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Students lead busy campus lives, continued

CAC CONCERT LEADER: Kyle Davis, professional writing senior and chair of the Campus Activities Council concert series, oversees concerts and other events on the OU campus. Photo by Billy Adams

Kyle Davis, professional writing junior, serves as chair of the CAC concert series. His responsibilities include overseeing concerts at OU and the Lloyd Noble Center. He books the bands, selects the venues, arranges catering and prepares the advertising. Like Giesecke and Dernick, he sees this experience as a kind of unpaid internship that allows him to give time and get experience and satisfaction.

“I’ve learned a lot about working with my peers from doing this,” he says. “It’s such a valuable experience, and it’s fun. It can be a challenging experience, and it can be a blast. If people get involved, they won’t be disappointed. It’s rewarding, it’s fun and it’s cool to put on a successful event. And it’s a real-life experience in getting stuff done.”

Cook says that media depictions of college students as uninvolved are all wrong.

“I work with these students every day; our students care,” Cook says. “They are passionate, and they do have a vision. With the leadership skills they are going to be taking into the world, we are going to see some amazing change over the next 20 to 25 years.

“We need great leadership because we are going to face some amazing challenges. But our students are tough, they’re determined and they’re willing to take a stand on very difficult things. That’s real leadership.”

Partridge, who advises Prince, Giesecke and Davis, agrees with Cook that journalism students are particularly well suited for leadership.

“Wherever these multi-talented students go in the future, they will certainly be successful,” she says. “They are able to work with all kinds of people and are not afraid to go outside the lines when it comes to making projects happen.
“Since a great deal of professional life is about human relations and project management, I know they will excel in any field after college.”

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					Features Students lead busy campus lives, continued CAC CONCERT LEADER: Kyle Davis, professional writing senior and chair of the Campus Activities Council concert series, oversees concerts and other events on the OU campus. Photo by Billy Adams Kyle Davis, professional writing junior, serves as chair of the CAC concert series. His responsibilities include overseeing concerts at OU and the Lloyd Noble Center. He books the bands, selects the venues, arranges catering and prepares the advertising. Like Giesecke and Dernick, he sees this experience as a kind of unpaid internship that allows him to give time and get experience and satisfaction. “I’ve learned a lot about working with my peers from doing this,” he says. “It’s such a valuable experience, and it’s fun. It can be a challenging experience, and it can be a blast. If people get involved, they won’t be disappointed. It’s rewarding, it’s fun and it’s cool to put on a successful event. And it’s a real-life experience in getting stuff done.” Cook says that media depictions of college students as uninvolved are all wrong. “I work with these students every day; our students care,” Cook says. “They are passionate, and they do have a vision. With the leadership skills they are going to be taking into the world, we are going to see some amazing change over the next 20 to 25 years. “We need great leadership because we are going to face some amazing challenges. But our students are tough, they’re determined and they’re willing to take a stand on very difficult things. That’s real leadership.” Partridge, who advises Prince, Giesecke and Davis, agrees with Cook that journalism students are particularly well suited for leadership. “Wherever these multi-talented students go in the future, they will certainly be successful,” she says. “They are able to work with all kinds of people and are not afraid to go outside the lines when it comes to making projects happen. “Since a great deal of professional life is about human relations and project management, I know they will excel in any field after college.” 1 • 2 Back to Top











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