Knight Writer » Q&A http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter Life and Lynn Through Our Four Eyes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Check us out… on Facebook http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/23/check-us-out-on-facebook/ http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/23/check-us-out-on-facebook/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:16:24 +0000 Laura http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/?p=541 Have you ever wanted to know what life is really like on campus? Or had questions about admissions deadlines or SAT scores? If yes, you might have called Lynn’s admissions office, but there is another way to poke around Lynn University – and ask questions. The answer is Facebook.

The university currently maintains seven pages with exclusive video content, photo albums and event listings including: Alumni, Athletics, the School of Aeronautics, Study Abroad, the Career Center, Admissions and the main Lynn University page.

Lynn's main Facebook page

Lynn's main Facebook page

Lynn Admissions Facebook page

Admissions Facebook page

Today, Lynn’s main page is managed by a team in marketing consisting of a graduate student, two student photographers, a student videographer and both members of the Lynn PR office – who also happen to be Knight Writer bloggers – Jason and me. As of today, “Lynn University” has more than 1,500 fans, 21 videos posted and more than 60 photo albums that feature photos taken at recent campus events.

Although marketing had a hand in creating the other pages – individuals in each department have taken over securing and posting their own content, not to mention responding to wall posts.

The Admissions page, for example, recently added a “meet the counselors” note and a photo album of prospective High School students. Plus, rumor has it that Juan Camilo Tamayo, director of undergraduate admissions, will be featured in a video, requesting – and personally responding to – questions from prospective students right on the Admissions Facebook page. Fan them to find out what real prospective students want to know.

]]> http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/23/check-us-out-on-facebook/feed/ 0 Dean talks about Lynn’s “very special” Conservatory of Music http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/09/dean-talks-about-lynn%e2%80%99s-very-special%e2%80%9d-conservatory-of-music/ http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/09/dean-talks-about-lynn%e2%80%99s-very-special%e2%80%9d-conservatory-of-music/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:02:34 +0000 Laura http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/?p=498 Greg Stepanich, a reporter from the Palm Beach Arts Paper, recently interviewed Jon Robertson, dean of the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University. The two sat down for over an hour in Robertson’s office. “We had a great conversation,” said Robertson. And the two’s candidness shows in the full-length interview online.

Jon Robertson. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)
Jon Robertson. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)

They discussed everything from Robertson’s past as a musical prodigy growing up in Jamaica, to his education at Julliard and his position as head of the music department at UCLA, one of the largest music schools in the country.

The two also discussed what Robertson has done to help Lynn’s conservatory gain recognition since he became dean five years ago. “Our size, quality of our faculty, and the level of our students, makes what we have very, very special,” said Robertson.

Today at noon, Dean Robertson – along with assistant dean, Marc Reese and a group conservatory of students will appear on WXEL’s “Classical Variations” show with Joanna Marie for a “Lynn Season Preview.” Tune in online at www.wxel.org/listenlive.html.

]]> http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/09/09/dean-talks-about-lynn%e2%80%99s-very-special%e2%80%9d-conservatory-of-music/feed/ 0 Tribute to Dean Levine & Lunch with Laura http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/03/27/tribute-to-dean-levine-lunch-with-laura/ http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/2009/03/27/tribute-to-dean-levine-lunch-with-laura/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:46:14 +0000 Laura http://blogs.lynn.edu/knightwriter/?p=271 Today we found out that a very good friend of the University – and one of my role models – Irving R. Levine died at the age of 86. For those of you who didn’t know him, Dean Levine was Dean Emeritus of Lynn’s College of International Communication and a world-renowned broadcast journalist. I’m not sure if he was most famous for being the first reporter on any network to cover the economy full-time or for always wearing a bow tie :) . Either way, he was an awesome guy. In fact, I’m lucky enough to be able to say that Dean Levine spoke at my graduation last year (and yes – I have it on tape!) Read more about Dean Levine on www.lynn.edu under “University News.”

In other news, Mohamed Abdalla was named Lynn’s 2009-10 SGA President yesterday. So, I decided to take Mohamed to lunch today for the first edition of “Lunch with Laura.” What is “Lunch with Laura”? Well, basically it’s a really short interview that I’m going to do every other week. I buy you lunch, and you answer a few questions on tape for me. Fair deal? I think so :) If you’re interested, let me know. I’d love to have lunch with you!! Without further ado. Here’s Mohamed:

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