eCards! Woohoo!

Being a web manager is interesting. There are hectic times, like when I had to redo the architecture, design, and most of the content of the ENTIRE Rosemont website within the span of 4 months.... and there are extremely SLOW times, like this past week, when I received maybe TWO web edit requests.

So, being the driven, motivated women's college graduate that I am, I always try to find new projects to keep myself busy. My latest production- VOILA! eCards! :)

Yes, I decided to implement a nifty eCard system on our site, starting with fabulous Valentine's Day cards.. you can send eCards to your friends and family here: http://www.rosemont.edu/cards

Happy Sending!

Much Valentine's Day Love,
The Rosemont Webmonster

Rosemont Students Do Winter Break!

Our students always make me chuckle. In collecting picture of winter break fun, I laughed out loud quite a few times. It takes imaginative, self-assured women to come up with some of these activities (Elf Party? What??) Haha! I only wish my winter break was that exciting. I spent most of it watching past seasons of America's Next Top Model with my mom. LOL. One can never get enough of Tyra! Here are some pictures that may be a bit more interesting than reality tv. Some info about these pics from top left to bottom right: Elsina Amedova at a Pro Basketball game, Fizza Hashmi celebrating tradition with her family, Alex Benfold and Mary Kate Dugan in NYC (not the real Statue of Liberty, FYI), Gabriela Dire at a wedding, Jenni Oberlag loving Christmas gifts, Nicole Beltz and family, Amanda Gonzalez sharing Christmas with some friends, Claudia Jimenez enjoying a warm winter vacation, a cake that says ELF PARTY??, and a bunch of Rosemont students dressed as elves!

President Hirsh's Holiday Hullabaloo!

Each year the President of Rosemont College throws a Hullabaloo for the community children. Faculty and staff are invited to bring their little ones to meet with Mrs. and Mr. Claus for special treats. Students and staff members help out by hosting arts and crafts tables and mini carnival games. Take a look at pictures from this year's festivities:

The Prettiest Time of Year!

This year we set out some decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving. No, "Rosemont College" isn't really carved into that pumpkin- but didn't Jess, our Director of Publications do a fantastic job photoshop'ing that in?!


Wendover Drive as you approach Rosemont's Main Entrance..

This is my favorite spot on campus- I like to lay out a picnic blanket and eat lunch right in between those two trees.

This is the first thing you'll see when you visit Rosemont! That's a view of Immaculate Conception Chapel from the College's Main Entrance.

And finally, an overhead shot of campus in the fall. From top to bottom, left to right that's Brown Science Hall, Heffernan Residence Hall, Mayfield Residence Hall, Good Counsel Hall, Lawrence Hall, Main Building, and Immaculate Conception Chapel.

Women and Technology

President Hirsh stumbled upon the following article posted on the Association of American Colleges and Universities website. She forwarded it to me, knowing my passion for women's issues and technology. Feel free to read on!

Women, Academe, and the Internet: Bridging Distances, Building Careers

Internet technology has altered academic life. Faculty, students, and administrators meet in new cyberspaces, publish in evolving digital media, and connect over increasingly complex networks. These changes are not confined to academe: internet use has spread throughout the United States, and as America goes online, gender has migrated online with it. According to a 2005 report by the Pew Internet and American Life project, women, who initially lagged behind men in internet use, are now catching up. And women are using the net in different ways, particularly as a tool for facilitating human connections. But what does this mean for women in academe? How do academic women use the internet for career-building and networking? And how can internet use both enhance their professional lives and accelerate student learning?

This issue of On Campus with Women raises, and attempts to answer, these questions. The Internet is ever-evolving; its effect on academic careers remains to be established and continues to be contested. Online publishing may not yet hold the weight of traditional publishing in discussions of tenure review. Blogging, while potentially a tool for networking and career building, requires a certain restraint from professors whose posts could shed public light on their private lives. Yet our investigation shows that with a little self-awareness and a lot of tenacity, women are transforming the role of the internet in the academy--and transforming their own work as a result. READ MORE...

Oktoberfest 2007

Each fall Rosemont holds an extravaganza of games, food, prizes, fun, and family & friends known as Oktoberfest. We made a short video highlighting some of the festivities- enjoy!!



-The Rosemont Webmonster

Field hockey!!!

So guess who's the new Head Field Hockey Coach at Rosemont this year? That's right, yours truly! I am soooo excited to be coaching our team! I have 14 dedicated young ladies who are smart, funny, talented, and passionate about field hockey! Here's a picture of the team from a fundraiser we did called the Rambler Run for Research. It was a LOT of fun and it also raised money not only for our team, but also for the American Cancer Society.
See, each athletic team at Rosemont is required to a service project at some point in the year. This is to remind our community members that our athletes are not only a team on the field, but a team off the field as well. We care about world issues and we enjoy helping others just as much as we do helping each other. Sounds familiar... it's a message that is promoted in almost every corner of Rosemont's campus- promoting justice with compassion. It's even part of our mission statement:

Rosemont College is a community of learners dedicated to excellence and joy in the pursuit of knowledge.

Rosemont College seeks to develop in all memmbers of the community open and critical minds and the ability to make reasoned moral decisions.

Rooted in Catholicism and guided by the educational principles of Cornelia Connelly and the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont College values:

• trust in and reverence for the dignity of each person
• diversity in human culture and experience
• persistence and courage in promoting justice with compassion

Love,
Your Rosemont Webmonster