The third week down, one more to go… is what I’d say if I were rushing to graduate from this program. In reality, this program is flying by at an unbelievable rate and I don’t think any of us are ready for it. Here’s the weekly rundown.
On Monday, I started my day off with a bagel and orange juice provided by the program the hour before our communications class. I’ve made it a habit to eat and talk with my friends before class because we all get there fairly early. In our communications class, we were tasked to create a video highlighting a social issue we’re passionate about. The due date being two days after that would’ve had me scared if it weren’t for the hour of free time that we had after the class. There, I hung out with my friends on the patio and got a great amount of the video’s pre-production done—a huge reliever.
In our journalism class, we were tasked with a news judgment quiz in which we had to reason which vehicles we would send to cover different stories. It was fun hearing others’ reasoning and seeing how it compared to mine. We also started our pre-production for our weekly newscast!
On Tuesday, I felt I was in a good place with the video that was due in a day. The highlight of Tuesday was getting to hear from AYA alumni. They were all incredibly well-spoken and insightful. The best part was getting to speak to them individually after their panel discussion. Speaking to college students who aren’t much older but have gone through challenges that I will soon go through is always helpful. I also strengthened my network that day!
On Wednesday, we had our last lecture in our communications class. We’re now focusing on our culminating project which I was lucky to be grouped up with two of my very good friends in the program. I’m also excited to get to know someone I haven’t spoken to very much. We got first dibs on the form of media we wanted to execute and we chose a photo essay. I know this project will be fun to collaborate on and I hope the final product turns out really well!
After class, we played bingo where we had to match people to the given statement. This allowed me to talk to people I hadn’t spoken to before and to get to know random facts about people I’ve spoken to for three weeks! Unfortunately, I didn’t win the $20 Chick-fil-A gift card. After that activity, we headed to the dining hall for lunch. The food was definitely better on Wednesday than it was last week! We had some extra time for lunch, so my friends and I explored USC’s campus some more.
The highlight of the week came at the very end and this was our weekly newscast. I was the sports anchor for our show which covered Bronny James being drafted by the Lakers and Simone Biles heading to the Olympics. I wish I could say anchoring was easy, but my classmates and Professor Lopez (the journalism one) kept saying I was too serious. Nevertheless, we got through it and got to take pictures in the studio.
Be sure to check back in next week for the final weekly rundown!
Communicating Change 