My Spring 2009 TWC Semester in Review
Signing Out,
Erica Taylor
Signing Out,
Erica Taylor
2. Keep to the right: I’m sure some people could tell when I was new to DC since I just didn’t know what I was doing on the Metro. What I quickly found out is that when using the escalators, you must stand to the right. During rush hour, people are in a hurry, trying to get to work or trying to get home. People will not hesitate to tell you to move over, or just blow past you. So to avoid the madness, just stand to the right.
3. Weekly pass: No matter what, using the Metro system will be costly, unless you’re fortunate to have your internship pay for your commute. To help me save money and time, I bought weekly passes. For $39, you get unlimited Metro rides for a full week. Just make sure you keep your pass away from your cell phone or other electronic devices which can deactivate it.
Spring Commencement
Our last day at Grosvenor Towers
“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
Wishing all the Spring 2009 TWC students the best!
Signing Out,
Erica Taylor
1. volunteering with a social service, educational, or advocacy organization
2. participating in a political campaign or with an agency that encourages electoral participation
3. advocating for public policies on issues of concern to Americans and/or the global community
The Civic Engagement project consists of 4 steps:
Step 1 consisted of an identity wheel that allowed students to reflect on the factors that drive or hinder students to be civically involved. This was assigned before the spring semester began for TWC.
Step 2 was to write an outline to evaluate an organization, their role, the problem and my role.
Step 3 is the actual service involvement
Step 4 is the civic engagement presentations at the end of the semester
In my “Education is a Right” blog, I mentioned I participated in an event where students marched up to Capitol Hill demanding for higher education affordability. As a civic engagement project, my idea was to act as a correspondent for NBC reporting about the event that took place, the United States Student Association organization and the cost of college. I put together a script and a news video package with the producers and editors of NBC. It was a great experience working with NBC, especially getting insight on the routine of a news reporter.
Unfortunately there was an error with the audio while trying to upload to YouTube, but as soon as I can solve the audio problem, I will post the video again.
Once it's up, let me know what you think.
Along the Atlantic City Boardwalk
Next, we went to the Rainforest Cafe. It felt like being in an actual rainforest. The scenery of the trees and sounds of animals and thunderstorms that happen every thirty minutes was pretty cool. It was great and the food was delicious.
The following Monday, the Media and Communication Program was able to visit and tour XM Radio. XM is America’s #1 Satellite Radio Service with over 170 different music, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and play-by-play sports channels. Our tour guide, Ross Herosian, is the College Programs & Outreach Specialist at SIRIUS XM Radio was very helpful in explaining the opportunities that XM Radio has to offer. XM Radio seems like a cool place to intern; I recommend any student interested in radio to give it a try.