The Unexpected

First and foremost, I hope you are all staying safe, healthy and well informed during this chaotic and scary time. Most of us have never experienced anything like this worldwide pandemic before and it has created such a wide spread of fear. Stay indoors as much as possible and blog ;).

As I have discussed throughout previous pages of mine, I am an event management major. For one of the classes I take in this major, we are put into groups and are to put on our own event. Over the past few months of the semester, my group has meet three times a week and created an event from scratch. We have done everything from sending out our promos and reserving a space, to receiving sponsorship money to help fund the event.

Due to the recent health risks throughout our country, our event for the first week of April… has been cancelled. This was heart breaking for our group as we have put so much work and passion into this event. However, after shaking off the sadness, we realized how great of a learning experience this is for us. The event management industry is full of curve balls and expecting the unexpected.

While I can only pray that situations similar to this current one do not happen again, it is great practice. Throughout the next few weeks of the semester, we will be following a variety of steps to handle this event cancellation efficiently and recover.

I also work at an event management department on campus that is in charge of all events held on academic spaces throughout our university. This has been a challenging but important experience as well as my shifts recently have been a chaotic blend of disappointment and stress.

I will be taking you all through this entire journey and reporting back about my experiences while handling these situations in the event management world. Once again, I hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and cozy in the comfort of your homes. Be well.