The Mermaid Mural

In preparation for our nursery my mom and I painted a mermaid mural this weekend. I am so proud of the painting. It is so magical! I believe bringing magic and imagination into your child's life is one of the most important things a parent can do. People need to believe in their dreams and their ability to believe starts at a young age. This brings me to another thought. My experiences as a graduate student and as an employee for several companies have made me realize the importance of fighting the norm. It was very interesting to me that several people commented on my choice of color scheme for the blog. They were not accustomed to non-traditional colors and probably felt it was a little unprofessional. I challenge our classmates to think outside the box. Go bold and make yourself uncomfortable. It is only during these moments that we grow.

Spookiest Day at BU

In the spirit of Halloween I thought I would share my spookiest day as a graduate student with BU. I must warn you this can be very very scare if you are academically sensitive! It was a dark and hot night (like most in Tucson) and I was just finishing my 15 page marketing plan for Sing and Scrub hand wash for kids. The marketing plan was amazing, colorful and captivating. I just knew I would soon be making millions. What I didn't know was there was a technology ghoul waiting to create chaos in the Saelens home. As I finished my plan I clicked on the save icon at the top of the paper and then closed the document. In my usual semi-paranoid fashion I looked in my documents folder to make sure my golden ticket had been saved. AAAAHHHHHHHHH it wasn't saved. What happened? I began chatting with Microsoft experts for help and discovered that if you open a document in an email attachment (I started working on the plan at work and emailed it to my home email) it opens in a temporary file and will not be saved if you simply click on the saved icon! I reluctantly redid the entire marketing plan...after several glasses of wine of course. The spookiest part is that I have yet to see the millions I dreamed of. Share your spooky story!

WHAT?!

I just heard from a classmate in a previous class that in order to graduate we have to take something called the ALEKS exam. Anybody know anything about this?

Help

In accordance with the facilitators suggestions I took out the hyper link, but cannot figure out how to replace it with a simpler phrase or image. Can anyone provide instruction? Thanks.

BU Here I Come!

I've encountered a lot of students who are finishing their master's programs by the end of May. I'm hoping to meet most of you during the commencement!! Here is a link to what we have to look forward to.



Can't wait to meet everyone!

Hello Group Six

Hello Group! My name is Erin Saelens. This is my final class in the MSPM program and I am very excited!! I am a case manager for Arizona Child Protective Services. I specifically work with young adults ages 18-21. I hope to leave the social work field as soon as I'm done with this program. As my husband says, "I need to see a return on your investment" (referring to this program). I served in the Air Force for four years and previously worked as a security clearance adjudicator for CSC. I am 32 weeks pregnant and hoping to make it through the class smoothly. I look forward to working with you all.