What: My idea is to update the Women’s Rugby
(SBUWRFC) page on the SBU website. The current page can be viewed here: http://www.sbu.edu/campus-life.aspx?id=5348&terms=women's%20rugby.
As you may notice, the last time this page was updated was at least
two-and-a-half years ago. Since then, the team has grown considerably in terms
of members and successes and is in desperate need of updating. I know this
because I am a member of the women’s team. On the updated site, I will include current stats, player’s
names, a brief history, team schedule, current standings and perhaps pictures
and a video.
Why: I am beginning my seventh semester as a
member on this team. My first semester as a freshman, we ended our season 0-5.
Last fall I helped lead the team as captain to compete in Nationals for the
first time in nearly 10 years. We ended 4th in the nation, the
furthest the women’s rugby team has ever advanced. Needless to say, we need a
website to not only tell of our recent successes, but also to inform incoming
freshman who might be interested in the sport. Not to mention the fact that it
would help us get our name out there and for all to see that we are a force to
be reckoned with. I ultimately want this website to be a true depiction of what
our team has become.
How: I spoke with Rob
Defazio recently and he is setting up a day for me to meet with a member from
the PR department. The PR man will help me update the site (he has a layout I
can use, so I will not be working from scratch) to the best of my ability.
Depending on the difficulty of the renovation of the site, I am incredibly
interested in incorporating a video on the main page. I would interview the current
captains, president and advisor. In the video they would describe what an
average day of practice is like, why someone should join, what we’re all about
and maybe digress into how to play the sport. Creating a video is something I
am passionate about since my concentration is in broadcast journalism. However,
this may end up being an added challenge depending on how time-consuming the
entire revamp of the page is.
Significance: I am
clearly passionate about this team. Since being a part of it, I have seen us at
our worst and at our best. Therefore, I think we deserve the best, or at least
an updated website! Not only do we practice and play hard, we help out in the
community (with BonaResponds) and do all we can to give ourselves a good name.
Playing rugby for this team has helped me create life-long friendships,
relationships, and of course has shaped me into a better athlete. Renovating
the site is the least I can do for what the sport of rugby has done for me.
Problems: I do not
foresee any giant problems. As aforementioned, the only thing I might run into
is not having enough time to create the video to put on the site. I have full
intentions of doing this and will try, but I am going to take it one step at a
time, starting with updating the website first.
