The Loveliest Village

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ayne Poundstone never thought she would see the day when one of the academic requirements for her nursing classes was to blog. She hadn’t even heard of blogging, let alone be able to do it. “When our professor gave us the assignment to blog every week I automatically thought, why are we doing this and what in the world is a blog?” After receiving an explanation and actually testing the waters of online social media, Poundstone has now come to realize the relevance of blogging and it’s usefulness in her major. To her it’s a way of interacting with others in her field of study and finding out their opinions on similar topics of interest.

Poundstone currently blogs for two classes, her Nursing Leadership class and her Labor and Delivery class. In her Nursing Leadership class, her professor provides the students with a weekly a topic which they then conduct research on and write a blog about their findings. For her Labor and Delivery class, Poundstone usually blogs about experiences she has had that week during her hospital visits with specific patients or just making rounds.

When asked about her thoughts on blogging, now that she has been able to fully understand what blogging involves, she states, “I keep on hearing that social media is the way of the future, so I am glad that I have had the opportuity to be exposed to it.” Poundstone is unsure of whether or not she will blog once she graduates and begins her nursing career, but either way, she now has a good idea of what social media is all about.

 

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Those of us studying Public Relations here at Auburn University do not realize just how lucky we are. Week after week many people complain about blog entries, website development, etc. and talk about how these tasks are nothing but “busy work.”  Up until Wednesday afternoon I was one of those people.  I hated these blog entries and I was completely overwhelmed learning about podcasts, RSS feeds, social media releases…the list goes on.

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Holden Miller has recently become a proud member of the Auburn family. She didn’t begin her college career here, though. She is a transfer student from Auburn’s adversary, The University of Alabama.

Holden wasn’t necessarily unhappy at Alabama, but it just wasn’t giving her the college experience that she had hoped to have. So, she turned to the bright side, and made the best decision of her life. “I knew Auburn is where I belonged, the minute I set foot on the campus.”

Not only does Holden enjoy the football here at Auburn, but she also takes pleasure in the unparalleled curriculum that the school has given her. She is a communication major and credits her readiness for the real world to the small, interactive classes and the enthusiastic teachers. She is finishing her classes this semester and already has an internship lined up in Nashville for the spring semester.

Holden doesn’t even want to think about what her life would be like if she had stayed at Alabama. “I have loved Auburn so much. I wish I could have been here longer, but I am grateful for the title I will soon have, an Auburn Alum.”

 

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