An ominous sign of things to come today inside Lawrence Hall at Point Park University. — DEJAN KOVACEVIC
DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS
I’ll speak to students at Point Park University today — 1 p.m., Lawrence Hall Ballroom — and I’m not going to lie: I’m really looking forward to it.
For one, when those involved are coming up with a full Facebook page dedicated to the event, an article in the university newspaper or excessively flattering signs like the one above, it’s easy to get pumped. I’ve heard first-hand from students — faculty, too — who, like me, are anticipating a fun conversation on what this site is all about and what, if anything, it might mean for the future of the business.
For another, given the solo nature of this venture, I don’t really discuss the thing much outside the house. That’s very different than when I was with a newspaper and everything was discussed. So trust me when I say I’m looking much more to hearing what you have to say than what I will.
Finally, I’ve got great respect for the university, for those I know there, for the ambitious and classy way it’s expanded and enhanced an entire edge of our Downtown, as well as the fact that the school still teaches real journalism. Something to be said for that. Truth be told, and I’ve never confessed this publicly, my preference when graduating Gateway was to go to Point Park. Parental influence steered me to Duquesne, and getting an actual job steered me off the Bluff in a hurry.
My sincere thanks to the Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media & Marketing for the invitation.
November 13, 2014
Speaking today at Point Park … and pumped
by Dejan Kovacevic • Site stuff
An ominous sign of things to come today inside Lawrence Hall at Point Park University. — DEJAN KOVACEVIC
DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS
I’ll speak to students at Point Park University today — 1 p.m., Lawrence Hall Ballroom — and I’m not going to lie: I’m really looking forward to it.
For one, when those involved are coming up with a full Facebook page dedicated to the event, an article in the university newspaper or excessively flattering signs like the one above, it’s easy to get pumped. I’ve heard first-hand from students — faculty, too — who, like me, are anticipating a fun conversation on what this site is all about and what, if anything, it might mean for the future of the business.
For another, given the solo nature of this venture, I don’t really discuss the thing much outside the house. That’s very different than when I was with a newspaper and everything was discussed. So trust me when I say I’m looking much more to hearing what you have to say than what I will.
Finally, I’ve got great respect for the university, for those I know there, for the ambitious and classy way it’s expanded and enhanced an entire edge of our Downtown, as well as the fact that the school still teaches real journalism. Something to be said for that. Truth be told, and I’ve never confessed this publicly, my preference when graduating Gateway was to go to Point Park. Parental influence steered me to Duquesne, and getting an actual job steered me off the Bluff in a hurry.
My sincere thanks to the Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media & Marketing for the invitation.