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CSS in Digication Video Series: Font Color

Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Below is the latest installment from the CSS in Digication Video Series, in which the CUPID Associates will discuss altering the font color of the top and left navigation of your Digication portfolio. Try it out and leave us a comment! For a written guide, check out the CSS in Digication website: http://elonpwr-cssindigication.weebly.com/font-color.html

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Client Projects: Academia Easing the Transition from College to the Professional World

Hello readers! To continue our summer of CUPID blogging, Nicole Petrosino will reflect upon her experiences with client projects and how they developed her professional skills and will ease her transition from college to the professional world.  “What is undergraduate education if not a catalyst to success in the cut-throat real world? Hundreds of thousands of college graduates enter the professional realm every … Continue Reading

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My Time As A CUPID Associate: Alexa

Hello everyone, What a semester this has been, by having the opportunity to be a CUPID Associate. I have learned so much and am thankful to have had the chance to work with the program and with those involved. Foremost, working with fellow associates Dannie and Rachel has been an exceptional collaboration experience, in which we were all able to … Continue Reading

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Advice for a Successful PWR Internship

Hi everyone, for our last week of blogging about internships, Mackenzie Kriel ’15 will continue discussing her internship experience with Family Abuse Services, and reflect about what she learned.  “When I first began my internship with Family Abuse Services (FAS), I wasn’t sure what to expect. This was my very first internship and I was excited to enhance my writing … Continue Reading

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Technology and Reading Experiences

To continue, Mackenzie Kriel ’15 will discuss her internship experience with Family Abuse Services.  This semester I have had the opportunity to intern for Family Abuse Services (FAS) in Burlington, working with Dr. Pope-Ruark along with Cary Crawford from FAS. Some of my assignments have included working on the design of *FAS’ website, by integrating social media, an events calendar, … Continue Reading

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Internship Experience with Local Organization

Our last week of CUPID blogging before summertime will highlight past and upcoming internships of our PWR students! First, Christine Meyer ’14 writes about her experience interning at the Hayden-Harman Foundation.  Hi CUPID Readers, It’s been some time now since I have posted something on the CUPID Blog, but I wanted to use this opportunity to talk a little bit … Continue Reading

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Client Projects: Navigating Group Work

To complete a week dedicated to professional communication, Alice Sudlow ‘14 will share some tips and advice of how to navigate group work within the context of client projects!  Students in the CUPID Studio course are now working on client projects, creating materials for organizations around Elon. We’ve split into four groups, with each set of three or four students … Continue Reading

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Leave Your Baggage At the Door: How Self-awareness Can Save A Group Project

To continue our discussion about professional communication, Margaret Bryant ‘16 will highlight the importance of remaining focused and neutral in any group setting and how being self-aware in such situations is key to accomplishing great group work.  It’s no surprise that group projects tend to have the reputation as the bane of your educational experience, especially in college. Once in … Continue Reading

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Collaborative Projects: Learning to Love Group Work

Hi everyone! This week, we will be discussing professional communication, in both professional and academic settings. To start, Sarah Paterson ’15 will begin the discussion with collaboration by reflecting on her personal experiences and how she came to enjoy academic collaboration! Since high school, I’ve noticed a common class reaction to group projects: a collective groan. From research papers in … Continue Reading

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How Creative is Too Creative?

To continue our week of personal design, Danielle Deavens writes about how to incorporates personal design into a resume, with a consideration about how creative to be.  “Resumes are intended to be an at-a-glance representation of its writer – a page long document capturing the relevant experiences had by its creator. This is not an opportunity to converse with potential … Continue Reading

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