremely involved in PCTV, which is PC's first student-run television station, which was just created this year. To find out more, just ask! I look forward to your questions! http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/some_info_about_me_1.html http://blogs.targetx.com/providence/JaclynAnderson/2007/03/some_info_about_me_1.html Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:38:07 -0500