Melissa Allen What is your unique gift? – Do you believe in it enough to invest everything you have in it? My unique gift is my perspective on the world. I am studying a diverse number of subject across my degrees at JU and I was raised in troubling circumstances. I think my ability to …
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Networking assignment 2
Melissa Allen I attended a meet and greet with the mayor at the public policy institute. I wore a nice suit and made sure to look both professional and approachable. My goal was to mingle with people I did not know very well and form connections with others at the event. I found that having …
Performance response
Melissa Allen Describe how you want to experience your next performance. Imagine walking on stage: How do you want to feel physically? What kinds of thoughts do you want to be having? What emotions do you want to experience? I would love to feel both confident and prepared. I would like to feel excited and …
Personal brand
Melissa Allen Melissa Allen is a senior Musical Theatre and Political Science double major from Charleston South Carolina.She began her performance training as a child when she faked being sick to get out of school at least once a week and is now a theater and film actress. Melissa has been in everything from Urinetown …
Networking assignment 1
Melissa Allen I was not incredibly anxious about attending a networking event, I attend many for my other area of study and find talking to new people to be fairly easy. I wore something presentable (not fancy but not workout clothes either) and made sure to go in with the frame of mind that I …
Learning journal 1
Melissa Allen My unique gift is my tenacity. I do not have to invest in it in just one area of my life, it is applicable in all stages. I want to be a human rights attorney, I have been passionate about this for many years and will continue to dedicate my time and effort …
Ian Hyche – Internal Funding Request
For my internal funding request I would be applying for the New Music USA Project Grant Program. In order to apply, one simply registers with their website at: Once there you can fill out your profile. Your profile can be something as simple as a Head shot with a link to your website, or you …
Ian Hyche – Networking Assignment II
In this second networking session, I spoke with audience members in the post show and talkback sessions after the legally blonde performances. I didn’t speak with too many people, but there were one or two interesting conversations that came around. One of the interesting conversations I had was with a theater student from FSCJ. I …
Ian Hyche – Learning Journal II
What is your unique gift? – Do you believe in it enough to invest everything you have in it? My unique gift is my intuitiveness. In unfamiliar situations or environments, I grasp the concepts quickly and can utilize them to get the job done. In a more creative pretense, I believe my unique gift is …
Group Grant Project – Ian/Allie/Landon/Andrea/Melissa
Grant Writing Group Project Ian Hyche, Melissa Allen, Allie McSwain, Landon Blackburn, Andrea Vilarino The Grant that we chose is the Neighborhood Grant Application from Full Service Schools of Jacksonville. This Application was sent to Melissa as part of a program and is not available publicly. It outlined very specifically what it needed, …
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