Class is finished!!

I am finally finished teaching my summer course at Missouri State. It was truly a neat experience, though I'm not sure I'd do it again.

In case you didn't know, I taught Intro to Journalism this summer, and it was much tougher than I thought it would be. Four days a week...for more than an hour...

Some students were really into journalism, and I think that's refreshing...Others told me they took this class because it was a requirement to take "cooler classes". Sweet.

Most of my students wanted to be print journalists so I didn't have much of an opportunity teaching what I know best. However, I think they'll find that they'll have to deal with video at some point in their careers.

Anyway, I had a few great writers and a lot of potential great writers. It's inspiring to say the least.

MissouriStateYOU

I started a blog called missouristateyou for a journalism class I'm teaching this summer! Feel free to go on there to influence the minds of our future journalists. Next week they'll start posting some of their stories, so I'm very excited about it. If you check now, you'll see Dave Catanese's HOT LIST when it comes to blogs. To Be Continued...

May is National Asian American/Pacific Islander Month!

In celebration of Asian American/Pacific Islander Month, the AAPIO (Asian American Pacific Islander Organization) at Missouri State held its second-ever showcase Friday night. The audience enjoyed eight cultural performances, from hula dancing to a Jujiden martial arts demonstration. It was pretty impressive for the student association's second go at it. I was thrilled to be apart of the event!

Be on the lookout: the student association puts on an entire month of events, from henna tattoos to chopstick lessons. AAPIO celebrates during April--the month before the national observance--because of May finals.

Here are just a few pictures from Friday night:

Michelle as emcee

hula dancing

Korean dance

Jujiden Martial Arts

Polynesian dance

Sarab School of Dance