Getting Started

We were a little slow getting started planning the National High School Competition this week, but I think we're off to a good start at this point. After exchanging a bunch of e-mails and meeting periodically this past week, Kate, Ryan and I have generated a few potential ideas of what we want and don't want this contest to be. We have a big meet with all the faculty involved on Monday, so hopefully that will give us a more concrete idea of what we will be doing on a week-by-week basis for the rest of the semester.

Ryan, Kate and I are meeting more this weekend to develop two different surveys for journalism teachers and students, which is a vital part of the research component for the project. So, I think we are on the right track so far. It's a slow process, but I am sure it'll get much more busy next week and in the weeks ahead. I'm eager to see how this competition develops. We have some of our own ideas, as do the faculty, and I am eager to see how they all come together. I think it's going to be a great final product!

I'm Back

Been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. I'm going to try and be better about posting this semester and try to post at least twice a week. This is my last semester at the University of Missouri and I'm in the Capstone course in convergence journalism. I'm working on a project that involves organizing a national multimedia competition for high school students. Me and my teammates, Kate and Ryan, have to get a sponsor, do research, decide what the competition is going to actually be and get it all ready the end of the semester.

It's going to be quite a challenge, and it seems pretty daunting now, but I'm up for it and excited to get started on it this week. I'm graduating in May and eager to make my final impression on Mizzou in my final months here.