Today we've reached 100 days. 100 Days of Career Exploration for the Fall 2015 semester. Our very first 100 days project and man, time flew by quickly! It all started when my supervisor went to The King's English Bookshop in June to watch an author speak. I happened to be flying out to Denver for a conference so I wasn't able to attend. When I returned from my trip, my supervisor was excited and started talking about 100 days projects in the art world and how we should apply this to our major and career exploration. As we began to brainstorm, we came up with the idea of using a heavy social media campaign, mascots, and in person events to promote the campaign. There were quite a few hoops to jump through. We had to get clearance from many powers-that-be to cancel our Fall Majors Fair and try out this new 100 days campaign. We then had to create a budget, events, timelines, and ideas from (pretty much) scratch. We gathered bits and pieces of information online but no other institution has tried something like this before so we were pulling things out of the air. Literally.
In my very first introductory blog, I explained why we decided to use a mascot besides the Bruin Bear. Don't get me wrong, the Bruin Bear is awesome! But we wanted something that would catch people's attention and make them question, "Who is that sheep, monkey, rooster,...?" Plus, using the Lunar New Year and its career and personality components aligned directly with our idea of this 100 days campaign. As we head into finals and winter break, I challenge you to reflect back on your 100 days experience. Even if you started a little later, think back to your last 100 days. What have you accomplished? What would you like to work on? What things left you with food for thought? We'll be taking a break, Peep and I, and will return refreshed and ready for another 100 days on January 11, 2016. We'll also be introducing Chico, the Cheeky Monkey. We started our very first 100 days campaign with a reggae band, games, selfie booth, and a lot of hullabaloo. We exit our very first 100 days campaign on a quieter, reflective note. Take the time to reflect on a major and career and we'll see you in 2016!
Best of luck with finals!
Enjoy the holiday season and winter break!
If you've been following along and would like to join us in a focus group in January, please email me (michelle.tuitupou@slcc.edu). We're aiming for Friday, January 15, 2016. Give us some feedback so we can continue to build 100 Days of Career Exploration!
