MU Bball 2009-2010 Season

As you all know—I am obsessed with Marquette Basketball. The 2009-2010 schedule has come out and I since I am living and working in the Washington, DC area I did not purchase season tickets.

However, I will be making at least one game this season. I will be attending the MU vs UW game December 12th, in Madison. My grandma and uncle have season tickets center court about 10 rows up so I will be wearing my blue & gold.

I am also going to try to travel to the game at WVU (Dec. 29) since it’s only a 3 hour drive from where I reside. I will also try to drive up to Philly (Jan. 9) for the game against Nova depending on if I can find tickets.

I am so excited for the season to tip-off that I am flying to Chicago for the Tip-off dinner October 23rd. Hopefully my girl friend and I wont be the youngest ones there.

Grad Searching Employment

Most people growing up change their minds of what they want to be when they grow up. Most boys say I want to be a fireman. I want to be a truck driver. I want to be a policeman. But when boys become teens they realize they want to become scientists, engineers, lawyers or doctors. Then once in college they study biology, take physics, read a ton of cases or cut up cadavers.

Well for me... my vision growing up has never changed. I have always wanted to work in athletics whether it was for a college or professional team. Most people go through phases in life where they change their appearances. Not me. I dress the same as I did when I was five years old. Weather permitting I wear shorts with a lanyard hanging out of my left pocket, flip flops, and a sports jersey or t-shirt.

My nickname growing up was Wisco because all I wore was Badger stuff since my entire family attended UW-Madison. I broke the tradition by attending Marquette. During those 2 hours in December when MU battles UW-- "I am not part of the Remington family" said my Grandma. Here is a list of what I am up against in this family rivalry.

UW-Madison Almuns
- My grandparents
- My dad
- My sister
- 4 uncles
- 1 aunt
- 8 cousins
- (3 cousins: prospective students)

Marquette Alums
- ME

As you can see, I stand out. My passion has always been sports and God has given me the gifts of being able to write properly and be creative. I would love to apply my talents to work for an athletic department. I have example of my work posted on my digital portfolio at www.GoldenEaglesFan.weebly.com Where you can also find my resume posted.

I work well both individually and in team settings. I can help in a front office answersing calls, dealing with fans, alumns and customers. I can promote and market a team by using social media or creating print ads. As a graduate in communications I have strong interpersonal skills so I can create events and meet and greet donors. Anything dealing with communications and or public relations -- I would be a great asset!

So please if you want a young, creative and passionate individual please consider me.

The Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a one of the major conference in D1 intercollegiate athletics. There are 16 universities in the Big East ranging from private to public state schools. “The league aims and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship (www.bigeast.org).” The Big East represents 18 different sports but none are bigger than Men’s Basketball. The Big East is arguably the best conference in Men’s Basketball in the country. 8 Big East teams are ranked in the top 25; 4 of which are in the top 10 (ESPN/USA today poll).

I am currently a senior at one of these Big East schools writing this blog for my PR-writing class. The organization which I am apart of has a simple mission:

“Our mission is to strive for excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, and service to others in the Jesuit tradition, while embracing equity in opportunity, good sportsmanship, and ethical conduct.”

I personally have friends who compete for my university and they are living examples that athletes at my school follow this mission. My friends that compete and represent my school are competitive, loyal and extremely genuine which not only makes them great athletes but great leaders in society.

Across the country there are stories about student-athletes who forget the real reason why they are at school… to get an education. Some student-athletes let their athletic abilities go to their head and ignore the student aspect of the meaning of student-athlete. At my university, our athletic department stresses the importance in academics and requires all students-athletes to attend mandatory study hall sessions where tutors are available to help students with homework and projects.

My school’s athletic department also devotes a lot of time and energy promoting our athletics. For every basketball game they seem to have some promotional deal which headlines the game, for example: free t-shirts for the first 10,000 fans. This is a great way of marketing our school name and attracting fans to come to our games which provides revenue for our athletic department.