Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Take Advantage - Get Involved
3/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | General
March 1, 2013
My involvement in FAU athletics has given me opportunities which I never thought possible as an undergraduate. I've been part of the department of athletics family for nearly two years and have traveled to most schools in the Sun Belt Conference, spoken to future NFL stars, visited many cities, and best of all, indulged in many different foods. Most importantly, this internship has given me the chance to create a great resume reel. A resume that includes feature stories, highlights of multiple sports and blog posts. Somehow though, it always seems with each new thing I discover more things and more avenues to grow.
For the first time, I'm going to do PA in a sporting event. This opportunity was given to me simply because I was in office and wanted to become more involved. The more time I spend with the department, the more I realize that FAU athletics is more than what happens on the field it is also important to make the contest an event for the athletes, the families and the FAU fans.
The office which I help (media relations) has been involved in 31 softball games in 19 days and while I'm not good at math, I'm able to recognize that that's a lot time on the diamond. For an event, you have the facilities and operations group which manage the event (sport administration majors), the ticket and business office (business majors), trainers (exercise science majors), media relations office for programs, statistics, public address, and web services (communication majors), development and marketing offices (marketing and political science majors) as well as the coaches and administrators. FAU students have the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom and the athletic department welcomes your involvement.
Students are always about watching games, but I bet they'd appreciate it more if they were part of it. There's a lot of opportunity for students to grow along with the department. It really opens your eyes and shows that despite the vast diversity college athletics has, it can bring people together and have some fun. However, if you were thinking about doing video in athletic media relations, you'll have to wait until December 2013, which is after I graduate.
Ginette Javier
