VISCOM Students

 

 

VISCOM Students Lending their Skills

 

Linda Strelluf is professor at the University of Avila. Last spring Linda brought her students in her communications seminar a task to help the organization of HVWP. The Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project started as an outreach program for veterans returning from World War II. It allowed returning veterans write about their own personal experiences that they had. They could describe their feelings about their experiences to others who went through similar things. Even though HVWP was originally started for World War II, it helped those serving in the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars. Also for the present time, it is helping the soldiers who were injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well.

                HVWP wanted the students help in updating and re-designing the marketing and public relations plans for their magazine “Veterans’ Voices”.  The organization came to Linda Strelluf and said they wanted to reach out to a younger audience, which they needed to be updated on the latest technology. The project was name Writing from the Soul-For the Soul, the students were able to create a facebook page, brochure, and a new tagline. They re-designed the website to make it more approachable and organized. The website had new tabs that made it easier for the user to go exactly where they wanted to. Josh Grimes, a student in Linda’s class said “It was a lot of work, but the veterans can connect with each other easier now, they deserve everything that can help them cope, especially for all they do”

                The Avila students did recently find out that there campaign was a success, and that HVWP loved it. “They liked what we did,” Stelluf said. The board of directors accepted it and wants to launch it in October of 2012. It will be shown at the World War I Museum in downtown Kansas City. “It is such a great honor to be a part of an organization like HVMP,” Grimes implied.  Hoping that this project truly helps returning soldiers and allows them to get a peace of mind and have a full recovery while being back home.

 

 

Avila University- Men's Soccer

 

 

Men’s Soccer Tackling First Conference Game

This year’s soccer season will be head coach Chris Clements fifth consecutive year in coach the Avila University Men’s Soccer team. This 2012 season will have the most soccer players on the team than any other year before it. Having an estimate of twenty returning players from 2011, and twenty-two more will be added to the roster. Players come from all over, including up north in Wisconsin to down south in Arkansas, even from other countries like Brazil. This year they are hoping to make it to the HAAC (Heart of America Conference) tournament, which is known to be the best men’s conference in the country. They are trying to make the tournament for the first time in Avila’s school history.

The 2012 Men’s soccer team kicked off on Saturday, September 29^th playing Graceland University, a team out of Iowa. Avila played well in the first half, keeping up with Graceland which at the time was receiving votes to be in the top twenty-five for top best teams in the country. Score was at 0-0 at halftime. Avila came back in the second half powerful once again but unfortunately Graceland was able to get around players to get there first goal making the score 0-1. Once Graceland’s first score, Avila started to break down and ended up letting two more goals make it through for the opposing team. The final score being 0-3, Graceland’s win.

Even though the first conference game was not a win for Avila, the men were able to shake it off and look forward to their next opponent which will be this Saturday, October 6^th vs. Baker University at home. Baker ended the 2011 season with a record of 22-1 and was number three in the country. Might be a tuff competitor, but Avila has the team that can come out with a win!