Becoming an Event Planner Choosing a career path to enter can be a stressful, yet exciting time in one’s life. There are thousands of options, and each option comes with positives and negatives within the field. Event planning is a wonderful and rewarding career path to enter. It comes with responsibilities, like any other chosen …
College is known as the best four years of your life. No one really prepares you for how much stress and anxiety college can cause you as well. Moving away from home, living with strangers, getting a part-time job or an internship, and balancing classes on top of that. No wonder mental health has become …
How to Balance Stress and Anxiety During the Semester Read More »
Over the past couple of years, social media has taken over most people’s lives. It has become more and more possible to know where your friends and family are always, what the weather will be like in ten days, or what Justin Bieber is doing every moment of the day. It has become a part …
The time of year to apply for internships has arrived! With the summer only 3-months away and West Chester University’s annual Job and Career fair coming up this week, it seemed fitting to present some real internship opportunities for our com students. As every COM student knows, having a degree in Communications gives you …
This is a note for all of the COM underclassmen from a Senior: start a blog. Sorry if that came across as dramatic, but I am being serious! I am currently in the job market and something I have learned quickly is how it important it is to have tangible examples of your writing skills …
What if I told you that you actually have two resumes? During your time spent at West Chester University, your professors and advisors will give you amazing advice to strengthen your resume. However, in the 2020 job market, employers look at much more than just your on-paper resume – especially for a communications-related occupation. Through …
How To Use Your Social Media Presence as as Extension of Your Resume Read More »
Get Organized Before I made the official transition into college in 2016, my mom spoke some of the most important words of advice I have ever received into my life. We were knee-deep into dorm decorating and organizing when she turned to me and said, “it is much easier to be organized than it is …
5 Tips From a COM Senior To Have A Great Semester Read More »
When I first started college, I was stubborn, didn’t change my mind, and not the greatest of students. I started my college experience off as a music elective major. Throughout that time, I convinced myself that music was the one thing I wanted to focus on and turn into a career. So, as one …
Why It’s Okay to Change Your Mind Your Senior Year Read More »
Moving Away For my whole life, I lived in a town that I knew inside out . I had friends that I had known for as long as I could remember and always had a place to sleep and when I needed it. Then, as we all knew the day would come, I started applying …
How to Deal with Living and Moving Away From Home Read More »
With graduation just a couple weeks away, I find myself feeling nostalgic of my final year of college. My senior year has been so bittersweet, but especially my final semester. I look back fondly at the memories I have made and sad for this time coming to an end. I consider myself very lucky with …
How to Make A Memorable Final Year of College with your Roommates Read More »
As busy college students, we often partake in food on the go amongst other wasteful habits just to make our crazy lives easier. It’s understandable that with our work filled anxious lives that we take the easy way out from time to time- but it’s important to realize the impact we are making and the …
As a student on campus who is still trying to find their way, it is important to make connections during your time at the university. Being involved on campus can occupy a lot of college student’s time. Students may often feel it is hard to get involved because one may not know where to start. …
Did you know that 35 percent of the world’s food is pollinated by bees? This includes strawberries, cashews, watermelon, tangerines, coconuts, limes, lemons, mangos, and the list goes on and on. With the recent, rapid decline of the bee population, we could soon face a time where we enter a grocery store and are …
We’ve all been there. Face to face with someone you’ve barely just met, and now you feel forced to fake a smile to get time to move faster. I can only assume you are here because you too, struggle with getting the conversation going with a stranger. Small talk can simply be exhausting if you’re …
When Times Get Tough, I Get Out (for a bit) Is anyone else counting the last days of the semester? 25 lesson plans, 2 papers, 2 group projects, and 4 finals according to my syllabi. That’s all that stands between me and graduation. While we are in the home stretch, relaxation still seems far from …
The Importance of Getting Up and Away: How to Destress During Finals Read More »
