Down in Nawlins

This past spring, our AMA Board Members flew down to the Big Easy for the annual collegiate conference. What a time it was! We were able to meet other members of AMA and talk to them about what their schools were doing in their own chapters. Also, we had the opportunity to attend a plethera of speakers on topics of our choice while we were there. My personal favorite was the talk about social media and blogging giving by Tom Martin of Zhender Communications (http://www.tommartin.typepad.com/). There were also speakers from Target and many more! Many readers may remember when Jim Reed (Jim Reed Consultancy) came to Clarion to speak about his work and life experiences...Well he was there too. Thanks to Jim, we learned a lot about team work and communication. During the days of conference, we networked, we learned and we made some new friends. Oh - and we went out on the town too! NOLA has some great food, great drinks and people that know how to relax and have a good time! Towards the end of the conference, Clarion University's chapter actually won the award for highest number of new participants thanks to all of the folks that care about our organization. Overall, the conference was a hit for everyone that was able to attend! I am sad to not be able to attend this year as well.

As --soon to be graduated -- Vice President of the Board, I would like to offer this short snippet from our experience as motivation to continue learning and growing through outside organizations such as ours. The more involved and knowledgeable you can make yourself, the more prepared you will be to enter the real world when it comes. And believe me, it hits you pretty fast!

Also, do not forget that the VP position will be open to any member that wishes to step up and be an even bigger part of AMA. All you have to do is email (amacu@clarion.edu) a brief summary of why you are the best for the position and board members will vote on it at our next meeting. Vice President is in charge of coordinating Community Service activities for the group, so you must be able to handle the work load as well as be able to organize your committee. Anyone interested, let us know!

-Ashley Moran