Multimedia Storytelling Final Project

On Saturday, December 7th, Lyndon State College students had an opportunity to visit New York City for a day. The Campus Activities Board held online sign-ups where the first students who responded to an email, were first on the list of people to attend the trip.

Two coach buses were rented for the day to bring the group to the Big Apple. Brian Martineau is the CAB activities supervisor and joined the group on their journey south. He and Residence Hall Director Meredith Atchison, were the two school officials who oversaw the trip.

Students had to meet at the buses at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in the Vail Parking Lot. The buses departed from campus at 5:00 a.m., heading to New York City.

The only stop made on the way down was at a McDonalds, making the trip not too long. From Lyndonville to NYC took nearly five hours, with just the one stop.

When arriving in New York, the bus dropped students off on Broadway, right across the street from Her Majesty’s Theatre, where the Phantom of the Opera is performed. Students were released for the day to do whatever they wished.

Students could do anything they wanted, but they had to meet back at the theatre by 8:00 p.m., where the buses would pick them up.

There were several popular places that LSC students went to. The plaza around the set of the “Today Show,” the Empire State Building, and shopping malls were visited by many students.

Times Square had many students in it during the nighttime, as all of the lights, signs, and people, attracted many students. From the streets of Times Square, one could see the famous ball that is dropped at the end of each year, signifying the start of a new one.

 When all the students were accounted for, the buses left, heading back to campus by 8:30 p.m. The bus did not stop on the way home, but movies were shown to keep students entertained.

The buses arrived back on campus around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Lyndon State College: Resident Assistants (Video Project 2)

At Lyndon State College, students, faculty, and staff all work together in order to keep positive attitudes flowing throughout campus. The 21 resident assistants play a pivotal role in setting the wonderful atmosphere many people love about LSC.

  The resident assistants are hard workers. They are hired to keep students on campus safe, and allow their residents to have a great time while living on campus.

  Resident assistants are given a ton of responsibility. They have keys to every dorm room on campus. At any time of the day they can be called upon to help out with a harmful situation, or just to unlock a door for a student who forgets his or her keys.

 Once a month the resident assistants are responsible for creating activities for residents to attend and enjoy.

  The R.A.s are overseen by their boss, Erin Rossetti. Rossetti is the head of the residential life department, and she also serves as the resident hall director for the Rita Bole Complex.

She is responsible for going through the hiring process of resident assistants and residence hall directors. Rossetti has four resident assistants in each building, along with one Resident hall director per building.

 Each R.A. is assigned one night per week, and about one weekend per month to be “on duty.” This includes being in their room readily available if an incident occurred, as well as going on rounds to ensure the safety of the students in dorm buildings.

 The resident assistants go in pairs to go on rounds each night. They make two or three rounds on a given night, depending on the activity around campus.

 Each night one resident hall director is also “on duty” and they are on call in case of a serious situation occurring. The resident assistants are always busy with their job, but the job is worth the while.

 There are several benefits an R.A. receives from obtaining the position. Lyndon State College pays the room and board for the resident assistants, saving thousands of dollars for many of them.

The school also gives them the option to have an unlimited meal-plan, or receive money every week to buy groceries.

 The job also provides good references for resident assistants to put down when applying for jobs. Being an R.A. also gives the students great work experience, and is a positive piece to building a great resume.

Final Project (Outline) Intro to Multimedia Storytelling

Andrew Baughn and Michael Raimondi

LSC Takes New York City

Mike and I plan to create a narrative on the CAB trip to New York City. I attended the event and took several pictures and videos of what he saw and who he talked to.

I used a GoPro and video camera to record everything he saw in the city. He found LSC students and random people in the crowds to talk to. We will use these interviews and natural shots to help create the narrative of the video.

There would be sound from the natural sounds of the city, as well as interviews conducted by me.

I was responsible for filming and taking picture in NYC. We will together edit the video, add cool features to the video, and put it all together, and Mike will write the narrative.

We may have to do a few voice recordings to enhance the narrative of the story.