Meeting Minutes 10/27/10: Resume Workshop

Zach Pavol from Career Services conducted a resume workshop with us at our last meeting. We learned more about objective statements. Although they are optional, objective statements can highlight qualifications at the top of a resume. Pavol advised us to customize our resumes for every position we apply for.
The cover letter is another important part of a job or internship application process. Pavol instructed us on how to write a concise and sincere cover letter that touches on our resumes.
For more resume and cover letter tips and suggestions, consult the Handout Library on the Career Services website. There you will find several resume and cover letter examples.

Meeting Minutes 10/6: Breast Cancer Awareness

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Char Kopchick, director of health promotion, spoke to us about breast cancer at our meeting. She wanted us to realize that breast cancer does not only develop in older women. Young women in their twenties can also develop breast cancer, and she has seen it happen.

The best way to protect against breast cancer is to catch the cancer early before it has the chance to grow and metastasize. Char said that an early diagnosis equals a positive prognosis. This is why it’s important for every woman to perform a monthly Breast Self-Exam (BSE).  Char taught us how to do a correct and thorough self-examination. Many people do not know how to do the BSE properly, which could cause them to miss detecting a lump. The two videos below show how to do a Breast Self-Exam correctly.

http://www.healthination.com/Videos/Breast-Self-Exam

http://health.discovery.com/videos/breast-cancer-awareness-breast-self-exam.html

Show your loved ones you care about them by reminding them to do monthly Breast Self-Exams. Tell your mom, sister, grandmother, aunt, and girlfriends about the importance of detecting breast cancer early.

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

Relay for Life Instructions

Girls! You know you want to sign up for Relay for Life! Here's a reminder on how you can do it.

1. Go to www.relayforlife.org/ou
2. Click "Sign up Here"
3. Then click "Join a Team"
4. Type "Scripps Organizations" then click the link below
5. Click "Sign up Now" and fill out your information
6. You are NOT required to make a donation when you sign up

If you have any questions or fundraising ideas, please contact us at ohiouawc@gmail.com or comment below.

Thanks, girls!

Meeting Minutes - 4/7

Hey girls,

The meeting last night went really well. We hope you enjoyed the pizza and good company!

Yesterday we talked about becoming an official AWC member. This is really important for networking and job opportunities, and it's also a great resume builder. Plus, we'll have a really touching initiation ceremony at the end of the year for all official, registered members. Make sure to get your dues to Lindsay if you haven't yet done so.

We also talked about elections, which will be held on April 20. ANYONE can run for any position, even if yesterday was your first meeting! You can run for the following positions:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Membership
• Treasurer
  
• Public Relations

Just prepare a 2-3 minute speech to give on the 20th.

We also talked about our Relay for Life team. Look for an update on how to join that and help the Scripps Organizations in defeating cancer!

-AWC exec.