Meeting Minutes 9/29: Communication Organizations and Publications Panel

AWC hosted a panel of communication organizations and campus publications. Representatives from College Green Magazine, ImPRessions, WOUB, The Post, Thread Magazine, and The Awakening spoke to us about opportunities to become involved.
Editor-in-Chief Erich Hiner and Science Editor Audrey Rabalais from College Green Magazine said they were looking for a dedicated news editor. They also need writers and photographers.
Ashley Showen, vice president of operations for ImPRessions, told us about opportunities to be an account associate for one of the agency's clients this year. ImPRessions signed on with three new clients minutes before our meeting. AVW Productions, Friendly Paws, and College Green Magazine are now on the list of fifteen clients represented by ImPRessions.
AWC Public Relations Chair Melissa Ferguson provided us with details on the radio training program at WOUB.
Assistant Culture Editor Amanda Lucci said that The Post is looking for writers and photographers. There are also opportunities to be on the copy editing staff.
Jamie Ratermann, editor-in-chief of Thread, gave us the scoop on her fashion magazine and opportunities to work on the styling and public relations teams.
Last by not least, our President Mallory Long told us that researched articles, creative writing, poetry, and photography submissions for The Awakening are welcome. The Awakening is a student journal that focuses on women's and gender studies issues.

AWC at 2010 OU Involvement Fair

Meeting Minutes 9/22: How to Study Effectively

Amanda Remnant from the Academic Advancement Center gave us helpful tips about studying in college. She stressed the importance of time management for good studying. We identified some of the major time wasters in our lives that have kept us from studying. Among these time wasters were social distractions such as Facebook, Twitter and cell phones.  Another major time waster is taking a nap every day.  Remnant advised us to get adequate sleep at night so that we could stop napping during the day and use our time more effectively.

Remnant said to think of our academic lives as full-time jobs. We should spend at least 8 hours a day focusing on academics. Setting aside time on weekends to concentrate on school work is important so that we don't get bogged down on the weekdays. Remnant suggested using a reward system to treat ourselves when we accomplish an assignment or finish a study session.

Some other helpful tips for time management include:

• Take complete notes in class
• Review notes after class
• Highlight while reading to stay active and awake
• Find motivation in your academics
• Change your major if you can't find motivation with your current major
• Don't study in the dorms
• Find your perfect study place (coffee shop, library, etc.)
• Use ear plugs and eye mask to get a good sleep