CSUF Comm Week 09

Debriefing At Professor Gaschen's House!

2009-04-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

Wow! Comm Week is officially over! We made it
guys! Who would of thought!? So today we all gathered at Professor Gaschen's house to eat yummy Mexican food! (Thanks for the vegetarian beans too!)

We all got together and each of us brought our own version of our Comm Week theme song! From Nsync to the Beatles, Avenue Q, Beyonce, we all voted and picked a winner!

And the winner is Marilyn with Queen, Under Pressure! We were but not anymore!

And now it's time to work on our notebooks! Great job guys!

Debriefing Day Three!

2009-04-22T19:23:00.000-07:00

WOW!!? Was this even a Comm Week day!? Compared to Monday and Tuesday, today was very easy. Our schedule was not as booked.

Today was more fun, and now we are settling into the swing of things.

Collette's was wonderful today with our catering and everything came and was beautiful.

Many Comm Week task force students were honored at the Kappa Tau Alpha, the Communications honor society. Great Job guys! You set the example for the rest of us.

Candice made the front page of the Daily Titan today, along with a picture taken by Jenni!

Some of our speaker surveys have come back already and on a scale of one to 10, we are averaging 8.5 so far!

Faculty gifts are going out tomorrow at the Faculty lunch, along with the Comm Week gift bags.

Even though the pace was slower today, we have to make sure to keep the energy high, and staffing consistent.

Tomorrow we will be breaking down our break room, there is a lot of food and stuff in here!

This will be our last official Comm Week day with Michelle. Thank you to her and all of her hard work. We could not have done it with out her.

One more day to go guys and gals! We've been doing awesome. Keep up the energy and the hard work!

Day four, here we come!

Pump Up the Volume with Team Millennia

2009-04-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

It was such a hot day! Over 90 degrees in Fullerton, but we had a good crowd!

Mike worked hard and swept the stage in the heat.

Team Millennia was gettin the crowd ready...(Blake is doing his best to help)

After the performance a meet and greet!

Thanks Team Millennia, and the KIIS Street Van

Comm Week Pictures

2009-04-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

Pumping Up The Volume with Team Millenna

Lauren Working really hard on door signs

Professor Thornm was pleased with Comm Week work, and gave us flowers from his own garden!

Part of our wonderful publicity!

Debriefing Day Two!

2009-04-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

Holy moly I can hardly feel my feet. We're two days down! We seemed to all be up and running about all day long!

We had a great connections with speakers today. Most were mingling in the speaker lounge thanks to our great introductions!

Most of the fires that were on the verge of starting never actually erupted into flames due to our attention to detail.

Time and time again, we have heard what what and amazing job we're doing. Speakers are continually impressed. Even though we know it, we have heard speakers and teachers tell us that this is the best Comm Week ever!

We need to focus on the fact that we are not done yet. We are basically living together for the next few days, and for the last two, so even though tempers can be short, kill it with kindness. This whole event is bigger than any one little misstep.

Between paper towels, and the wonderful TSU AV staff, fast pants, and walkie talkies, we have a lot of things to remember. We've created a wonderful event. Kudos and smearites to us all.

Bring on Day Three!

Debriefing Day One!!

2009-04-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

The hum of the room slowly rises as more task force members gather.

The left over spaghetti is being divided up by Alison.

With tired eyes and feel we gather to discuss the day. Going around the room we all shared the positive things for today. There were too many good things to say. Everyone was very professional, dressed to impress. Pam Caldwell and Nancy Byurne gave us kudos for our professional event. From the Dance Crew, Cross-Comm Internship Panel, our first speaker Carlos Delgado, our special event with Jerriane Hayslett and all of the other speakers that made this day a success.
There are a few things we can work on. Make sure we sign in and out! There needs to be a clock in the Speakers Lounge. We missed the mark on ice. We will be bringing coolers with wheels for the ice, and they will be kept in the ticket booth. Speaker lunches and student lunches will happen tomorrow at the same time. Communication is key!

Taking care of our guests is key. Putting on a wonderful event is happening but we have 5 more days to go!

Comm Week is Here!

2009-04-20T16:56:00.000-07:00

The first day of Comm Week 09' is in full swing.

The task force was hard at work late into the wee hours of the morning last night. We then arrived bright and early today to make sure the University Conference Center was organized and looking well for our guests.

I am currently sitting in class along with some other Comm Week task force members. Even though our eye lids are heavy we are proud and excited.

Comm Week is still going strong tonight, so check the Schedule At A Glance for speakers and upcoming events!

Pumping Up the Volume Live with Andrea!

Pumping Up The Volume With Kaylin!

2009-04-16T01:05:00.000-07:00

So first off I just want to say that this is my first blog EVER and I am quite excited about this! Overall, Comm Week has been one of those want to rip your hair out because you’re so stressed but jump and sing at the same time because you’re just having so much fun, type of experiences. I have made some great friends so far throughout this experience and whether it is getting riled up in a meeting,

drinking some awesome punch at our meetings at Michelle’s house,

running around campus staking, chalking with Comm Week friends,

or carrying 50 pound boxes through the TSU full of thousands of Communiques,

it is all incredibly memorable and insanely fun all at the same time. I feel like the Comm Week Task Force has become another family to me and I know that I can call anyone of my committee members and get help on any task, vent for however long I may need to or just talk about what I had for lunch that day and no matter what they are there to lend support (maybe not the talking about lunch part—I try not to bore my committee if at all possible). But overall this Comm Week experience has been amazing and I can’t wait to see it all through fruition!! I will blog again soon, so keep a look out!

Pumping Up The Volume with Shannon!

2009-04-15T01:08:00.000-07:00

This semester has been something else. I never expected to get so involved with my campus. For the last few years I have been like every other CSUF student. I came to class did my work and left. Comm Week has changed all of this and for the better!

I love the people I work with. Every single person brings so much to the table. It has been such an honor to get to know my fellow students as well as faculty. I love being able to walk around campus and run into someone I know at every corner and who I have something to talk about with. It brings so much more to the college experience.

The most amazing part of Comm Week has been building something with my fellow task force. Even with every challenge (and trust me there have been many) there has been an amazing experience behind it. Working as a team we have all become stronger and got to know more about ourselves and each other than I think any of us ever expected.

I can’t wait to share Comm Week with you next week. I hope you can see the hard work and dedication that came from so many individuals and more importantly a team

Pumping Up The Volume With Angie!

2009-04-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

This has been my best friend for the past couple of weeks. This is Angie, your Scheduling and Logistics director sharing with you the beauties of excel and mail merge.

I’m counting down the days until Comm Week and with another day approaches comes new and interesting challenges as S & L director. First off, up there is a screen shot of the speaker database our hard working task force has built. As of now, we have over 70 speakers! And that is a major accomplishment. Using this spreadsheet is the hub of the information for Comm Week. It is where the other committees obtain information about the speakers and their presentations. Our database guru is Keoni, and his hard work is shown through all the details of this database.

The beauty of the database is that it has helped me become a pro at mail merge. What mail merge does is takes all this information in the databases and cranks out new documents such as nametags, letters and mailing addresses that are accurate. This saves us time from typing each person’s name. And boy it’s been my second best friend. I’ve had to mail merge address labels, letters and emails. Can you imagine actually typing up 70 letters? But thanks to mail merge, I was able to work through all these docs in shorter time.

I know most of these docs are tedious to do and compile. But it is a piece of what makes Comm Week a success. It’s the glue that holds all the information together. Without these small, finer details, many other things would not happen like website updates or faculty confirmation letters or signage.

Now, off to do some confirmation letters! This is your S & L Director signing off! See you at Comm Week!

Pumping Up The Volume with Blake, our CEO!

2009-04-13T01:47:00.000-07:00

This has definitely been a tough but rewarding semester. It has personally been tough for me since I decided to take the CEO role for Comm Week, PR Management, my internship, and hold two jobs all at the same time. However, with Comm Week being only a week away, it seems I have so much to do and only so little time to do it. All our taskforce members have been working extremely hard to make this event a success. I have lost sleep, missed classes, and spent more time then I could imagine on Comm Week 2009.

Although we are so close, we are not quite there yet. With final details and decisions being made in every committee it can be very overwhelming at times. However, I know in the end when I see the finished product it will all be worth it. We will all be able to look back and smile at the event that we have created. We are all so close to the finish line and I know sometimes it’s easier to give up then to push through. On that note, I want to commend this years’ taskforce for all their time and hard work they have given with the creation of what will be the best Comm Week ever!!!

Pumping Up The Volume With Justine!

2009-04-12T00:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday some of the Task Force members went chalking and staking. I always see things chalked on Titan Walk or signs in planters and never think about the work that went into it. But let me tell you it’s a lot more work than you would think. Luckily my group was very handy and I didn’t have to hammer anything. Personally hammers and staple guns are not my forte so it probably would have been pretty tragic! When I left campus they were not done chalking but it was looking really good. I can’t wait to see the final product.

I can’t believe Comm Week is only a week away! It feels like just yesterday I was stalking my titan online to see if I was off the waiting list and enrolled in the class. It’s crazy how time flies! One of the best parts of this whole process is seeing how everything is coming together and how everyone’s hard work is paying off. I love how at first everyone has a bunch of ideas and it seems impossible to make them all a reality. Somehow those ideas have turned into a reality and it is exciting to be a part of it. Yay Comm Week 09!

Pumping Up The Volume With Brittany, our CFO!

2009-04-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

So, Comm Week has been an exhilarating experience for me thus far! It has presented me with so many obstacles to overcome and with that, numerous tools to utilize beyond my college experience. I feel like, more than ever before, I am gaining a wealth of knowledge that can realistically be implemented into my everyday professional career after graduation.

Since I am in charge of monitoring and maintaining the budget, the pressure has been on to keep a tight reign on the funds we are allowed to spend for Comm Week. So, as one could imagine, dealing with such worries isn’t the most easy-going job. However, the entire taskforce has consistently helped me in regards to keeping it under wraps and I am truly grateful! More so, everyday I am amazed by what each member has and continues to produce.

It’s crazy!! Comm Week is less than two weeks away! I am feeling pretty nervous as we approach but am confident this event is going to be a hit!

Gooooooo Comm Week 2009!! 

Pumping Up The Volume With Nicole!

2009-04-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

Being apart of the Comm Week Task Force has been a great experience for me so far. I’ve had so much exposure on what it takes to run an event. Being apart of the hospitality committee has been really nice. We all work together as a team to make decisions on decorations or balloons, for example and help each other out when needed. It’s been a lot of fun using my creative skills to make the over all look of Comm Week elegant for speakers. Though, we have had some challenges with deadlines, it’s all work it in the end!

The CSUF Best Dance Crew Competition Flyer!

2009-04-09T00:32:00.000-07:00

Pumping Up The Volume With Lauren Harris!

2009-04-07T00:25:00.001-07:00

So far, Comm Week has been a rollercoaster ride to say the least! It is one that is thrilling, surprising, exhausting, and most of all rewarding. I have built relationships with the advisors, faculty members, and my fellow task force members.

In the Hospitality Committee, we are in decision-making-mode. We are making sure that no detail is left until the last minute to guarantee an impressive look, feel, and experience. We hit the ground running from week one, and have continued to work hard. I know that these next few weeks are going to be intense and memorable at the same time.

This week, I am very excited to read a story featured on our university’s website about analyzing media, mentioning media critic Brian Lowry—the speaker I helped place! I am pumped—and ready for Comm Week ‘09!

Pumping Up The Volume with Tiffany!

2009-04-06T00:20:00.000-07:00

Calling all CSUF dancers…coming soon to California State University, Fullerton is Team Millennia from America’s Best Dance Crew. We have watched Team Millennia from a far last, but you should never have to settle for just that. We have you covered; the Task Force is bringing the talent to you! Make sure you join in the fun and build your crew to compete in the dance competition on Monday, April 20 in the Becker Amphitheater at noon. Sign up today by emailing Candice, candi4912@csu.fullerton.edu. First step: CSUF’s Best Dance Crew…next step: America’s Best Dance Crew? Hey, it could happen!

On other business, my position on the Comm Week 2009 Task Force is Internal Media Liaison and proud member of the Communications Committee. J

Per my position I have been involved in developing, submitting and handling communication with other CSUF organizations. Specifically, I have been working with both the Ad and Editorial department of the Daily Titan for media outreach, Reprographics for all printing, College of Communications for Communiqué, and Strategic Communication for graphic design requests. I have developed a relationship with one point of contact from each organization and have worked to maintain a working environment that is beneficial to both parties involved.

I will have to say my pride and joy currently is the College of Communications special Comm Week edition of Communiqué. With the assistance of A.D. Bockman, I have had the opportunity to learn and write about almost every event and multiple speakers that will be featured during Comm Week this year. Make sure you pick up a copy of the 2009 Comm Week Communiqué when it hits the “stands” later this week! My fellow Task Force members and I would love for you to have a chance to attend an event or speaker at Comm Week that may lead to a first job, a helpful contact, or even a new friend.

Thanks everyone for the support! See you April 20!

Pumping Up The Volume with Candice!

2009-04-06T00:16:00.000-07:00

The month of March was chaotic and stressful due to crucial deadlines, but in the end things seemed to work out. Our number one priority and accomplishment: Team Millennia! It took some time and effort to book Team Millennia, from America’s Best Dance Crew, to judge and perform at our Best Dance Crew competition, but it was all worth it. I’m so excited to have this event PUMP UP THE VOLUME for Comm Week 09.
I also confirmed a few speakers for three faculty members: Debra L. Brunner, a speech-language pathologist will be speaking for Prof. Seung’s Language Development class. Chief Mike Messina, a 34-year veteran of the Brea Police Department (retired), will be speaking to Prof. Page’s Business Communication class. Lastly, Jodi Lederman, head of Public Relations for Paramount Digital at Paramount Pictures, will be speaking for Prof. Hamilton’s Public Relations Management class.
I’ve learned so much about booking speakers, scheduling events, contacting groups to publicize our event, etc. I’m so eager to see our finished product and all the hard work our committee has done to bring in new students and visitors to our wonderful event: COMM WEEK 09!

Pumping Up the Volume with Marilyn!

2009-04-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

I’m the TSU Liaison for COMM WEEK 09 serving on the Scheduling and Logistic Committee.

Every week I meet with Assistant Dean Bockman, my new friend, and together we review all the details for all the special events. We review the setup details to make sure the conference room will be set up properly. Also any other details like who will be catering, does the event need a manager to help with audio visual equipment, what classes or clubs will be attending, who the guest speakers will be, and …. GET THE PICTURE. This is my favorite part because I know everything about what’s going on at COMM WEEK.

Some of the exciting events are the Student Society Film Festival, Entertainment Tourism Club is having a panel discussion followed by a Mixer, PRSSA is having a Casino Night with Public Relations professional. The Career Center is hosting an internship panel with professionals from every aspect on communications. After the panel students can network with the panelist while enjoying some light snacks. It has been so fun to get all the inside information about COMM WEEK and work with AD Bockman.

My other new friend is Tracey an Event Planner at the TSU. She is a wealth of information and great to work with. I meet with her every week and together we make sure the TSU has all the correct information for COMM WEEK. Patient is Tracey’s middle name. She never gets flustered with all my questions and changes. Last week I showed up in her office with 35 new events, all “Professor of the Day” speakers, and she just smiled and got to work.

It’s real exciting seeing how COMM WEEK is coming together. It’s going to be AMAZING!

CSUF's Best Dance Crew Competition

2009-04-01T00:19:00.000-07:00

One of the many amazing confirmations we've had this week is the CSUF's Best Dance Crew Competition!

Thanks to the hard work of the task force (Yay Candice!), we are going to have this amazing event kick off our week! Below is the info if you'd like to compete.

Date: April 20 from noon-1pm
Where: Becker Amphitheater outside of the TSU
Who: America's Best Dance Crew "Millenia" will be judging the competition and will dance as the finale. They will also be available for autographs, pictures and they will be selling product as well.
Rules: Groups need to consist of 3-6 dance members and 1 group member needs to be from CSUF
Signing up: Please email candi4912@csu.fullerton.edu and she will send you the registration form.
Last day to sign up: April 13 is the last day to register to dance during the competition
Winner: There will be one winner chosen by Millenia Dance Crew who will walk away with the grand prize!

Thank goodness it's here! Spring Break has finally come to Cal State Fullerton, and for some of us, not a moment too soon. Our task force members had a very large deadline that loomed at them just before we left for Spring Break, and now that it has come and gone we feel a bit freer. We can all breathe that sigh of relief. But alas, even though the classes are not in session we are still working hard to make sure that our event is top-notch.
Even though it's our spring break we are still working hard to make sure we bring you the biggest and best Comm Week ever!

Our Scheduling and Logistics team now has the grand task of imputing over 50 speakers into the database. With this database Hospitality will be making name badges, welcome packets, door signs, and lots of useful and necessary objects for the big week. Speaker names and times will also be imputed into our schedule on the main website:

http://communications.fullerton.edu/commweek/2009

Stay tuned as we Turn Up the Volume with more task force members. Until then, we're enjoying our few days off!

Michael J Frutney Octomom's Former Publicist

2009-03-30T13:20:00.000-07:00

Michael J. Furtney will be joining us on Tuesday April 21 at 1:00 pm in the TSU. He will be giving a presentation to Professor Quezada’s class and to anyone else who would like to join. Michael Furtney is also known for the PR work he did for Nadya Suleman, also known as “Octomom”. The title of his presentation will be “PR through the eyes of Octomom’s Publicist” and his presentation will be about his time spent working with Nadya Suleman.

Michael Furtney joined the Killeen Furtney Group in 2003. His corporate public relations experience spans nearly four decades in a variety of industries including: senior public relations positions at Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Rail Corp., Sprint Corp., Bechtel Power Co., Chevron Corp., Getty Oil Co., Kaiser Cement & Gypsum and Natomas Co.

Furtney has led seminars on media relations for industry groups and college classes for more than 20 years. He presently serves on the faculty of the University of California at Los Angeles, at Pepperdine University in Malibu and at University of Southern California.

Anatomy of a Murder Trial

2009-03-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

Jerrianne Hayslett worked as the Los Angeles Superior Court media liaison during The People vs. O.J. Simpson and had unprecedented access to the trial. Hayslett’s book, Anatomy of a Murder Trial, will be the focus of her presentations for Comm Week. Hayslett is to present the details of the untold story from the most widely followed trial in American history, that involved a double murder, a celebrity defendant, a perjuring witness, and a glove that did not fit. From the detailed journal she kept during the trial, Hayslett exposes audiences to the court-media landscape, anecdotes and commentary from the trial of the century. The trial that judges, lawyers and journalists say changed everything, will be uncovered at Comm Week 2009.

During her tenure with the Los Angeles court, Jerrianne Hayslett dealt with media issues and coordinated media logistics for numerous other high-profile cases, including the Menendez brothers, Heidi Fleiss, Rodney King beating, the O. J. Simpson civil trial and two cases involving Michael Jackson.
Since leaving the court in 2002, Hayslett has worked as a writer and media-relations consultant specializing in national and international court programs and projects.

She assisted with Michael Jackson child-molestation case in Santa Barbara County. Her articles have been published in California Lawyer, Court Manager, Courts Today, NJC Alumni, California County and The Judges' Journal.

Do not miss Anatomy of a Murder Trial at Comm Week 2009. Hayslett will be speaking at on Monday, April 20 at 9:00 a.m., in the Titan Theater, hosted by Professor Belmas and at 4:00 p.m., in Pavilion B, hosted by Professors Howell and Pullen. Please visit the Comm Week website for more information, http://communications.fullerton.edu/commweek/2009.

Flyer #3

2009-03-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

This was one HUGE deadline the task force is glad to see go!

Enjoy Spring Break!

Thank You Pepsi!

2009-03-27T15:15:00.001-07:00

A a very big THANK YOU to Pepsi for generously donating to our event!

Flyer #2

2009-03-23T11:45:00.001-07:00

This second flyer has a shout out to our blog! (At the very bottom)

Meet the Task Force!

2009-03-23T11:02:00.000-07:00

All great events have one thing in common: There are many, many people, you never see that put the event together. In the case of Comm Week, it is the Comm Week Task Force.

Each task force member is a student at Cal State Fullerton. Even though we have different educational goals, we are all united in one task. Each of us knows that Comm Week 2009 is going to be the best one in the event’s 31-year history.

Our Executive Committee is doing a great job keeping us all on track and keeping us excited for the long road ahead.

The Hospitality Committee has the job of making our guests feel welcomed, as well as the over all look and feel of the University Conference Center during Comm Week.

The Communications Committee has the grand task of generating all press releases, flyers, blogs, publicity and all internal communications for Comm Week.

Each member of the task force is paired with professors from the College of Communications. Aligning with the classes that our professors teach, each Task Force member must then find speakers to become a “Speaker for a Day” for that professor.

The Committee with the most arduous task is the Scheduling and Logistics Committee. They are responsible for keeping a database of all of the speakers’ information and audio visual needs for Comm Week.

As the excitement grows for Comm Week, so does the pace of the planning. As of Monday March 23, 2009 there are 29 days left until this exciting event begins.

For more information about our task force members including extra pictures and bios please visit our official website:

http://communications.fullerton.edu/commweek/2009/index1.htm

Flyer #1

2009-03-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

This flyer was sent out to CSUF faculty February 26th!

Thanks very much to Craig Martyn of BLMA Models for his artistic handiwork.

Welcome!

2009-03-09T01:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first ever Comm Week blog! We are pleased to have you with us. With Comm Week fast approaching, the Comm Week Task Force is busy underway preparing for another amazing year.

What is Comm Week you ask? Comm Week is a student-run conference here at Cal State Fullerton open to every and any major. Students, faculty, and staff from all Colleges of the campus are invited as Communication students host and plan this special event. Within the week there are guest speakers, professional panels, a poetry slam, movie screenings, and special events including mixers and Q&A’s with some of the communication industry’s leading players.

Now you may be asking yourself, how does this pertain to me if I’m not Journalism or Advertising major? Well, Comm Week is presented by the College of Communications. The College of Communications is the larger umbrella over the Department of Radio, TV and Film, Department of Human Communication Studies, and the Department of Communications. So you can see that this event directly impacts three departments, but all students are encouraged to attend. Perhaps a Criminal Justice major would be interested in hearing a crisis communications speaker or an Art student would love to hear a speaker talk about ways to be discovered with new media.

Comm Week at CSUF is celebrating our 31st birthday this year, and we know this will be a year you will never forget. We’re looking forward to seeing you there, and right here for all the exciting updates along the way!

Andrea Martyn
Web Liaison
CommWeek Task Force 2009