Veteran columnist: Goodbye, GCSU
Recently my public relations campaigns professor asked the class to reflect over our time in the mass communication department. We were asked to offer suggestions to new public relations students about what we wish we knew in the beginning. This being my final column I cannot think of a better way to sign off.
Believe me, the time really does fly by and before you know it’s over. I fondly remember my first day at GCSU and how nervous I was about how different it would be from Georgia Military College-Warner Robins. I thought this school was so big in comparison to my tiny junior college. I arrived late to class when I couldn’t find Chappell Hall and I beat myself up for it. While I was here, I spent far too much time worrying and not enough time enjoying. Don’t sweat the small stuff.
Another suggestion I have is the value of student involvement. We all have a niche whether we like to admit it or not. For me it is communication, event planning, writing and radio. Thankfully, my time here hasn’t been spent as a benchwarmer. I am involved with WGUR 88.9 FM, our campus radio station as both a disc jockey and as the business manager. For the entire semester, I have been a columnist for The Colonnade. I was able to showcase my passions for both writing and politics in the same avenue. I highly recommend getting involved with any of the student medias on campus, as there’s no better way to have a voice than these student-run outlets.
Take advantage of any opportunity is my next suggestion. Last semester, I received the honor as an inductee in Lambda Pi Eta, the communication honor society. The biggest surprise however came when I was nominated and tapped into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society. I never thought I stood a chance at getting tapped, but I filled out the application anyway. And this semester I won second place in a national public relations campaign challenge with the CW Television Network.
Finally, I say when graduation comes, be glad. Be glad, that is, to have had the opportunity. Too few take advantage of a college education, even with student loans and the HOPE Scholarship available. I am blessed to have attended such a wonderful university and picked a rewarding major. I honestly feel prepared to enter the real world.
Whatever life has in store for you, I ask that you do it with pride. Remember your days as a GCSU Bobcat, and leave this campus and enter the real world with a bit of grace, but a lot of class.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Dec 4 2009. Filed under Opinion.
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