New MU Vidcast, Anchors and Nerf
Over the past year, the PR department, with the help of our colleagues in Campus Technologies, have been gradually moving over to the Web to open new lines of communications.
One more piece fell into place last week when News Director Terry Day went live with Terry’s Take, a 2-minute vidcast highlighting news and events on campus. It was a natural evolution. Before he joined MU, Terry was the sports director for 16 years at WETM-TV in Elmira, NY.
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Check out the video on the 1890s Motorless Parade, shot and produced by Christie Martin.
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In the latest MU podcast, MU President Maravene Loeschke talks about the “best of times and the worst of times.” Yep, it’s a conversation about the 2009-10 school year.
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Speaking of the world of the Web, I’ll be giving a presentation on “Harnessing the Power of Social Media” at the Fall East conference of the College & University PR Association of PA next week. I’ll be doing it with Bill Keller of from Muhlenberg.
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Anchors Aweigh is this year’s Homecoming theme. The Weekend, beginning Friday night, includes a parade, golf, games and concerts. For details, check here. Or click here for a full schedule.
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Last year a student bought a Nerf gun at WalMart. A wave of Nerf envy swept through the floor and students bought every Nerf weapon at the Mansfield WalMart then proceeded to the Painted Post WalMart and bought their stock. Things escalated into an all-out Nerf War. Weapons ranged from Josh Small’s pistols to Zach Hunsinger’s elaborate outfit.
The best part about the battles?
No casualties.
