tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992453783148532792024-03-05T15:36:52.202-08:00The Scoop: In and Outside the ClassroomThe Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-39592667824293649822014-04-29T11:23:00.000-07:002014-04-29T11:23:25.160-07:00Twenty-nine years later<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWrqFvY6LFo72CA_hpr0QigDZHLRxChHz1b6TMKY9CJuKm1K8EyZyv-EFsvCiqOXtfPb9vM2WnIrKGmVqT-0_B5BBJH2Y16cxhWDqXJBt-FW_Yb_mox26gqtt2lTn2OK3v77tnJ7ksUc/s1600/Fran%252520pic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWrqFvY6LFo72CA_hpr0QigDZHLRxChHz1b6TMKY9CJuKm1K8EyZyv-EFsvCiqOXtfPb9vM2WnIrKGmVqT-0_B5BBJH2Y16cxhWDqXJBt-FW_Yb_mox26gqtt2lTn2OK3v77tnJ7ksUc/s1600/Fran%252520pic.png" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"> What's the secret to working for the same company
for 29 years? Loving your job and who you work with.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEP8bqS55wnJ3A31UIdWsgkJMNsQ_Cr4cWYzbv_Z_h3bAri8qQohdyAE9smhdWRxDy9rss4yvFMYCx3H1JkcocC3GvinfrBkwXbBv0OcoKASY6JP8IqWoeIPY3gH_2h-LCTUIo4dbQXU/s1600/treasure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEP8bqS55wnJ3A31UIdWsgkJMNsQ_Cr4cWYzbv_Z_h3bAri8qQohdyAE9smhdWRxDy9rss4yvFMYCx3H1JkcocC3GvinfrBkwXbBv0OcoKASY6JP8IqWoeIPY3gH_2h-LCTUIo4dbQXU/s1600/treasure.jpg" height="149" width="200" /></span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
love helping students find what they need,” said Fran Garrison, one of the
librarians at North Hall Library, “Especially when it's something hard to find.
It's like a treasure hunt for me and it's such a great feeling when you've
found what a student needs to do well.”</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZAmZwVh5FaPWR3E4KEwfVS-uuN1Hien9oxFLuQFd1keckXh3oYUED82dO_89guvsbZ0U7EnfMmhIjmnj0DphiFXALs8R2ZNF9HnQd9n33J1BOWWg2EdbMEmjpYdp-L3NNW0t44_rNmc/s1600/virginia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZAmZwVh5FaPWR3E4KEwfVS-uuN1Hien9oxFLuQFd1keckXh3oYUED82dO_89guvsbZ0U7EnfMmhIjmnj0DphiFXALs8R2ZNF9HnQd9n33J1BOWWg2EdbMEmjpYdp-L3NNW0t44_rNmc/s1600/virginia.jpg" /></span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hailing
from Southern Virginia, Fran joined the staff at Mansfield's library after
graduation from library school in Nashville.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
had job offers from Macon, GA and Mansfield. I came to interview here for the
experience and had no intention of coming here, but I loved the people here and
I decided to take the job. They were so kind and sincere that I fell in love
with the place. At first I was only going to stay for two or three years, but I
met my husband who is from the area and Mansfield really became home.”</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh624JU3mdnkaLFddwIEi4wYyOVJ_WTov97KgTaTxWRGFfa1Fw6NQ4Wmzxf62dMS4irZeKVN4YcTUo7D_4JfdXNhJyoIiSa_k7E-9hIX1yWLH4SlKAs1GiuOqs2zgqZ6FsYCIgpWKe6WDY/s1600/communication.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh624JU3mdnkaLFddwIEi4wYyOVJ_WTov97KgTaTxWRGFfa1Fw6NQ4Wmzxf62dMS4irZeKVN4YcTUo7D_4JfdXNhJyoIiSa_k7E-9hIX1yWLH4SlKAs1GiuOqs2zgqZ6FsYCIgpWKe6WDY/s1600/communication.png" height="142" width="320" /></span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fran's
first position was as the education librarian which she found appealing because
her undergraduate degree was in elementary education. Twenty-nine years later,
she has many more academic areas that she is responsible for. Fran over-sees
the library resources for: education, school library sciences, psychology, communication,
philosophy and music. While she's not a specialist in many of the areas, she
always does her best to find what students need.</span></span></div>
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advice for students is something that we hear a lot from professors, but it has
a new meaning coming from someone who many of us don't see every day. She said,
“Get involved, and not just in campus organizations. Get involved in class, get
to know your professors and utilize the resources available to you like the
learning center, writing center and the library. Not only do we want to help
you and see you succeed, but all of those things contribute to your success.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-49445794147259697382014-04-24T09:50:00.000-07:002014-04-24T09:50:43.021-07:00How Does That Make You Feel?<br />
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The end of the semester is slowly creeping up on all of us.
The past few weeks and the weeks to come are arguably the most stressful weeks
of the semester, especially for those of us who are graduating. The stress of
trying to find full-time employment and the high amount of work that needs to
be completed for class is starting to take its toll.<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Luckily for
MU students, when the going gets a little too tough to handle, the counseling
center on campus is available for us if we need it. Jolene Meisner started as a
temporary counselor at Mansfield in 2008, filling in when other employees were
out on medical leave. She is now a full-time staff member who I would recommend
to any student on campus.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
personally have never utilized the counseling center, but Jolene made me feel
comfortable the moment we walked into her office. We chatted first about me and
what my career goals are and then we flowed into an interesting, yet brief
conversation about social media and the effects it has had on society. While
the banter only lasted a few minutes, I felt instantly at ease with Jolene and
may have told her my deepest thoughts.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I learned
that Jolene and I shared a similar love for Mansfield which is something I’ll
miss terribly in the fall.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“The
scenery is beautiful here, and for me Mansfield is close to home.” Jolene said,
“I’m originally from Millerton and I did my undergrad here so it was nice to be
closer to home when I took the temporary position.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jolene
stressed that the counseling center is an incredibly positive place despite
that stigma that students may have based on the name. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I came to
Mansfield from an in-patient facility in Elmira. While I enjoyed working there,
the environment in the counseling center is incredibly positive even though
some of the students we see are sometimes at their worst. What we are able to
do here as counselors is to help them see their potential and blossom. It’s a
challenging job but it’s very exciting for me when I get to see that happen.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I spent
about 45 minutes with Jolene from start to finish and even though it was a
short period of time, she left me feeling ready to tackle the rest of the
semester and to make the best of the few weeks I have left.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Really
take in all that college has to offer,” Jolene said as advice she offers to
students, “Never again will it be so easy to socialize and to be with friends.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From L to R: RHA Winter Formal 2010, <br />
My friend Fenna, from the Netherlands, and me enjoying lunch in Stockholm, Sweden, <br />
COM Day 2013</td></tr>
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The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-42177675368419884942014-04-23T07:38:00.000-07:002014-04-23T07:38:40.555-07:00You've Got Mail<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I grew up
in a small town very similar to Mansfield in New York state. During high
school, my family moved back to Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia but over
the past five years, Mansfield has become my home. Edgard “Gardy” Domench, head
of mail services at MU moved here in 1991 from Puerto Rico and for the past 22
years, Mansfield University and the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community have been his home.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“My move
here was originally going to be short term but now Mansfield is my home.” Gardy,
told me many times. “ I applied to work at the university once a week for six
months. My first job here was as a custodian and then I began working in the
mailroom part time. I had never thought of a career in mail services.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When I
first came to Mansfield, I was a student in the biology program never thinking
of a career in a communication field. I even remember laughing when
Communication Department chair, Dr. K. Sue Young, said I would fit in well with
the department. My meeting with her was only to get paperwork signed for a
course approval for my semester abroad. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I studied
in Finland, a small Scandinavian nation of only 5.5 million. Yes, the entire
country has fewer people than Manhattan!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X0CCZ_-YnzmCfI3jlcW6QqHzZIX_Qa_xnkqCHsNcmmZc9bx4VF4Vuel2jY3cl35vjBC5enzJEydOAXwuKFldJshPT-jwn9CXLACFUCLAzuVPmMBkWono2P1HFyk-ATeULE2kTSsyjHw/s1600/puertorico.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X0CCZ_-YnzmCfI3jlcW6QqHzZIX_Qa_xnkqCHsNcmmZc9bx4VF4Vuel2jY3cl35vjBC5enzJEydOAXwuKFldJshPT-jwn9CXLACFUCLAzuVPmMBkWono2P1HFyk-ATeULE2kTSsyjHw/s1600/puertorico.png" /></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m an
outsider,” Gardy said, referring to the fact he immigrated to the US from
Puerto Rico, “But I always feel welcome here. Mansfield is a little family,
I’ve had the opportunity to get to know people from all departments on campus
and that’s something special.”</div>
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earned a degree here in 2002. Mail services is a department that serves
everyone on campus. They’re the middle man for letters and packages for campus
and they deliver to all offices and academic buildings as well as service to
all students.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“We just
transitioned to a central mailroom on campus but it seems to be working well.”
Gardy explained. “We’ve had a lot less complaints about the mail from both
students and parents since we made the switch and we’re working on more changes
to offer more services to students. We currently sell stamps and can send
packages priority mail for students but I’m working to offer packaging supplies
and money orders so we’ll function as a full post office for campus. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He said that
he’s trying to get FedEx, UPS and USPS drop boxes placed near Pinecrest Manor
where the office is located so students don’t have to walk into town to return
packages through the most common carriers.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I asked
Gardy for a piece of advice he would give to students, as I have asked many of
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The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-77027837066120250012014-04-22T10:42:00.002-07:002014-04-22T10:42:46.612-07:00A Double Dose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RR6ejBiQ-7Q4_705bvz8gLKZ9M_bDTuaxpl1VCkz4-r4Lv_RjB1GfhxepWVrLK-A6Og2kcetZn0w3PAzHpSwYUm_2s0GdAWOjCDpKiLFyLy65schSAKoDAm2mkAq_U85hdwUM9kpUfc/s1600/sleep.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RR6ejBiQ-7Q4_705bvz8gLKZ9M_bDTuaxpl1VCkz4-r4Lv_RjB1GfhxepWVrLK-A6Og2kcetZn0w3PAzHpSwYUm_2s0GdAWOjCDpKiLFyLy65schSAKoDAm2mkAq_U85hdwUM9kpUfc/s1600/sleep.png" height="153" width="200" /></a>The past few weeks for MU students has been rough. Find any one of us and ask. If we have time to answer you, we'll say we're stressed, on the border of being sleep deprived and that we really don't have time to chat because we have to get an assignment done, or jet off to class.<br />
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While this isn't an excuse for not keeping up with posting the inside scoop on the wonderful faculty and staff that work at Mansfield, I want to offer my deepest apologies. As a senior student, my life has been consumed with group projects for important classes that needed my attention. In the end, the projects went as well as the could, and my group members and I are not only happy with how they went, but proud that all of our time and effort paid off for us.<br />
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Between group meetings and buckling down to get some serious work done, I was able to schedule in a few interviews for the Scoop and I have some great MU employees to introduce to you in the next few days! I've had a great time meeting them and sincerely wish that I had met these individuals earlier in my college career. Looking at the words of advice they have given me, and through this blog, other students as well, I can only imagine the impact they would have made on me over the course of the past few years if I had met them earlier. Some have inspirational stories while others have a great sense of what is important to them in life, so keep an eye on the Scoop for the next few days!<br />
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-Meredith<br />
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in my life so far. The scariest part of all is knowing how many job
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getting from friends, family and professors.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7swzawu-jtfUsNDL0T6DWufXtzRTVVbf14JLtqmf5aRbyD7o69Ng7QEIakrdzU-PcIgIX232p7IDaJvxXsy9fh_fMBCnGGFDGraM4GR5bT7HH7_C-DAMeP57qZsTseRGYV7HrF8PxF0/s1600/Nichole.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7swzawu-jtfUsNDL0T6DWufXtzRTVVbf14JLtqmf5aRbyD7o69Ng7QEIakrdzU-PcIgIX232p7IDaJvxXsy9fh_fMBCnGGFDGraM4GR5bT7HH7_C-DAMeP57qZsTseRGYV7HrF8PxF0/s1600/Nichole.JPG" height="200" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I learned from talking with Nichole
Lefelhoc, Director of the Career Center, that this is how just about everyone
is feeling these days, and that there isn’t one “right way” to figure it all
out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Everything is different for
everyone,” she stressed. “My job means figuring out each students’ needs and
goals and guiding them to the right resources and opportunities.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nichole has an incredible amount of
resources for both internships and post-graduate employment too. Mansfield has
their own online job/internship database for alumni and current students, known
as the <a href="http://career.mansfield.edu/">Mountie Career Connection</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“At any given time, there are
between 50 and 250 job and internship postings on the Mountie Career
Connection. Most importantly, almost all of them are entry level positions or
jobs requiring less than 5 years of experience.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This information also helped me feel
better. Knowing that there are jobs available for entry-level employment is a
relief after weeks of searching and finding most postings require 5 or more
years of experience from the candidate.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlj7RrcA-bk_uVfzOtHa9_VppZ0v32AFtAK-8DGeFN2RaqDBEAamKYO9kZh7jiLsHOUa6BmlAM8XvdmL_B3FlvQGvOkzLenwlJnDxwTWtK2PVVyXGtND-cfY4GOYDj6JbhvEbeLMjRNQ/s1600/CC-Career-Connection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlj7RrcA-bk_uVfzOtHa9_VppZ0v32AFtAK-8DGeFN2RaqDBEAamKYO9kZh7jiLsHOUa6BmlAM8XvdmL_B3FlvQGvOkzLenwlJnDxwTWtK2PVVyXGtND-cfY4GOYDj6JbhvEbeLMjRNQ/s1600/CC-Career-Connection.jpg" height="164" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Finding the right job isn’t always
easy either. Especially, when you can do so many things with your degree.
Taking public relations as an example, when I graduate I can work in public
relations, internal communication, marketing, advertising and events. I can
also work as a social media coordinator and I could work at a university, a
large corporation, a private firm or a non-profit organization just to name a
few! But how do I choose?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“When I was in my undergrad, I was a
social work major,” Nichole told me, “And my advisor sat down with me and
helped me narrow my focus. I had always been able to say what I knew I didn’t
want to do, but I could never pin-point what I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wanted</i> to do. What I figured out after that discussion was that I
loved getting to know what other people did and what it took to get them there.
My job now plays into that perfectly, because I help students get to where they
want to be.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Aside from pointing me and many
other students in the right direction of where to go to look for career
opportunities, what can Nichole and the rest of the Career Center staff do to
help me out in the next few months? To name a few things, they’ll look at your
resume and cover letters for the jobs they helped you to find. And, there is
the Professional <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>Clothes Closet, which is a resource for
professional clothing to wear during the interviews we’re offered after their
help. Every student is able to have one professional suit from the closet while
they’re a student here. Selection is limited as the clothing is donated, but in
a pinch the Career Center is much closer than the mall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nichole did offer a few great pieces
of advice about job hunting, which seems like the simplest thing to remember:
Follow directions, triple check your grammar, and make sure to sell yourself to
the employer by telling them what you will be able to bring to their company.
Nichole has plenty of stories to tell from employers who have noticed when candidates
didn’t do one of these things and I encourage anyone who is looking for an
internship, is on the job hunt or is confused about what they want to do to
stop by the Career Center in Alumni Hall and talk with Nichole and the rest of
the staff. You won’t regret it!</span></div>
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be at home with family, friends and pets or vacationing in the sun. When we
return, we’ll be entering the home stretch until summer. Most things will be
hectic for another week or so and then begin to slow down, but only for
students. For many offices, this is when the year starts to pick up.<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bonnie Phelps, the
Management Technician in the Housing and Residence Life office, is just about to
enter one of the busiest times of year. Spring break means e-mailing all
students living on campus about leaving the residence halls to go home</div>
and then
shortly after we all return, housing selection begins for next year. Plus,
Bonnie is in contact with all of the new students about registering for housing
and answering all of their questions about what it’ll be like when they arrive
in August. Don’t forget she’s in charge of making sure unhappy students get
room changes when possible. It can’t be easy to manage solving problems and
troubleshooting housing selection.<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I do wish sometimes
students know that it’s not always easy to complete their room change,” said
Bonnie, “Every change affects someone else down the line, so it’s more than
just making the change on paper and giving you new keys.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Room change requests
and student complaints about on-campus living have been low this year though as
all students are now living in suite-style residence halls. Many have our own
rooms and most importantly, we don’t share a bathroom with more than one
person.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“There have been a lot
less complaints about bathrooms and rooming in general now that we’ve
transitioned.” Said Bonnie, “But my favorite part about working for this office
is getting to interact with students. When I started working on campus eight
years ago, I was hired for an eight week temporary position in the Student
Accounts office. I’ve worked in three other offices on campus in temporary
positions before coming to Residence Life and Housing as a permanent position and I’ve been
offered to move elsewhere on campus. In the end, I wouldn’t have had as much
student interaction in other offices and I like that my job allows me to impact
students <br />
and to have them impact me.”<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bonnie makes a huge
impact on students whether they realize she does or not. She runs housing
selection, puts in the formal room changes and every e-mail you receive from housing@mansfield.edu,
is sent by Bonnie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So every time you get
instructions on how to close up before returning home for a break, or a gentle
reminder of how your parents, grandparents and friends can send you treats and
money, you’re hearing from Bonnie. And from an RA’s standpoint, she’s truly a
life-saver. She answers all our questions, and deals with all of our concerns
without ever showing she might be frustrated with us. Knowing how many
questions all of us students ask her on a regular basis, that can’t be easy
either.</div>
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The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-80639805546813781742014-03-05T08:13:00.000-08:002014-03-10T10:47:23.592-07:00All in a hard day's work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgG1jL8dFPlKoWMo9-VzkKejQ_42Q7rnCYStpjRXOUEQ3jCOsOvaNxrTeojtR4iBxZIN6VHXJD2tl1W8r_Q5gitr5RGmo7KJigeGa7wHXELCVDZSzrX09tVPYB9kb2p9xbrSUi8CgjzI/s1600/bills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgG1jL8dFPlKoWMo9-VzkKejQ_42Q7rnCYStpjRXOUEQ3jCOsOvaNxrTeojtR4iBxZIN6VHXJD2tl1W8r_Q5gitr5RGmo7KJigeGa7wHXELCVDZSzrX09tVPYB9kb2p9xbrSUi8CgjzI/s1600/bills.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a>As a graduating senior, there are some scary things in my future. One
of those scary things is the thought of having to pay bills. But what about
making sure all of the bills of over 100 student organizations are paid? Kim
Garrett is one of the two people working in the College Community Services Inc.
(CCSI) office at Mansfield. Kim and her co-worker Nancy are responsible for
myriad things relating to accounts payable for students at Mansfield including
both the University Bookstore and the athletic department which means doing an audit for the department for the student activities money they use. And, they make travel and
hotel arrangements for student organizations including flights, car arrangements, hotels and meals for trips as well as for the athletes when they travel to away games.<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That’s a lot of work
for just two people, so you can imagine what a day in Kim’s shoes is like.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I like that what I do
changes each day.” Kim said. “Each day’s tasks are similar, but the problems
are new.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Working with so many
students must bring back memories of what it was like to be a student, trying
to figure out where you wanted to go in life and comparing it to where you
ended up.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I had no idea what I
would be doing when I was college-aged.” Kim laughed when I asked her. “I
thought I’d be young forever and that I’d do more traveling. But I do remember
when I was a little girl telling my mom that I wanted to be a bus driver because
growing up all the cute boys rode the bus to school.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It’s normal though to
think you want to do something and change your mind. I’ve watched a lot of
students change majors. In the fall of 2012, after returning from a semester
abroad, I changed my mind and switched my major from biology to public
relations. Yikes!</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“If I wasn’t working
in CCSI, I think I would want to own a business. Probably my own spa.” Kim said
with a nod.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-30HsFSkELR87yZgw4pAV3ROuB8GGGz6HC5GjgNCi9izrNkDJqrJMD-hCXqvWon2dqfDqsU3BsgXo_kS0y-WLA8M6gQu-bbt-dk7pYJfcIeRIasUehbvCrBQe4Bq5ZV4yT-UcCbT6IKY/s1600/id-card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-30HsFSkELR87yZgw4pAV3ROuB8GGGz6HC5GjgNCi9izrNkDJqrJMD-hCXqvWon2dqfDqsU3BsgXo_kS0y-WLA8M6gQu-bbt-dk7pYJfcIeRIasUehbvCrBQe4Bq5ZV4yT-UcCbT6IKY/s1600/id-card.jpg" /></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That would be a great
way to relax at the end of the crazy days the CCSI office sees. They issue new
ID cards to students who have misplaced theirs on a regular basis and they
deposit checks from fundraisers we’ve done. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to mention, Kim and Nancy are responsible
for calming students down when we fear something has gone terribly wrong with
our account and that’s not part of their job description. They’ll always do
what they can to help, but sometimes it’s not possible.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It’s not personal,
when we can’t do something to help you.” Kim and Nancy both stressed to me.
“We’re bound by a lot of policies. We have to follow Committee on Finance guidelines
as well as other federal policies as we are a type of bank which means
unfortunately there are times we want to help you, but aren’t able to.” </div>
The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-29900319530027563342014-02-24T08:55:00.000-08:002014-02-24T08:55:13.182-08:00Love and Marriage<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> When
you take away the classes and the extra curriculars, college is about
relationships. We build friendships and working relationships with our peers
and professors and many of us find ourselves in at least one romantic
relationship during our college years. Psychology professor, Dr. Nicolle Mayo
specializes in relationships, specifically in family and martial relationships. She’s even licensed as a <span>Marriage and Family
Therapist Associate </span> and in Texas
where she moved her from in August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When she moved here with her
husband, she marked her 13th move and it marked the third time she’s lived in PA.
Growing up in a military family made moving a familiar task, but why choose to
leave Texas and come to Pennsylvania when most of her family is living over
2,500 miles away in Oregon? </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo0wNaJj8Aq-uY_CY67d_PePWqUFUv-96R3lrxpzR7TwwEuP-XTctP67XxjOQniesv4Yk0yzdH9bAM20Tq2Huvj-sdbaKGO4x6gV01S7uAXzsOf6Bl5MGzUfossmE5ccO6-k-e0vgfA4/s1600/westernoregon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo0wNaJj8Aq-uY_CY67d_PePWqUFUv-96R3lrxpzR7TwwEuP-XTctP67XxjOQniesv4Yk0yzdH9bAM20Tq2Huvj-sdbaKGO4x6gV01S7uAXzsOf6Bl5MGzUfossmE5ccO6-k-e0vgfA4/s1600/westernoregon.png" height="144" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Mansfield reminded me of where I
did my undergraduate degree at Western Oregon University,” said Dr. Mayo, “I
really liked the mission of the school and the core values. More importantly, I
liked that the professors are encouraged to form out-of-classroom bonds with
their students and get know them as people.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This shows in Dr. Mayo’s teaching
style as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I like when students are able to
apply material to their lives and can relate to what they’re learning. I find
this helps them understand the material better as well as retain the
information they learn in class. I love teaching and seeing students “get it”
is the best part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But how can Dr. Mayo help us with our relationships,
especially with our romantic relationships, when we aren’t married? She says
that a huge part of relationships and how we are when we’re in them began with our family; we use what we learn
from family in other relationships we develop. We continue these patterns
unless we increase our awareness of them and make an intentional decision to
change them. All of us carry some “baggage”
with us, which not only affects how we communicate with others, but the overall
the health of our relationships.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Makes sense. But just because we
have trouble communicating about little things doesn’t mean we would need to go
to counseling. Most of us aren’t even married! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“There is a stigma that you have to
be married, in a romantic relationship or have children to see a family and marriage counselor but that’s
not true! Our field is more about couples talking with someone who is a
specialist in all kinds of relationships. By seeing a marriage and family counselor when you
have a small issue, you can help to prevent yourselves from entering a position
where “it’s either we break up or we go to counseling”. Counseling doesn't have to be a last resort. It takes courage to go
to counseling; you aren’t weak.” said Dr. Mayo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Her point brings a strong tie to
what her advice for college students is, which is something I mentioned in my
previous blog about COM professor Ms. Bia Bernum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Students need to remember to pursue
things they’re passionate about. Schedule time in your day or your week to do
what you love. When students forget to do those things I find that my students become too
stressed because they’re not stepping outside of their student
responsibilities. Part of your student responsibilities is taking care of
yourself, mentally and emotionally as well as physically, because being well
isn’t just about not being sick.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-79697111758949757422014-02-15T19:13:00.000-08:002014-02-15T19:13:40.586-08:00Where everybody knows his name<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEI7D8n4y647f_WGxb9Jdw9d65vWvbSx9sXNVr2WR3S_09i20EeW0Qt6OVUWtjLW2s6Q-MaBr5Vh7C6q00fZR96NNk4wlUgAve7knRUZMpV7p7CwZ0HlKGIOURpVlHiylgzcOgm1IAW2E/s1600/Bridges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEI7D8n4y647f_WGxb9Jdw9d65vWvbSx9sXNVr2WR3S_09i20EeW0Qt6OVUWtjLW2s6Q-MaBr5Vh7C6q00fZR96NNk4wlUgAve7knRUZMpV7p7CwZ0HlKGIOURpVlHiylgzcOgm1IAW2E/s1600/Bridges.jpg" height="200" width="187" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Chris Bridges</td></tr>
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</span><br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Mansfield is a little bit like Cheers. We're a small school and mostly everyone to knows your name. One name that every student knows is Dr. Chris Bridges,
the Associate VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The popular Dean joined MU in November 2012, and
has given the Student Life department a face lift. Dr. Bridges interacts with
students on a daily basis and knows our names too. Every Monday he eats
lunch in the student cafeteria and sometimes the entire Bridges family has dinner there. His wife and three younger children
have also become a huge part of the Mansfield, both on campus and
in town. So what can I share with all of you that you may not already know about
Dr. Bridges? Probably not much, so I decided to let him do the talking.</span></span></div>
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What made you want to take the job at Mansfield last year?</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Coming here met both
my personal and career goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
looking to expand on my responsibilities and I wanted to do more good for more
people and I saw that opportunity here. I loved Mansfield as a school because I’ve
worked at all types of schools, community colleges, small private institutions
as well as large public schools and I felt like Mansfield was the combination
of all of those things. I’m a first generation college student and I like that
Mansfield offers a small, community feel as a public school. It’s incredibly
unique in that way.”</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What is your favorite tradition or program that you’ve been to in the
past year?</i></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who knew humans and zombies<br />
could get along?</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“My favorite program
is easily Humans vs. Zombies. I jumped right into playing last spring and
was amazed by the student dedication and excitement about the game. It’s a
really fun time and I was very happy when the President decided to play during
the fall semester. We’re already looking forward to the spring. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The tradition I’m most
excited about is the new Leadership Celebration. This month will be the first
one held on campus but we plan to hold it annually in the future. I read
the 78 submissions and the stories of incredible things people are
doing on this campus are so fantastic, I can’t wait to share them.”</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What would you say is your biggest accomplishment in the past year?</i></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Bridges supporting student<br />
Carlos Rodriguez's campaign<br />
"Javier Melodica"</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Since starting here,
I’ve been rebuilding my team which has been a huge accomplishment. More
importantly though, I’ve gotten to know so many students on campus and I’m
enjoying being part of the Mansfield community.”</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>If there is one thing students would be surprised to learn about you,
what would it be?</i></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“That I dropped out of
law school. I went to law school for a year and a half and planned to work as a
mediator or with the under-privileged. I made the very difficult choice to drop
out because I realized that I couldn’t do the things I wanted to and make as
great of an impact on people being a lawyer. It was one of the hardest choices
I’ve ever made, but I have never regretted it.” </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>If there is one thing you want students to know about life in college,
what would it be?</i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Make choices out of
love not fear. Don’t decide to do something because you’re scared of what will
happen if you don’t do it. Make your decisions because you’re excited about the
choice and you love the choice you’re making.”</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What is the biggest change you’ve seen at Mansfield over the past year?</i></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The HvZ group on the turf after the last battle of the week.</td></tr>
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“President Hendricks.
It’s been a hard year for the community here, but he’s helped us rally together
and I’ve seen a renewed sense of community from students, faculty and staff.
There is a new energy and a feeling of ‘we can do it together’ which is really
incredible. He’s brought a sense that you can have fun while you’re working
which was really seen when he joined in the Humans vs. Zombies game.<br />
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>What change do you hope to see in the next year?</i></b></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I want to see us to
continue to better tell our story. Mansfield is a great place and we really
have something special here. It’s time that we tell people outside of the
Mansfield campus and greater community about how incredible this place is and
that’s what I want to see continue and most importantly grow over the next year.”</div>
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The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-58729076356665633152014-02-10T10:38:00.001-08:002014-02-10T11:31:36.707-08:00She may sew, but don't ask her to hem your pants.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Students say she’s honest,
critical, and by the book but communication professor Bia Bernum is also
creative, technologically savvy and passionate about sewing. Technology comes
easy to her which is seen by looking at one of the many websites she’s help to
design, by keeping up with her on Pinterest or by following the COM Dept on
<a href="https://twitter.com/MansfieldComm">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MansfieldComDepartment?fref=ts"> Facebook</a> and Instagram.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Bernum on her trip to Germany<br />
with the MU History Club.</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As for her creativity
and passion for sewing, her students see this everyday without even realizing
it. The bags she carries from class to class are handmade creations in both
design and construction. Why design your own patterns when you can buy a
pattern to use over and over again?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“If it doesn’t work,
design it yourself.” Ms. Bernum said simply. “When I started teaching sewing
lessons, I realized that patterns were poorly written and more importantly it was
hard to find easy to follow patterns that were able to teach specific skills.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And she’s right!
Patterns <i>are</i> really hard to follow, especially when you’re a beginner and what
becomes the simplest instruction once you know what you’re doing sounds as
though you’re trying to read Finnish. But if reading patterns is hard,
designing them must be harder.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Bernum designed and created<br />
the top bag after she saw the <br />
bottom bag online.</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It’s my favorite part
of sewing. I like to think about what the end bag or piece will look like based
on what my needs or my friend’s needs are and sketch it out.” Said Ms. Bernum,
“I love the challenge of designing patterns.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She started teaching
sewing in 2009 when she opened her store in Corning, NY. The classes she taught
were focused around skills, which differs from other sewing studios.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Most times, you go to
a class and when you leave you’ve learned to sew one thing. When I taught
classes, I taught a skill each time through a piece. That way, attendees walked
away knowing how to put a zipper into whatever they were doing at home.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In 2012, due to her
success, Ms. Bernum closed her store. Because of success? Who has ever heard
that! Ms. Bernum said that because her store became so successful, she had
hired staff to teach classes during times she was unable because of her
teaching job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When her staff started
moving away or getting full time employment elsewhere, she closed down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No worries, she’s been able to keep her store
alive though through the creation of her blog, <a href="http://mselaineousteachessewing.blogspot.com/">Ms.Elaineous</a>.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I started sewing in
high school, and unfortunately haven’t done much of any since I started
college, but after visiting Ms. Bernum’s blog a few times in the past couple of
weeks, I’m ready to go buy a sewing machine with my next paycheck, or ask for
one for graduation. The blog offers a tutorial section helping readers with
simple sewing tasks like backstitching (a very important technique which keeps
your creation from falling part) to the more complex sewing lessons like how to
make a ruffle.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ms.Elaineous blog homepage <br />
which Ms. Bernum designed herself.</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ms. Bernum is always
encouraging her readers and shares her struggles of putting something together
with them. She insists to her readers that with a little patience and hard
work, they’ll be able to achieve their sewing goals. After having her as a
professor earlier this year, I can say that this is also true of Ms. Bernum
when she’s talking to students.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I model my sewing and
academic teaching after each other.” Ms. Bernum said. “I relate skills to the
prerequisite classes students take. You can’t do calculus without knowing
algebra, just like you can’t tailor clothes without knowing how to construct
them.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Most importantly
though, I found Ms. Bernum’s story of why she returned to sewing to be the best
piece of advice a faculty member could give student.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I realized that the
core of who I was had become my job and I needed a different outlet.” Ms.
Bernum told me. “I started sewing scarves and bags and selling them at the arts festivals in New York and Michigan. When I stopped selling there, I opened my store.”</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Remember that as a
student, our jobs are to go to class and to put effort into our education but
that we need an additional outlet for when we’re stressed or just need a break
from our main focus. For Ms. Bernum she sews and designs patterns, but as a
past student who learned the hard way, don’t ask her to hem your pants.</div>
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The Scoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090525423478192253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399245378314853279.post-86942474536570104802014-02-01T17:41:00.000-08:002014-02-03T11:58:35.103-08:00Meet Ben Auger<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Welcome
to the first issue of The Scoop,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> a </span>blog
about faculty and staff at Mansfield University.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="color: black;"> Tucked in an office
near the front desk of Sycamore Hall, you’ll find Ben Auger, the Residence Hall
Director. If he’s not there, it’s because he’s sitting with the student working
at the desk, or assisting the Sycamore maintenance and cleaning staff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When he took his job, Ben moved 900 miles
north from his home in Savannah, GA. Why trade the sun and mild winter
temperatures for snow filled, sub-zero temperature days? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I liked that Mansfield was a small
town and that the university was small as well.” Ben said. “I felt as though
there was a better opportunity to get to know people and impact students. Finally,
the authenticity of the school and the people who interviewed me sealed the deal.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Around the building, you hear
students saying “The guy who directs all of the RA’s (resident assistants)…”
when referring to a conversation they had with Ben. So what makes someone want
to be “a director of the RA’s”? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I was a RA for three years during
my undergrad at Berry College. After spending a summer working on campus, I realized
that after graduation continuing to work in residence life would give me the
ability to have the biggest impact on others with my skill set. I realized that
I wanted to work to help make people’s lives what they wanted them to be and to
help put them on the path to success.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben Auger, Sycamore Hall Director</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It must be hard being an “RA
director”. As an RA myself, I see some of the daily duties of a residence hall
director and it doesn’t seem easy. “One of the biggest challenges in my time at
Mansfield so far,” Ben said, “was meeting my staff on the first day of RA
training in August. I hadn’t met any of them before, and they had only been
told my name so it was strange to be a supervisor to people I had never met.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Another challenge
has been figuring out the culture of Mansfield and navigating the difference
between a small private school and a small public school,” Ben said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But sometimes it’s all fun and
games, most nights Ben can be found at the desk with the RA’s. They watch movies hold intimate discussions and sometimes Ben will beat a level on their
computer game. He’s even taken quizzes telling him which Hogwarts house he
belongs to (Hufflepuff, but we’re not sure the quiz was sound) so that he can
join in the conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I encourage all students to stop by
and meet Ben. If you ask nicely, he may be willing to take a quiz to tell
him which Panem district he would have been from. I’m guessing he could fit
anywhere, but Districts 3 and 6 are my top choices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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