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Lynn freshman – live at The Dubliner tomorrow
Lynn freshman and communication major – Makayla Duvall (a name that certainly has a pop star ring to it) – will be taking the stage at Mizner Park’s The Dubliner tomorrow night, Sept. 30 at 9:30 p.m. The aspiring singer / songwriter will be performing her debut single “Moving On” – listen to it now on her MySpace page – and other pop-rock cover songs by Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, Maroone 5, Taylor Swift and Kings of Leon.
A 2009 graduate of Boca Raton High School, Makayla has already been in the spotlight with an appearance on So You Want to be a Pop Star?. And like many aspiring artists today, she’s also tried American Idol. Makayla auditioned for Season 8 of American Idol in Jacksonville, Fla. last year. Singing “I’m Going Down” by Mary J. Blige, Makayla was in the top 50 out of 15,000 people who auditioned.
“I didn’t see Paula, Randy and Simon,” said Makayla. “I auditioned for the executive producers who said I had a great voice, good stage presence and a good look, but I wasn’t unique enough for the show.”
In case you can’t make it to The Dubliner tomorrow, Makayla will be performing at other local venues like Hurricanes in Delray Beach and the Wishing Well in Boca Raton in the coming months.
Check us out… on Facebook
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 |
 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.
Dean talks about Lynn’s “very special” Conservatory of Music
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)
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.
Lynn alum Live with Regis and Kelly
Joanna James, a 2009 graduate from the masters program in Lynn’s College of International Communication, is making waves in the national media with her new invention – “Love Handles” – a universal exercise device that attaches to any baby stroller or carriage and gives the user an upper body / core workout while strolling.
Even Kelly Ripa loves “Love Handles.”
Joanna and “Love Handles” were also featured on Live with Regis and Kelly and Access Hollywood last week.
Getting “Love Handles” started wasn’t easy. Since finishing classes in December, Joanna’s been busy inventing, finding an attorney, engineer, manufacturer, insurance agent, financing and ultimately creating a successful business. “Although ‘Love Handles’ is completely separate from my Communication Studies background, my studies at Lynn have helped with many facets of developing the business,” said Joanna. “It helped me realize how to utilize various media to successfully convey a message – from defining and correctly packaging selling points, marketing them, using new media [like Facebook] to strengthen your presence and visibility and of course all the daily written and oral transactions that can either make or break deals in terms of negotiations, contracts or letters of interest.”
Where in the world are Lynn students this summer? Everywhere.
Lynn has a well deserved reputation as being one of the country’s most “international” campuses. We are regularly recognized as having one of the highest concentration of international students among peer institutions. But Lynn is also well known for sending students far afield once they arrive.
The summer is a popular time for making those treks abroad, and this summer is no exception. According to Nicolette Orezolli, Lynn’s assistant director of study abroad, students are again spending their summers on independent and faculty-led trips overseas (and on the seas too). Among their destinations:
Dublin, Ireland
Sydney, Australia
Shanghai, China
Salzburg, Austria
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italy
South Africa
And one student is even in the Semester at Sea program, visiting Canada, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Morocco.
Travelers… if you’re out there… have fun! Oh… and take pictures!
(By the way, more changes are afoot here at Lynn to further deepen our international focus and programs. Stay tuned for more on that…!)