There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. ~O. Henry
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Announcing Fall 2010 Capstones
Piedmont College Mass Communications Alumni are cordially invited to attend the Mass Communications Capstone Presentations for Fall 2010.
The presentations will take place from 4p - 6p on Wednesday Dec. 1 in the Swanson Center Screening Room.
Presenters are: Kathy Nicholson, Michael Barry, Matthew Curtis and Lee Robin
The presentations will take place from 4p - 6p on Wednesday Dec. 1 in the Swanson Center Screening Room.
Presenters are: Kathy Nicholson, Michael Barry, Matthew Curtis and Lee Robin
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Marriage Advice
I just returned from Jenkins Lobby (formerly Jenkins Theater) in Daniel Hall, and a wedding shower for alumna Sandi Tatum, who is marrying Tim Suda, also an alumnus of the mass comm department. Those of us in attendance who are married were asked to give the new couple our marriage advice. Here is mine (I've been married 21 years):
1. Keep each other’s secrets. Married couples who are very close know intimate details about each other. It’s powerful to trust someone else with your insecurities, and feel he or she loves you anyway. It’s damaging when someone breaks that trust, even if the confidante is another family member or friend.
2. Don’t ride the complain train. I don’t know what men talk about when they get together without their wives. But I know what women talk about, and sometimes they complain about their husbands. If I have a problem with my husband, I work it out with him, not with my friends behind his back.
3. Express yourself. You can’t read each other’s minds. It’s a romantic idea that your spouse will know exactly what to buy you for your birthday without your having to say a thing. It’s thrilling in a perverse way to employ the silent treatment until he/she figures out what he/she did wrong. But it’s detrimental to your marriage. Say what you’re feeling and what you want and you’ll avoid misunderstandings.
4. Listen. The other person has just as much right to a point of view as you do. Sometimes you can agree to disagree.
5. Don’t criticize. I learned early on in our marriage that if my husband offered to clean the kitchen after dinner, I should leave the kitchen and leave him to it. If I suggested he wasn’t doing it right, he’d quit, and rightly so.
6. But know when to speak up. Encourage your spouse to do important things that are beneficial, like apply for a promotion or get more exercise.
7. Don’t keep score. Do nice things for your spouse when the opportunity arises. Avoid doing things that are hurtful. Do them for their own sake, and not for rewards or retaliation for things he/she did in the past.
1. Keep each other’s secrets. Married couples who are very close know intimate details about each other. It’s powerful to trust someone else with your insecurities, and feel he or she loves you anyway. It’s damaging when someone breaks that trust, even if the confidante is another family member or friend.
2. Don’t ride the complain train. I don’t know what men talk about when they get together without their wives. But I know what women talk about, and sometimes they complain about their husbands. If I have a problem with my husband, I work it out with him, not with my friends behind his back.
3. Express yourself. You can’t read each other’s minds. It’s a romantic idea that your spouse will know exactly what to buy you for your birthday without your having to say a thing. It’s thrilling in a perverse way to employ the silent treatment until he/she figures out what he/she did wrong. But it’s detrimental to your marriage. Say what you’re feeling and what you want and you’ll avoid misunderstandings.
4. Listen. The other person has just as much right to a point of view as you do. Sometimes you can agree to disagree.
5. Don’t criticize. I learned early on in our marriage that if my husband offered to clean the kitchen after dinner, I should leave the kitchen and leave him to it. If I suggested he wasn’t doing it right, he’d quit, and rightly so.
6. But know when to speak up. Encourage your spouse to do important things that are beneficial, like apply for a promotion or get more exercise.
7. Don’t keep score. Do nice things for your spouse when the opportunity arises. Avoid doing things that are hurtful. Do them for their own sake, and not for rewards or retaliation for things he/she did in the past.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mass Comm Experience Day
The Mass Comm Department is playing host to 100 high school students Friday, November 5. Five groups of 20 students will attend workshops in Print Journalism, Public Speaking/Debate, Radio, Television, and a tour of the Swanson Center. Mass Comm faculty and students will work together to showcase our facilities and our department to prospective Piedmont students and Mass Comm majors.
Here's the schedule:
8:30-9:00 Check-In Swanson Lobby
As guests arrive, Admissions staff will check them in at the check in table and be provided with a folder of information which will include the following:
• An agenda of the day including an explanation of which track they are on.
• A map of the campus
• Promotional material about Piedmont College
• Nametag
After registering, guests will be directed to the screening room where they can find a seat and watch a video/slide show related to Piedmont and Mass Comm. The video will play in a continuous loop to entertain the guests while they wait.
Several mass comm. students will be available to take groups on tours of Swanson as they arrive early. Groups will be returned to the screening room by 8:55.
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introductions Screening Room
Dr. Van Cantfort will welcome everyone to Piedmont College and introduce Mark and Gwen, the mass comm. faculty, and admissions staff. Then Dr. Van Cantfort will review the agenda and the procedures for the day. Eight mass comm. students will be present. Dr. Van Cantfort will introduce them and have the tracks report to their designated escorts who will greet them and help them get to their first session.
9:20-9:50 Session One
Track 1: Print Journalism Track 2: Radio Track 5: SWC Tour
Track 3: Television Track 4: Public Speaking/Debate
9:55-10:25 Session Two
Track 1: Radio Track 2: Television Track 5: Print Journalism
Track 3: Public Speaking/Debate Track 4: SWC Tour
10:30-11:00 Session Three
Track 1: Television Track 2: Public Speaking/Debate Track 5: Radio
Track 3: SWC Tour Track 4: Print Journalism
11:00-11:40 Tour of Campus
Guests will remain in their 5 groups. The admissions staff will be divided to take each group on a tour of campus.
11:45-12:30 Lunch Brookside Dining Room
12:40-1:10 Session Four
Track 1: Public Speaking/Debate Track 2: SWC Tour Track 5: Television
Track 3: Print Journalism Track 4: Radio
1:15-1:45 Session Five
Track 1: SWC Tour Track 2: Print Journalism Track 5: Public Speaking
Track 3: Radio Track 4: Television
1:50-2:00 Closing
Ending the day in the screening room, Dr. Van Cantfort, Mark, and Gwen will provide closing comments. A video will be shown of guests on campus during the day. Mark and Gwen will take photos during the morning sessions and will create the video while the guests are in their afternoon sessions.
Here's the schedule:
8:30-9:00 Check-In Swanson Lobby
As guests arrive, Admissions staff will check them in at the check in table and be provided with a folder of information which will include the following:
• An agenda of the day including an explanation of which track they are on.
• A map of the campus
• Promotional material about Piedmont College
• Nametag
After registering, guests will be directed to the screening room where they can find a seat and watch a video/slide show related to Piedmont and Mass Comm. The video will play in a continuous loop to entertain the guests while they wait.
Several mass comm. students will be available to take groups on tours of Swanson as they arrive early. Groups will be returned to the screening room by 8:55.
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introductions Screening Room
Dr. Van Cantfort will welcome everyone to Piedmont College and introduce Mark and Gwen, the mass comm. faculty, and admissions staff. Then Dr. Van Cantfort will review the agenda and the procedures for the day. Eight mass comm. students will be present. Dr. Van Cantfort will introduce them and have the tracks report to their designated escorts who will greet them and help them get to their first session.
9:20-9:50 Session One
Track 1: Print Journalism Track 2: Radio Track 5: SWC Tour
Track 3: Television Track 4: Public Speaking/Debate
9:55-10:25 Session Two
Track 1: Radio Track 2: Television Track 5: Print Journalism
Track 3: Public Speaking/Debate Track 4: SWC Tour
10:30-11:00 Session Three
Track 1: Television Track 2: Public Speaking/Debate Track 5: Radio
Track 3: SWC Tour Track 4: Print Journalism
11:00-11:40 Tour of Campus
Guests will remain in their 5 groups. The admissions staff will be divided to take each group on a tour of campus.
11:45-12:30 Lunch Brookside Dining Room
12:40-1:10 Session Four
Track 1: Public Speaking/Debate Track 2: SWC Tour Track 5: Television
Track 3: Print Journalism Track 4: Radio
1:15-1:45 Session Five
Track 1: SWC Tour Track 2: Print Journalism Track 5: Public Speaking
Track 3: Radio Track 4: Television
1:50-2:00 Closing
Ending the day in the screening room, Dr. Van Cantfort, Mark, and Gwen will provide closing comments. A video will be shown of guests on campus during the day. Mark and Gwen will take photos during the morning sessions and will create the video while the guests are in their afternoon sessions.
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