October 2011
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It's the End of the Sessions as We Know It
Saturday. The last day of sessions. I’ll be honest, it was very hard getting up this morning. Lila, I may miss the plane tomorrow because it is very possible that I will sleep through my alarm.
Successful Yearbook Leadership: Ann Thorne, Griffon Yearbook, Missouri Western State University
This session reinforced many things that I have been trying to implement this year as well as things that we...
We're Riding in the Rain
After finishing yesterday’s sessions, Kira, Cassie and I had lunch by the hotel pool again. I got lunch for free because they forgot to put my order in and my food didn’t come until after everyone else had finished. Woo hoo free food! After lunch, we met up with Scotty and Gerry for day two at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. We were not letting the rain stop us. It ended up working out really...
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Ch-ch-ch-ch changes!
Day two of sessions proved to be very helpful. After today, Cassie, Kira and I have an abundance of ideas to improve the Summit book over the next year and a half. I think it has been most beneficial to talk with other editors about what works and what doesn’t work for them.
The Complete Package: Visual-Verbal Connections: Laura Widmer, Northwest Missouri State University
I found the first...
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Walking in a Summer Wonder Land
Today was a gorgeous day. It was not too hot and I managed not to get a sunburn while we all sat by the pool after our sessions. I was able to see a friend from my elementary and middle school soccer days who is attending the conference with her school’s newspaper. Tonight was our group dinner at Copper Canyon Grill at Pointe Orlando. Thank you Quinnipiac for some of the most delicious swordfish I...
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Five in One
The first day of sessions, I found myself in five sessions. Some were very informative while others were good for doodling and picking tomorrow’s sessions.
Advertising Lessons from Mr. Magoo: Cristi Freudenrich, Oral Roberts University
In our first session, Kira and I learned about approaching and solving problems differently. Cristi used a Mr. Magoo cartoon to demonstrate how we can mistake one...
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And it was only day 1..
Wednesday October 26 was one of the longest and best days I have ever had. Ever. After getting about three hours of sleep, we were off to the airport at 5:30 a.m. Walking across campus so early was kind of creepy with no one else around or awake. We made it through the airport easy and the flight was calm and quick. After getting settled into our hotel rooms, we were ready for the other main...
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Wake Up Call
It is 1:17 a.m. the day we leave. Sam needs to shut up. I want to go to sleep. She and I are staying in Cassie’s room for the night with Kira. Hopefully we actually wake up on time to get on our bus to the airport. Lila, I apologize in advance for what you will have to put up with at 5:00 a.m. We are all very excited and silly. Really hope I sit next to good people on the plane so I can...
Smelling the Roses
On Saturday October 22, I had the opportunity to volunteer at Roses for Autism with several other members from the Quinnipiac University Student Media. When the opportunity to volunteer came about, I was excited to help a great cause and spend some time with members of other organizations. As the Editor-In-Chief of the Summit Yearbook, I understand that any help we can get is much appreciated. As...
Get This Party Started!
Today, we found out that members of the class of 2011 have started to receive their yearbooks. That can only mean the staff shipment will be arriving at school any day now! I am so much more excited than I expected. When I heard this, I got antsy and excited to see the new book because I realized how much yearbook means to me and how much time and effort I put into the 2011 book. I can only...
Yearbook Seminar
This past weekend, I attended Jostens’ National College Yearbook Seminar along with our General Manager Kira Riley and representatives from schools across the country. Kira and I attended workshops all day Friday and Saturday with topics such as theme, coverage and design. We learned so many good ideas to incorporate into our book such as the importance of visual and verbal elements that...
September 2011
3 posts
WatchBonnie sings her parody of “the edge of glory” to get us all reenergized for dinner and the last session of day 1.
