For my CAS project, I am working with the MUN executive team to host the 13th annual STMUN conference at our school. Throughout the months of March, April, and May, we have been meeting every week after school on Tuesday to discuss plans and coordinate activities. I am the Activities Coordinator of the club, so for the STMUN planning process, I am in charge of posting social media updates of STMUN and notify students on open applications.
Below are the posts I have created for the event and for the @STMUNXIII account:
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Creativity
Creative skills are involved when I design the posts. Before creating these infographics, I have reviewed several other MUN Instagram pages to enlighten myself on different themes I can take on for the feed of this page. Somethings I noticed most of these posts had in common were that they are professional and neat. My first post in March is created in Procreate, where the design was hand-drawn. I thought that using this software would allow more space for me to customize the post, but I did not really like how it turned out because it wasn’t as professional. So, I decided to use Canva. They have pre-made templates that I change to accommodate the information I would like to put out. Canva allows me to easily edit stuff in and out. The last two posts are made there. It provides a clear and more consistent looking infographic. I also chose to make the feed theme be blue as STMUN’s color is blue. In the captions, I make sure to have the text laid out in a clear manner so that students who are reading it can comprehend the information more easily. Emojis used are for emphasizing certain dates and for the captions to be more interesting.
Service
MUN is a non-profit club at our school. The main purpose of the club hosting this event is to provide students from all around Taiwan an opportunity to experience a formal debate/discussion on significant political issues. As the Activities Coordinator and the manager of our social media account, I act as a facilitator between MUN and the student body. I partake in both the planning process of STMUN and also in the promotion of this activity.
Other than posting on social media, members of the MUN exec team also took time during BIG time to talk to students about this conference. It was also a time for student to ask any questions or communicate any concerns. Given that there were a high number of applicants for the student leader positions, the presentation and social media posts are proved to be somewhat helpful in raising awareness about this conference.