The National Association of Campus Activities annual national conference was in Boston, MA this year. About 15 of us from Fordham went, most of us from the Campus Activities Board, but also a few delegates from the Residence Hall Association, and the Commuter Students Association.
It was a blast! There were a lot of great performers, speakers, musicians, and even comedians! (I say even comedians because I rarely find myself laughing at stand-up comedians). I'll focus on a few of my favorites in some other posts.
I met Mike from the Real World D.C. He is a really nice guy, and is my favorite on the show, so I was super excited when I walked past him in the marketplace. He is visiting campuses and speaking about human rights issues. He works for the Human Rights Campaign focusing on Gay and Lesbian rights (He himself is Bi-sexual and comes out to his family on the show). Hopefully Fordham will be able to bring him to campus for orientation next semester. (And I will sneak in so I can watch!) Here we are with other students from Fordham.
The marketplace at NACA is basically a big fair with booths of different agencies and companies giving out information and free things. I also got the chance to meet Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS shoes. A for-profit business that has the policy ONE for ONE. Every time a customer buys a pair of TOMS shoes, the company donates a pair to a child in a third world country. You can find our more about TOMS here: TOMS Mission
The marketplace at NACA is basically a big fair with booths of different agencies and companies giving out information and free things. I also got the chance to meet Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS shoes. A for-profit business that has the policy ONE for ONE. Every time a customer buys a pair of TOMS shoes, the company donates a pair to a child in a third world country. You can find our more about TOMS here: TOMS MissionBlake was in one of the lecture showcases and talked about his business for about 15 minutes. In that 15 minutes I remembered why I was in business school. Business can be for profit and still change and improve the world. Business is the foundation of America and by changing how people view business and what they think can be done with it, we can find new ways of finding solutions. So cheers to Blake for his brilliant business model and service to humanity!
I had to add this picture because it was just added to Facebook. This is all of the students on our way to Quincy Market! :)
I have so much more to write about NACA 2010, but I'll split it up into different posts so it's not too confusing! I was in the middle of doing some reading for my Public Relations class and the chapter was on blogging and it got me in the mood. Too bad I stopped reading to do it though. At this rate I'll be an expert blogger but not have done my reading assignments!
To each day that comes, let it not pass by,
Alice Shea
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