February 2013 Program Meeting
Communication Styles – Strengths in the Workplace featuring Jay Killough, Texas Tech University Career Center For the past 12 years, Jay Killough has worked in Higher Education both as an Admissions Counselor and a Career Counselor. Killough has presented career-based information across the country at various conferences and workshops on topics such as Strengths-Based career advising and career search strategies. As a recipient of the Gallup Organization’s StrengthsQuest Architect Award, Killough’s interests include impacting student’s lives through positive career coaching and...
Read MoreFebruary 2013 Member Stand Outs
By: Kaley Daniel Julie Barnett, assistant director for Texas Tech University Libraries Office of Communications & Marketing, received a Texas Tech Masked Rider Distinguished Staff Award January 29. She received this recognition and $500 for her initiative to contribute to the success of Texas Tech through her outstanding contributions at work.
Read MoreWhy I Love to Hate Professional Development
By: Kendall Wheeler What does it mean to love to hate something? I love a clean house, but I hate scrubbing the toilet. I love eating delicious meals, but spending my time cooking and preparing food is not high on my list of fun activities. Whatever you love to hate is the necessary evil that you have to struggle through to reach happiness. Career-wise, professional development is on the top of my love-to-hate list. Not all professional development is created equal. Some is beneficial and worth every second of my time, but other learning experiences only teach me to avoid the like in the...
Read MoreTypefaces I Love to Despise
By: Melissa Wofford Ancient Papyrus. Funny Comic Sans. Western Rosewood. These three offending typefaces and their very obvious emotional impact are overused and easily identified. This leads me to love to despise them. The typefaces used in professional communications are as important as the message. Follow these few guidelines to choose an appropriate typeface to support your message: Legibility is paramount. If your audience can’t consume your message, your communication is ineffective. Communication must always come before style. Will the font be used on a billboard or on a...
Read MoreNew Members: January 2013
By: Melissa Wofford Please help us welcome the following new members! Shara Konechney The 10-20 Boutique Owner Sadie Shaw Lubbock Cooper ISD Communications Specialist Marcie Reno Overton Hotel & Conference Center Director of Sales and Marketing
Read MoreMember Spotlight – Brittany Hoover
By: Caitlin Hogge Brittany Hoover, higher education reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (A-J) has always enjoyed reading, but it wasn’t until her time at The Daily Toreador that she realized journalism was the field she needed to be in. Brittany graduated magna cum laude from Texas Tech in May 2011. During her college years, she served as a features writer for The Daily Toreador, covering the College of Visual and Performing Arts as the features editor. After graduating she spent a short time in Pine Bluff, Ark., working as a general assignment reporter for the Pine Bluff Commercial,...
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