I had to wait one more day to write to you guys because I wanted to include some exciting news. Yesterday was my first day at my internship at Diversified Information Technologies. They do information systems management, kind of like IBM. They mainly work with medical, insurance, government fields and universities. Well I got my official ID badge and filled out copious copies of paperwork. Then I went to sit in on a meeting with the lady who will be in charge of me, Christine. Little did I know, I'd be sitting there with the CEO and President, Scott Byers, but also with VP of Sales and Marketing, Malcolm DeMayo, and many other important people. After that I got my own little cubicle with computer, email, phone, and voicemail. I felt very official while I figured out how to navigate their email system. Friday I go back and really get to work.
Last night I took a break from studying (the count for this week: 2 quizzes, 1 Test, 2 papers) to go to Midnight Madness. It was great to see how excited the student body was for this pep rally extravaganza. The dance team was amazing as always and the basketball teams looked pumped and ready for a new season. I had to cut out early because lots more studying awaited me last night.
Well it's that time again: the challenge to find/make a cute costume that is under $50 and keeps me from freezing on Halloween. I'm still unsure of what to be but I've heard some cute ideas. People are being everything from the Spice Girls to dressing up in gift wrap as presents. I need to really buckle down on this one as I only have a couple days left!
Sunday was a Open House, and so many high school students and their parents filled the Long Center. I sat at the Honors Table and felt so old! Wasn't I a prospective student only yesterday? No, wait, that was 3 years ago! Time flies here in Scranton. Nothing is really more scary than that. On that note...
Stay Spooky Scranton!
Becky

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I really am not sure what to write about... I guess you can call it bloggers' block. There is one thing I am really excited about, though. I was sitting in Sustainable Marketing and we were learning the true cost of products and how if companies added the cost to the environment and society from the production of their product onto the prices, sustainable products will no longer seem expensive. We watched this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n39T35Ia_4. I really, really recommend you watch it. It is unbelievably eye opening. It really shows how we need to pay attention to where our clothes come from.
This really got me thinking about next year's tutorial for the Honors program. I want to do something like Marketing and Social Justice in the Garment Industry. That way I can focus on how to market the benefits of fair trade products and what that means exactly. Dr. Cann, my Sustainable Marketing professor, was really interested in that idea. She said she knows a woman who is trying to help women in Nicaragua earn fair wages to make clothes that she sells here. We want to help her start a website and gain more attention for the work she does. I think people would want to help these women.
I just had my advising appointment today and it looks like next semester I will only have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at night. This excludes my Honors courses. I have one junior honors seminar course, but I do not know when it is held. This is in addition to two tutorials which meet once a week for an hour. Hopefully this kind of schedule works out. Well, that's all that's happening for now!
Becky

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I'm home from Jersey, but I almost didn't make it! Halfway back to Scranton on 33N Diana and I got a flat. All I can say is thank God for AAA. I was back on the road in 30 minutes!
Break was great. I got to visit friends, I went pumpkin picking, and I went to Eastern State Penitentiary Haunted House in Philly. The haunted house was really fun and spooky but the lines were unbelievable. If you check it out expect to be standing in lines for at least 2 hours. Aside from the lines, though, the actual prison was really scary. It's been on Ghost Hunters and is really believed to be haunted.
Good news! I got the internship with Diversified Information Technologies! I start next Monday and I'm a little nervous. Hopefully all goes well.
Well tonight was the last Building Your Art Business workshop. It really was a success. Everyone said they enjoyed the series and wants to see it continue. The SBDC wants to try but it's hard with the major budget decrease that was just announced. Anyway, this last meeting was interesting because we had a panel of people who had a lot of knowledge to share: Paul DeLuca of DeLuca Frigoletto advertising, Cristin Powers of Green Being (an awesome store in downtown Scranton that specializes in handmade, local, and eco-friendly wares. Check it out!), and Mark the drummer of the local band The Wannabes. After, everyone shared their work. I cannot begin to describe how talented everyone was. From a handmade dress of organic cotton to an incredible pen and ink drawing of the Haitian voodoo Goddess of wind, everyone had really unique work to show.
My Fortune: Lots of work ahead in the next coming weeks.
'Gotta go!
Becky

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Well I've joined the search of all college juniors: the search for an internship!
Back track to Thursday and the KSOM Expo: it was a really great experience. Over a hundred students in black suits and white button down shirts invaded the Denaples Ballroom to talk to recruiters from companies like UBS and Prudential to Johnson & Johnson and Coca Cola. I talked to a lot of companies and got some great feedback on my resume and on opportunities. I even had an interview with UBS! It was incredibly nerve racking. They have one of the most competitive internship programs. They sat me down and said, "You need to make yourself stand out among 1000 other well qualified applicants. You have 5 minutes. Go." I hope I did well. I also went to the dinner after at the Hilton. The speaker Patricia Clifford of Dun & Bradstreet was really great.
After I left the interview for UBS, I had a missed call from Diversified Information Technologies in Scranton. They wanted me to come in for an interview for an internship. I guess when one door closes another opens. I have that tomorrow and I'll let you know how that goes.
Friday my apartment went to Dracula's Forest Haunted Hayride in Clarks Summit. It was really fun, but I don't know what was scarier- the drive there in the rain on winding mountain roads or the hayride itself. It's definitely something to go check out before it's over!
Sunday a bunch of my friends and I went to go see Avenue Q at the Scranton Cultural Center. I have never been in that building and I was blown away by how beautiful it is. It's an old Masonic temple and it is really awesome. They play was hilarious. It was a lot of college humor and the acting with puppets was great. It makes you wonder how they do it.
I had to present a small part of the Build Your Art Business Workshop today. I was pretty nervous. I hope everyone got something out of it. I talked about blogging and facebook, two things I know well.
This weekend is Fall Break so I get to go home. It'll be nice to relax a little even though I have a ton of work waiting for me when I get back.
'Gotta go study! Finance quiz!
Becky

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