Don't mind me...

So, I am sitting here in Panera, having a nice up of coffee and handing in my final paper/project for class. It has just occurred to me that this will be the last paper that I will ever have to hand in for the rest of my life. It is weird but I feel such a weight lifted off my shoulders. I feel free, happy, sad and every other emotion you can think of right now. I am so excited to be entering a new chapter in my life and looking towards the doors that will open (hopefully) for me now that I have a degree. I can now plan on my future and the successes that will hopefully find me so that my daughter and I can have a great life :)  However, I will miss meeting new people in each of my classes and learning different things every 5 weeks. What am I going to do with this extra free time that I will have? Anyway, I am just blabbing, don't mind me...

On another note, it is the day after the Superbowl.  My city, the Pittsburgh Steelers fought it out til the end but did not bring back what would have been the city's 7th Superbowl trophy. That's okay fellas, you had to share the spotlight at some point.  I think mother nature was a Steelers fan because ironically, today is cold, rainy and miserable. Mother Nature must still be drowning her sorrows!! Although I am a die hard Eagles Fan, I live in Pittsburgh so it was pretty neat to live in a city where the team actually advances to the Superbowl. One day Philadelphia, you will make it past the playoffs...again, I am just ranting, don't mind me...

It's about that time to wrap it up for the day, but I will be back. Something that has caught my interest and what my next blog will be about is this whole 2012 end of the world thing...believe or not to believe? 

The Final Stretch!

So, we are down to my final week of class, actually,  4 days left to be exact! Come Monday, February 7th I will be an official Ashford University Graduate (considering I pass this class with flying colors !)  This class was a joy to be in and my classmates were great. This class opened me up to something I never thought I would ever do; BLOG. Now that I was introduced to this whole new way of world of communication, I think that I will continue to blog after this class is over! Learning how to blog, will give me the opportunity to share my thoughts and stories for others to read and comment on. It will open up many discussions and I hope to inspire others as well. So, cheers to the final days of blogging for this class but for many more blogs to follow in the future!!

Jackie

Communication Organizations

Below are five Communication Organizations that people are a part of who want to excel in the communication field and in their personal or business life. Definitely check them out if you are interested in becoming a part of these growing and excellent organizations!



The International Association for Conflict Management
 “The International Association for Conflict Management was founded to encourage scholars and practitioners to develop and disseminate theory, research, and experience that is useful for understanding and improving conflict management in family, organizational, societal, and international settings.”
http://www.iacm-conflict.org/

 The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
 The AMCP began in 1995 to honor outstanding achievement and service to the communication profession. According to its mission, “the Association fosters and supports the efforts of marketing and communication professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations. Each year, the efforts of generous marketing and communication professionals are acknowledged through grants and special recognition.”
http://www.amcpros.com/about.php

The American Communication Association
The American Communication Association was founded in 1993 and is a not for profit virtual professional association. ACA is committed to enabling the effective use of new and evolving communication technologies to facilitate instruction, research, and criticism; it offers a technologically-supportive venue for all who study the ways in which humans communicate. www.americancomm.org/


The Association for Women in Communications
As stated on their website, their mission reads that “it is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positions its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.”
www.womcom.org/ 

The National Communication Association
The National Communication Association advances communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry. The NCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.
http://www.natcom.org/