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Brazen Undergrads

College is one of the most influential times in our lives. Independence and discovery shape every moment as we study as undergraduates across the country. However, we may struggle with figuring our our majors, how to get involved around campus, and developing our personal brands through professional development.

Brazen Undergrads is a network to connect undergraduate students. Share your experiences and feel free to develop relations with other students.

Network Leader: Zack Zaban

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Demetra Allen I'm organizing a forum on entrepreneurship at my university.Does anyone have any suggestion on some unique/creative approaches to presenting the forum? Theme? Concept?

6 days ago from Social Entrepreneurs, Brazen Undergrads and Creatively Inspired 1 more

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Chris Jeanty: Definitely advertise, especially where young entrepeneiers maybe. (Your local library, Business school, etc etc.) And that link Tariq provided is ...MoreDefinitely advertise, especially where young entrepeneiers maybe. (Your local library, Business school, etc etc.) And that link Tariq provided is pretty good.
15 hours ago

Tariq West: I would also refer you to two other really great resources: MoreI would also refer you to two other really great resources: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/ and http://stvp.stanford.edu/teaching/resources.html
14 hours ago

Tariq West Walt Whitman, Jeans and the Ethos of Gen-Y: What we can learn from a Levi's commercial » http://bit.ly/b2AEar

1 day ago from Brazen Undergrads, Personal Branding, I am Gen Y, Social Entrepreneurs and Nonprofiteers 3 more

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Tariq West: @paulmacp - Haha, that is pretty ironic. The idea of the pioneer is definitely romanticized into something emphatically better than the (probably) ...More@paulmacp - Haha, that is pretty ironic. The idea of the pioneer is definitely romanticized into something emphatically better than the (probably) miserable reality. Thanks for commenting!
1 day ago

Chris Jeanty: The age of an art's creation doesn't prohibit a poem's timelessness. And this poem is indeed timeless. Good job pointing this commercial out Tariq.
14 hours ago

Demetra Allen Question: What do you think is the lead motivator for getting individuals to take action and get involved in issues that impact their community?

1 week ago from Brazen Undergrads, Monthly Goal Meet-Up, Creatively Inspired, Business as Mission and Non-Profit Management 3 more

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Zack Zaban: Check out Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone.

He tries to tackle the understanding of how we connect and why social connections are ...MoreCheck out Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone.

He tries to tackle the understanding of how we connect and why social connections are vital to civic engagement.
18 hours ago

Chris Jeanty: Personally, I would advise you when you are out there campaigning to get people to do more within there community to make sure you emphasize a) ...MorePersonally, I would advise you when you are out there campaigning to get people to do more within there community to make sure you emphasize a) what the people volunteering will get out of it and b) since we live in an individualistic culture that prides itself on providing people a hand-up and not a hand-out, I would emphasize the "opportunity" you would be giving those within said community to alleviate their situation themselves WITH your organizations assistance, rather than having your organization alleviate the situation FOR them.

Best advice I can provide as a former local community organizer myself.
15 hours ago

Zack Zaban Has anyone encountered students on campus that simply don't understand the value of social media?

18 hours ago from Brazen Undergrads

Tariq West I'm putting together my reading list for the next 6-12 months. Here is what I have so far: http://bit.ly/dmI6dn | ...MoreI'm putting together my reading list for the next 6-12 months. Here is what I have so far: http://bit.ly/dmI6dn | Which books do you think are essential to the well-rounding/grounding of a young mind?

3 days ago from Brazen Undergrads, Nonprofiteers, Entrepreneurs, Washington D.C. and Bay Area Bunch 3 more

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Jay Hepner: Whitman and Jeans? Gotta love it. Dan Pink's Whole New Mind also a must.
1 day ago

Tariq West: @Jay - I will never forget my first and only meeting with Dan Pink - he spoke at my high-school and stuck around after to chat with my econ class. ...More@Jay - I will never forget my first and only meeting with Dan Pink - he spoke at my high-school and stuck around after to chat with my econ class. If I could change anything, I wouldn't have been a smartass and told him he looked like Bob Sagit - he gets it all the time and he is not amused by it. I'm gonna have something redeemingly smart to say next time I meet him.
1 day ago

Tariq West I'm trying to figure out whether my high-school experiences are still relevant/should be surfaced on my online profiles like linkedin. On the one hand, I'll be graduating college in June and don't ...MoreI'm trying to figure out whether my high-school experiences are still relevant/should be surfaced on my online profiles like linkedin. On the one hand, I'll be graduating college in June and don't want to wear my youth on my sleeve/distract from more recent experiences by including high-school material; on the other hand, I co-founded or worked with three nonprofits and had internships at US-DOE and Howard University which were an important part of my professional development. Any advice?

6 days ago from Personal Branding, Brazen Undergrads, I am Gen Y and Stanford Careerists 2 more

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Chris Jeanty: I agree with Melissa, keep those accomplishments, and if your still in undergraduate school, keep your high school on there. I would phase out ...MoreI agree with Melissa, keep those accomplishments, and if your still in undergraduate school, keep your high school on there. I would phase out putting high school on my application or link only after graduate school, or after two post collegiate professional career experiences. You have a great portfolio of experiences. Keep it up young brother.
3 days ago

Tariq West: @Chris Thanks for the advice and encouragement!
1 day ago

Zack Zaban Does anyone have tips on successfully taking a break from social media?

This question sounds strange, but I find that the only way I can limit my interaction with others in the ...MoreDoes anyone have tips on successfully taking a break from social media?

This question sounds strange, but I find that the only way I can limit my interaction with others in the online world is to simply go to a location where I cannot get Internet.

3 weeks ago from Brazen Careerists on Twitter, Brazen Undergrads, Tech Gurus and Work/Life Blur 2 more

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Jed Cohen: Something that has worked somewhat well for me was to disable badging icons. I tend to have e-mail, RSS, and Twitter applications running ...MoreSomething that has worked somewhat well for me was to disable badging icons. I tend to have e-mail, RSS, and Twitter applications running whenever I'm at my computer, and seeing icons with numbers or notification overlays everywhere was a bit distracting. So I turned them all off. It's not really a break from social media, but at least I'm not constantly reminded that I'm connected - letting me get other work done online but still allowing me to switch gears if I want to.
6 days ago

Brandy Brown: Since I got my droid you can hop into settings and turn off your social applications - which I make a point to do when I need to focus or am ...MoreSince I got my droid you can hop into settings and turn off your social applications - which I make a point to do when I need to focus or am trying to achieve flow (which I generally am doing for a portion of each day), and then I also have started trying to take one personal day per week off-line completely. I just try to stay off the computer if at all possible. It's helped a lot with achieving some balance.
6 days ago

Zack Zaban Welcome to the Brazen Undergrad network.

Let's start some conversations.

What school do you go to and what is your major?

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Mehul Kar: @Zack you're in Madison? I'm a student at UW-Whitewater.

Double major: Finance and Accounting. (Hi five @karan)
1 week ago

Tariq West: Great group! I'm studying Science, Tech & Society (yes, that's a real major) at Stanford University. Anyone else in the Bay Area?
6 days ago

Zack Zaban Any students caught up in group projects for their classes? Right now I'm working with a team of 5 other students in one course to create a campaign strategy and analyzing the business model of a ...MoreAny students caught up in group projects for their classes? Right now I'm working with a team of 5 other students in one course to create a campaign strategy and analyzing the business model of a Subway location for another.

Has anyone used social media/tech innovation to make communicating easier? A lot of my groups email and use Doodle (http://doodle.com) to coordinate. Also, some people use Facebook, although I am not a huge fan of coordinating study sessions through FB.

1 week ago from Brazen Undergrads, PR & New Media and Advertising Professionals 1 more

Z. Kelly Queijo: Hi, Zack, I just finished a project with a marketing class where they reviewed my web site as a class project. We used Ning to collaborate. It was ...MoreHi, Zack, I just finished a project with a marketing class where they reviewed my web site as a class project. We used Ning to collaborate. It was free and allowed us to chat online (we scheduled chats), use the forum to post comments and respond to comments, the blog to post longer communication, and I recieved email notifications when comments were posted to the forum. It took about 10 minutes to set up the Ning accoung and get started. It was a great experience. Good luck with your project!
1 week ago

Christina: Zack- I am a college student my self and constantly work with others to complete assigned tasks (both in the work force and school) I have used ...MoreZack- I am a college student my self and constantly work with others to complete assigned tasks (both in the work force and school) I have used facebook quite often to form study sessions and to work out group assignments. I think it makes the communication much easier, you get everything out to everyone in one click! gotta love it! I haven't seen doodle yet but will have to check it out. I know some universities are actually using sites such as twitter in the class room to foster more discussion in the class.
1 week ago

Zack Zaban A nice, easy question to end your Tuesday: how do you use social media on campus? Do you communicate with your friends or do you use tools like Facebook, Twitter, Brazen Careerist and Blogging to ...MoreA nice, easy question to end your Tuesday: how do you use social media on campus? Do you communicate with your friends or do you use tools like Facebook, Twitter, Brazen Careerist and Blogging to promote your own personal brand to others?

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Emily Moore: There are a couple of organizations on my tiny (less than 2000) campus that use social media... the dining commons uses Twitter to announce the ...MoreThere are a couple of organizations on my tiny (less than 2000) campus that use social media... the dining commons uses Twitter to announce the lunch specials. Useful stuff.
3 weeks ago

Mehul Kar: I wish more people tweeted on my campus. Fb is dominant at UW-W
1 week ago

Zhiwei Tan Hi undergrads~~~

2 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Mehul Kar: Hi Zhiwei :)
1 week ago

Emily Moore Hey guys! I just got a blog published on "SmartCollegeVisit" which is supposed to help students who are looking for schools, but these Top 10 questions you can ask about studying abroad are useful ...MoreHey guys! I just got a blog published on "SmartCollegeVisit" which is supposed to help students who are looking for schools, but these Top 10 questions you can ask about studying abroad are useful throughout your undergrad experience. Definitely check it out and let me know what you think!

2 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Mehul Kar: link?
1 week ago

Stanley Lee I'm part of an organizing committee for a very special event for a Toastmasters club. There will be all kinds of guests attending the event who are non-students, including keynote speakers. As ...MoreI'm part of an organizing committee for a very special event for a Toastmasters club. There will be all kinds of guests attending the event who are non-students, including keynote speakers. As this network is for undergrad students, what do you think would be ideal topics for keynote speakers to talk about in order to keep the attendees interested? Thanks in advance.

2 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Stanley Lee: Thanks for the advice. I think I have enough topics to choose from for the keynote speakers.
2 weeks ago

Mehul Kar: What would you want to hear about? Best question to start with.
1 week ago

Stanley Lee Have any of you switched your majors during your undergrad? It happened to me (and I'm about to finish my degree), and I wanted to write about it as part of my future blog entries. I found some ...MoreHave any of you switched your majors during your undergrad? It happened to me (and I'm about to finish my degree), and I wanted to write about it as part of my future blog entries. I found some links from Google search (http://bit.ly/2WwuGT ; http://bit.ly/codIYU ; http://bit.ly/9Hrw0s), but I'm wondering if you know of any personal blogs that I can quote. Thanks in advance.

1 week ago from Brazen Undergrads

Mehul Kar Are there any undergrads here from the midwest (WI, IL, MI, MN) area?

2 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Emily Moore: I'm in IN.
2 weeks ago

Mehul Kar: I almost went to IN once to watch a a pro tennis tourney. Maybe this august I will go.

I'm looking to advertise an collegiate ...MoreI almost went to IN once to watch a a pro tennis tourney. Maybe this august I will go.

I'm looking to advertise an collegiate entrepreneur's conference in Milwaukee, WI at Harley Davidson.
2 weeks ago

Emily Moore Hey Ya'll, what experience have you guys had with internships? I'm currently working at my second internship in Washington, DC, and am trying to figure out my summer plans, which should be exciting!

3 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Ryan Paugh: Yep, that's right! I don't think that I've ever asked a potential employee at Brazen Careerist for a resume either. I ask them if they have a blog ...MoreYep, that's right! I don't think that I've ever asked a potential employee at Brazen Careerist for a resume either. I ask them if they have a blog first :)
3 weeks ago

Stanley Lee: Actually it occurred to someone I know in a Toastmasters club that I belong to. When being asked if she has a blog in an interview, she blanked ...MoreActually it occurred to someone I know in a Toastmasters club that I belong to. When being asked if she has a blog in an interview, she blanked and didn't get the position (not a surprise). Since then, she has started a blog and maintained it as consistently as possible.
3 weeks ago

Z. Kelly Queijo To those of you who are still undergrads, GMU and Tufts now accept college video admissions application essays (MoreTo those of you who are still undergrads, GMU and Tufts now accept college video admissions application essays (http://bit.ly/abNGKr). What do you think? Does building your brand to stand out among thousands of others begin with your admissions app? Would you have submitted a video if the schools you applied to accepted videos with the app?

3 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Emily Moore: Video applications are a way to demonstrate skills that you couldn't put on a written application, like "I have excellent public speaking skills, ...MoreVideo applications are a way to demonstrate skills that you couldn't put on a written application, like "I have excellent public speaking skills, as well as poise and confidence."
I think that sort of opportunity should especially be taken advantage of by media communication students.
3 weeks ago

Zack Zaban Hey Undergrads,

I read an article yesterday in the NYT about Tufts allowing prospective students to use a YouTube video in their college applications.

This got me ...MoreHey Undergrads,

I read an article yesterday in the NYT about Tufts allowing prospective students to use a YouTube video in their college applications.

This got me thinking: how have you used a form of social media to express yourself/your identity in a way that traditional media simply could not facilitate?

Link to NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/education/23tufts.html

3 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Emily Moore: We were just talking about this (sort of) in the YPW group about how to demonstrate different skills that you can't put on a resume.

MoreWe were just talking about this (sort of) in the YPW group about how to demonstrate different skills that you can't put on a resume.

I think an online portfolio is an excellent example of this. I know a lot of photographers that use it, and writers are starting to get involved. When it comes to social media marketing or a similar career field, I think wired portfolios are going to be standard.
3 weeks ago

Z. Kelly Queijo: If you were to submit a video with your app, would you want it posted to YouTube?

3 weeks ago

Dawn Frost Please tell me how 3+ hours of studying last night didn't produce the 4 page paper I needed?! Even with all sorts of resources at my fingertips, some subjects are so difficult to find articles on. ...MorePlease tell me how 3+ hours of studying last night didn't produce the 4 page paper I needed?! Even with all sorts of resources at my fingertips, some subjects are so difficult to find articles on. And if I ever thought that I'd be a marketing major, I'm so glad I changed my mind.

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Mehul Kar: I take 4 hrs per page of writing. I've just accepted that and set apart a whole night to write a 3 page paper.
3 weeks ago

Dawn Frost: I guess that I normally am a quicker writer, but is it any surprise that a class I'm not crazy about seems like more work?

@Mehul, ...MoreI guess that I normally am a quicker writer, but is it any surprise that a class I'm not crazy about seems like more work?

@Mehul, perhaps I'll have to accept that the papers for this class will take me longer.
3 weeks ago

Elisabeth Ericson Thanks for starting this network! I'm a junior at Dartmouth studying geography and public policy, and would like to work in nonprofit management or consulting. I blog very occasionally at MoreThanks for starting this network! I'm a junior at Dartmouth studying geography and public policy, and would like to work in nonprofit management or consulting. I blog very occasionally at http://www.elisabethericson.com/.

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Zack Zaban: @Emily what type of non-profits have you been involved with?
4 weeks ago

Emily Moore: @Zack i have started my own non-profit organization that works with connecting youth organizations with fundraising efforts. A website should be ...More@Zack i have started my own non-profit organization that works with connecting youth organizations with fundraising efforts. A website should be launched sometime soon - I'm excited to share it with BC!
3 weeks ago

Jenna Puckett Hey everyone-
I'm a junior at NC State in Raleigh, NC majoring in materials science & engineering. I've been pursuing my interest in entrepreneurship on the side through a club and an ...MoreHey everyone-
I'm a junior at NC State in Raleigh, NC majoring in materials science & engineering. I've been pursuing my interest in entrepreneurship on the side through a club and an independent study.

It will be great to join the conversation with like minded people.

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Stanley Lee: There is a group on this network called "Entrepreneurs". Thought of joining that group here?
4 weeks ago

Emily Moore: That's awesome to have another NCer in the crowd! Welcome to BC!
3 weeks ago

Zack Zaban I just stumbled upon this article about the factors of college financial aid. Thought it would be an interesting read for the group: MoreI just stumbled upon this article about the factors of college financial aid. Thought it would be an interesting read for the group: http://bit.ly/dn3a3C

Also, I am going to try each day to share a story/article relating to college life on the Brazen Undergrads network.

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Zack Zaban Hey Undergrads-

Brazen Careerist just rolled out some great new features that will help you spread your conversations across multiple social media networks. To learn more, read this ...MoreHey Undergrads-

Brazen Careerist just rolled out some great new features that will help you spread your conversations across multiple social media networks. To learn more, read this article: http://www.brazencareerist.com/about/feed

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Rachel Puckett Just posted a new topic in the forum: Are you a business owner or aspiring entrepreneur? Pitch in your option in the Forum section on the blue bar above.

4 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

Zack Zaban Another little tidbit: if you are currently looking for a post-graduation job or internship for the summer, Brazen Careerist is a great tool to connect with recruiters. Look at the bottom of your ...MoreAnother little tidbit: if you are currently looking for a post-graduation job or internship for the summer, Brazen Careerist is a great tool to connect with recruiters. Look at the bottom of your screen to find recent job postings and, from here, communicate with those companies. Show your ideas and your own personal brand.

7 weeks ago from Brazen Undergrads

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Zack Zaban: Hey Emily-

Check MoreHey Emily-

Check http://www.brazencareerist.com/jobs. Also, look at the Network We're Hiring at http://www.brazencareerist.com/network/were-hiring. If you are looking to contact a company, click on the Companies tab and browse through different company feeds.

What is your major/what do you want to do once you are out of school?
4 weeks ago

Emily Moore: I'm currently a professional writing major and am hoping to get involved with public advocacy communication. Maybe.
What about yourself?
4 weeks ago