Midterm Madness

Hey guys,

These past couple weeks have been pretty crazy. It's been midterm time here at BC, and it feels really great to finally be done. In the past couple weeks, I have had tests in Math for Management, Financial Accounting, Chemistry and Society and Midterms in Asia in the World and Business Law on top of a few essays. Phew.

Things have been pretty hectic, but that has certainly made this past weekend a rewarding one. Students here at BC are very motivated and driven, but of course it is important to relax and have fun when possible. On Friday, my friends and I had a great dinner at UNOs to benefit the Carroll School of Management's Honors Program, which was a blast.

We didn't have a football game here Saturday, which sometimes is a nice change of pace because I could actually get things done! My friend Alex and I went around campus taking pictures for the SAP website (check out my pic) so be on the lookout for those to go online, and we bought materials for a poster for the Haley House Cookie Campaign mentioned in the previous post. Hopefully we can benefit the House significantly in the next couple of weeks.

Until next time,
Paul

Helping Haley House

Hey everyone,

I thought I would let you know about something I have recently become involved in. Just a few weeks ago, I volunteered along with a group of five other students to help work on a marketing campaign for the Haley House Bakery Cafe. The Haley House, opened in 1966, offers food, shelter, and hospitality for Boston's underprivileged. Going beyond temporary relief, Haley House's mission is to help the less fortunate gain economic independence and lead meaningful lives.

The Haley House started selling chocolate chip cookies two years ago in the Boston College dining halls in order to raise proceeds to help the community. However, as the new classes of freshman have arrived at BC, the mission of the cookie has been lost and sales have been recently declining. My goal over the next few weeks will be to help run a marketing campaign to spread the word about the Haley House cookie through posters, samples, presentations, and an article in The Heights (the school newspaper). We just have to let people what a good cause they can support by doing something as simple and delicious as eating a cookie. This is just an example of how easy it is to get involved at BC and help a meaningful cause.

Talk to you soon,

Alex Mannherz
CSOM '12 Finance
mannhera@bc.edu