A Rocky Start!

It was a rocky start in Grad School for me.  It's been #$!?? years since I've been in school, had homework, called anyone 'Professor', read a syllabus, talked to financial aid, had a student ID card or wrote a paper for class!!! By the way what is a rubric??? But it was a start indeed!

This blog is for my New Media Strategies course and already I'm learning new things (like what a rubric is!) I'm clammoring to incorporate what I'm learning. Specifically I want to recruit a Social Media Core Team per Deirdre's recomendation in Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices For the PR Professional. Right now, my Social Media Core Team consists of me, a new media producer volunteer and bits and pieces of my CEO and grants manager colleague. My goal has been to increase activity, attract fans and tell stories about our work at Los Angeles Christian Health Centers. Now I'm snooping around for our organization's policy and to find some 'dedicated professionals' to join the team. I'm also reeling to incorporate a personal touch in our social media program.  I found myself studying Facebook(FB) for ways to communicate and interact with our fans. A prime example is that there are a few patients who use the FB Check-In when they go to the Joshua House Clinic. At this point I do nothing to acknowldege or follow-up.  Now I see that this is an opportunity to interact and need some input from a team of AWESOME, SMART classmates to suggest what we could do to interact with patients who check-in on FB. Welcome to my Ad-Hoc Social Media  CoreTeam. Your recommendations are welcome!

As for now I'll continue reading, writing, learning, expanding and moving forward to do all these new things that are springing up in my path.   It's wonderful, even with the rocky start and I'm still encouraged. 

Here is to Peace, Love, New Media Mash-ups and Student Bloggers Everywhere!!!!