Schindo

I hope everyone's portfolio is looking great! Just putting the finishing touches on mine. :)

Barnett - week 10

I know the projects are over but I remember you saying we should have 10 posts by the time its done so I figured I should do a quick one just in case. I'm definitely glad the projects are over. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders and I'm hoping it makes these last two weeks not seem as stressful. My portfolio is basically done, I just need to print a few things and type the table of contents. After tomorrow I can finally relax and try to enjoy the final 13 days of my college career. It's been a hectic semester but overall I felt the capstone course was very beneficial.

Jeffrey Decker Post 6

The semester is wrapping up. Project presentations were on Tuesday. As for my project, my consultation with A Matter of Taste has taken hold and website construction is under way. The company should, according to research, be getting more business in the coming months, though only time will tell.

Williams 9

It feels good to have the presentation over. Like Dr. Sipes said, it was interesting to see the wide variety of projects. I'm anxious to see the club's recruitment turnout for next semester. I plan to keep in contact with the club's PR chair and be updated on the club's use of the tactics I outlined in the manual. I will also give them more communications help if they need it.

Overall, I feel like this entire project was pretty successful and it's something I can continue doing after Capstone is over, which I think is a good thing. Advising the club on communications aspects will benefit the club but it will also be great experience for me.

Brouillette #8

All Thanksgiving break was filled with putting finishing touches on my project. Last night we presented our projects and now that is over with. I will still be continuing to work on my project thought, even after graduation. I hope that I did well and I hope my hard work paid off. Now I will be spending most of my time perfecting my portfolio.

Sharp-Week 9

I finished the project and it feels good! I am excited to see how my presentation with the advisory committee turns out because I am really hoping I can start getting this up and running next semester. I am looking for the chance that this could turn into something big for the university. I meet with donna gross one last time and we went over my final ideas, etc. She was impressed and thinks the advisory board will like the idea!

Sharp -Week 8

During week 8 I was able to finalize the draft for my blog and also finish up the development of my topics, I was continuing to meet with Donna Gross, we were trying to get a date that I could present my ideas to the New Student Orientation Advisory Committee. I am finally on the agenda for December 1st, 2011 at 10am.

Barnett - week 9

Got some work done over break, but not much. Last night I went to the MCT at 7 and left at 5 a.m. I got my original proposal cleaned up and finished my final report and analysis. I spent about an hour and a half trying to figure out how to start numbering pages on the third page but had no luck. I just finished up my powerpoint for tonight's presentation so I'm officially done. There were so many parts for the project though that I feel like I'm either forgetting something or that I did something wrong. Hopefully that's not the case.

Schindo

My project is all done and ready to go! Looking forward to seeing the things everyone came up with!

Defenderfer6

Just finished up everything the last couple of days for the video and still trying to fine tune the paper. Looking forward to tonight!

Galdun update #10

Proposal is complete. Now all I have to do is finalize my PowerPoint this afternoon and I will be ready to go tonight!

McCullough update 9

It's 11pm the night before the infamous capstone project is due, do you know where your sanity is? I do not. I have officially finished the PR campaign, and might I add it feels quite amazing! Now I am on to the daunting task of writing the report/evaluation. This part of the project is harder than I anticipated, probably because messing this up is worse than messing up the campaign itself.

I am fairly sure I know how I want my presentation to go tomorrow evening, I will focus on the goals and objectives the campaign set.

Galdun Update #9

Almost completed my capstone paper. I've spent the past week typing this thing up. Why do I feel as if I am not the only one? Looking forward to everyone's presentations tomorrow! It's nice to not have to do any more research..

Shimandle Week 10

Nothing like waiting until the last minute. My project is finally finished for all intents and purposes of class. What I took on is something that will not be absolutely finalized until the end of next semester because CAC's main events take place in the spring semester. However, I have the entire manual set up. It includes position descriptions, contacts, resources, examples, suggestions and a timeline. The contacts, resources, examples and suggestions can all be altered and added to as next semester progresses. The timeline is also tentative, but that goes without saying.

While it was a stressful project to take on, I really learned a lot about how the SU campus works with clubs and organizations, how each CAC officer is involved in the club as well as what I can be doing to further fulfill my position requirements. I have been cursing this project throughout the process, but ultimately, I'm glad I did it because it is something that will help out a cause that I am truly passionate about.

The only think I am waiting on, which is probably the most stressful part of the entire project, is the feedback from each officer and the Staff partner. Throughout this process I have found that it is almost impossible to rely on people who do not feel that this project will help or affect them, which is sad, but true. I am just hoping that they realize this is more about the cause we work to support and maintaining a presence on campus than it is about them individually or personally.

So, let's bring on the feedback... hopefully!

Sean Gallagher- Week 9

I have published the website and have received feedback from several people, most importantly officers of WSYC. Brenden, the Human Resource Director, who was elected to be the General Manager starting in the spring, liked the design of the site and would like to talk further about using the site as the main site for the station in the future. Creating a new website was a task Brenden wanted to tackle in the spring.
The guidelines for the site and social media are complete.
I feel that there have been a few ups and downs with this project, but I feel that it is well done and that the website and guidelines could be incorporated into the new website for the radio station.
Here is the site's address
http://www.wsyc.weebly.com

Sharp-week 7

During week seven I held my focus group with a group of students for Naugle and Lackhove. It went well and was very relaxed. We bounced around ideas and got some personal insights from freshman who are experiencing the transition now. I developed what "themes" I want my blog to cover as well. I created the blog, facebook, and twitter page but was working on content.

Jensen week 8

I've just been adjusting the items of my project to fit the time and producing my final proposal. I've been consulting with people in the class to get an idea for layout and details for the final project. All in all, I think I've fared well with the project although with more time it'll prove to be better, since the project will be executed next semester.

Keeley-Week 9

I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving and is finding time to work on the project. I finished my project, but I am still helping at the gallery. This Friday is the holiday party, so I am going to decorate the gallery this week and attend the party. I finished everything, and now I am working on a powerpoint for the presentation. I also need to update my project now that I'm finished. Good luck to everyone and see you Tuesday night for presentations!

Galdun post #8

After a long night of black Friday shopping I an going to spend the next 5 hours working on my plan. My project is complete I just need to write everything out.

Anyone else worried about the presentation?

Cover Week 9

This week, my client Alan finally put my video up on their company's facebook page, "Carlisle Family YMCA". I have been getting more and more people to take my survey which can be found in the status to the video. I encourage everybody in the class to take the survey because the more the better.

Also, I am currently updating little things in my project statement and I have been adding much more to the risk management section because I ran into a few things that I did not anticipate such as bad weather and footage opportunities. I have decided that I will use a portion of my video in my presentation, as it is a reflection of my project as a whole.