I didn't think my choices for next year could get more confusing...

The stats for the mass communication job market are a little depressing. Check out the article here.

My public relations teacher, Dr. Miller, had us read the article "Job Market turns much worse." I know she wanted us to think a little more realistically, but really it made me a little depressed.

"Only six in 10 of the graduates had full-time employment six to eight months after graduation," said a quote from the article.

Even though this statistic might seem a little daunting, I think I can still be optimistic. Here at GCSU, we students have to have real world experience from internships and practicums before we are able to graduate. I think this puts us one step closer to getting a job. A lot of other universities don't have that requirement so they don't have the opportunity to gain that experience before entering the job market.

I also think that I can be optimistic because not only do I have a public relations concentration, I am also majoring in advertising. I think this gives me a wider range of employment opportunities. My minor in Marketing does this as well.

I think that the statistics on employment rates could be right, but I have different views on what will happen in my future. I think that we all have something to look forward to. I think that we should all stop concentrating on how bad the economy is and start concentrating on how we can overcome those difficulties.

Good Luck!

Making my carbon footprint smaller and learning how to "go green"

 I've never really thought of myself as very environmental. Don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors and I love the environment, but being "environmental" seems like something different. In my mind, being environmental used to have the connotation of being a hippy or buying organic clothing and eating all organic foods. In reality, it really means that you want to take care of the world you live in. It's making sure that the people you leave behind can enjoy the same beautiful planet that we were able to. 

I found this article about how to be green at worldwatch.org. Surprisingly, I've been doing some of these green habits for years without knowing I could actually be helping out our planet while doing them. As a college student, I'm always looking for ways to save money. By adapting these green habits, I'm not only helping preserve our planet, but I'm also saving my hard earned money! 

Here are just a few of the tips world watch gives us to go green: 

1. Save energy to save money! I always wash my clothes with cold water. There is no chance for color fading and you save money and energy by not using hot water! 

Also, always remember to turn off lights when you leave the room. This will cut down on your electrical bill. 

2. Save water to save money! If taking shorter showers doesn't sound like your way of cutting costs, install a low-flow showerhead instead. You will use less water without shortening your relaxation time in the shower! 

3. Skip the bottled water. I don't know if you have seen those commercials yet, but after you're done with the water bottle, where do you think it goes? The land fill. Try using a water filter for tap water or buy a reusable water bottle. You'll save money by doing this in the long run and help save the environment! 

you can check out the rest at worldwatch.org. 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 

TV to talk about... music to jam about.

This past week in my public relations campaigns class, team 31061 The Ville hosted an event to promote some of CW's newest shows, 90210 and Melrose Place.

Both of these shows are remakes of the classic 90's television shows. They are set in a modern world, but still have the dramatic plot lines that their predecessors were known to have. There are even some of the original cast members on the new CW shows.

Our event was held in order to raise awareness for these CW shows. This fall, 90210 started their second season and Melrose Place premiered; therefore, both shows could greatly benefit from this extra promotion on our college campus. For our event, we decided to bring music and television together. Everyone loves music and it's a great platform for promoting another form of entertainment, television.

Our event, TV to talk about, music to jam about took place on Oct. 8, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We hosted this CW sponsored event on front campus. We figured this would be the best place to reach the greatest number of people for an event meant to promote CW's shows. We would be able to grab all the people going to and from class and all of the people just wanted to relax on the lawn on a beautiful day. To top it all off, the weather proved to be perfectly sunny for our outdoor event.

We were able to get two amazing bands for TV to talk about, music to jam about. The Wales and Blake Whitworth both made the trip from their own college towns to support the CW. Check out their music at http://www.myspace.com/thewalesmusic and http://www.myspace.com/blakewhitworth.

Since it was such a beautiful day outside, we also had corn hole and ladder golf set up for guests to win some CW prizes such as posters, door hangers, and pens. We also had a raffle full of great prizes from businesses around Milledgeville. Many businesses were willing to help out with raising awareness for CW's shows, 90210 and Melrose Place.

Here is a list of the amazing sponsors we had at our event. We are very grateful that all of them were willing to help. We couldn't have pulled off an event like we did without all the help we got from these Milledgeville businesses:

Carmike Cinemas

Tucan Tans

Kuroshima

Pig In A Pit

Deano's

Milledgeville-Baldwin County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Blockbuster

Flair for Hair

French Vill'Edge

Villane's

Scoop's

Chili's