Oh what to do... Senior Capstone problems

I don't know about anyone else that is in my senior capstone class, but after the first class I thought I could have a panic attack. I had already began stressing about what to do for my capstone project on the last day of the fall semester. I felt like I was the only one that didn't know what to do or where to start. There are several things that interest me, but what could I spend my entire semester doing to show that the last 3 and a half years of my education were beneficial and taught me something (and still enjoy that something afterward)? I had no clue. All I knew was I wanted it to be great.

After gaining my composure and keeping myself from having a huge freak out in the middle of the Comm lab, I talked to Monica. They call her the "Comm Mom" for a reason, ladies and gents; she knows her stuff and also knows all of her students really well. She pointed out to me that I had a deep passion for the Potomac Highlands Wounded Warrior Outreach program, an organization in my hometown. This being so very true, I left class on a mission to collect ideas of what to do for PHWWO.

So now here I am, proposal written, plans made, and ready to get the ball rolling on my year long public relations plan for PHWWO. This is going to definitely allow me to utilize all the skills I have learned throughout my time at Shepherd and through my internship at Platinum PR. I have a pretty big plan drawn out, so it's going to be pretty tough, but I'm prepared (I think)!

I really want to learn more about the event planning area that is involved with public relations. I have assisted with some event details, but not enough to fully understand. That is why I plan to create two event plans for PHWWO. I plan to have one large benefit event and one small. Even though PHWWO is not a big organization, I think there will be a lot of work to plan the large event. In order to do this I will need to improve my organization skills. Since I will be doing this while still attending classes and working, I will need to make sure I have a detailed schedule of what needs to be done and when.

I also want to understand more about working for a non-profit organization. I'm currently assisting with several non-profits through my job, but I haven't fully taken on anything on my own. I am interested in working for non-profits once I graduate, so I am really excited to learn about the process through this "hands-on" experience.