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I interviewed Rachel Egan, the Athletic Director at Division III, Frankenstein University.   Questions and Answers:   1. What exactly influenced you to become an Athletic Director? “Opportunity, I was working on Wall St. and got the opportunity to become a Coach and from there on my career took off, and here I am 30 years later the Athletic Director at Frankenstein.” I’ve read that you were either the Athletic Director or a coach at D-I, II, and III, what are some of the differences in the Divisions. Communication wise, was it harder or easier at the higher Divisions? “Division 1 is easier but they’re is more reporting, with division 3 the institution handles a lot more things than at the division 1 level. There is more data to capture and more policies forms at the D-I level but it was easier for me there because I was only a coach, not the Athletic Director like I am at the D-III level ” 2. I imagined as the head of a department, you’re really busy, what type...
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Interview Questionnaire Draft #1

1. Where are from? 2. What college(s) did you attend? 3. What exactly influenced you to become an Athletic Director? 4. How do you keep up with all the work, being the head of a Department? 5. What kind of things do you jot down daily to make sure you are caught up with everything? 6. How do you respond to bad situations surrounding a team or a student athlete? 7. Do you prefer to respond with verbal or written communication? 8. How do you interact with your employees in order to keep a good relationship? 9. What inspires and motivates you to continue to do the work you do everyday? 10. Lastly, what would you say is the most important thing to do everyday to enjoy and make this job easier than what it could be.
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Interview Analysis

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Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Lil Wayne "Now tell me, is that a grill you have in your teeth right now?" "So they're removable?" ---> follow up "Do you brush your diamonds every morning?" ---> follow up "How much is in your head right now?" "You have a court date coming up soon... what exactly happened?" "So you don't remember what happened?" ----> follow up "Is it true that you lost your virginity at the age of 12?" "How did it happen?" ----> follow up "How much older was she?" ---> follow up "Did that effect you negatively in your adult hood?"---> follow up "Now you have a son of your own how old is he?" "Is he a virgin?" ---> follow up "How did you guys get together?" "How long have you played the guitar?" "Do you practice all the time?" --->follow up ...
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Rhetorical Genre Analysis

Textual Genres Rachel Egan might write or talk about as an Athletic Director: Scheduling - To make sure everyone is on track and on the same page. The audience is the  Athletic teams and their coaches.  Recruitment Pitch - Purpose and audience would be to get high school students or students looking to transfer to come to Frankenstein U.  To do list - This is to make sure she doesn't forget what to do that day or that week.  Pregame Talks- Purpose would be to get the team hyped and ready for their game. The audience could be to an athletic team or coach.  Hiring/Firing/Conflict Emails - Purpose is pretty clear, it's to either hire/fire someone or sometimes deal with conflicts that are going on. Audience is to the leaders of the Departments she runs or in the case of conflicts could be players on an athletic team.  
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Revised Possible Project Proposals and Textual Genres

Possible Project Proposal #1:  For my first possible project proposal I was thinking about interviewing the Athletic Director at Frankenstein U. Rachel Egan  would be a perfect person to interview, because being an Athletic Director of any Division in college is something I've always wanted to do. Some textual Genres she might write or read could be:  scheduling recruitment pitch sports fictions or non-fictions  courage an underdog story a heart break good sportsmanship.  Possible Project Proposal #2:  For my second possible project proposal, I would like to interview the Manager/Owner of the Road Soda Pub , a sports bar located right around the corner from my house. I think this would be a good opportunity to talk to someone in charge of running their own business, especially a sports bar, as this is also something I've always wanted to do. Some textual Genres he may write or read with being a  restaurant/bar owner could be history,...
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3 Potential Jobs That Catch My Eye

Basketball Head Coach at Penn State Abington - This job is exactly what I've wanted to do ever since I got into College. I've grown up around basketball my entire life so for me, I think it would be amazing to give the knowledge I know about the game, to kids to better themselves. A coach isn't just someone who inspires you on the court but also off the court. I had coaches that taught me life lessons and I think if I could change some kids view not only on basketball but also in life, I would be achieving my job. Male Nurse at Jefferson Health Hospital  - A male nurse it a very difficult job to get, but it is very interesting to me. I think this job is interesting to me because I would be helping and saving peoples lives. Helping people in anyway is something that I always try to do but helping people in the way that nurses do would be extremely amazing to me. Director of Homeless Services for the Gov't of Phila - Once again this job is interesting to me because ...
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Possible Project Proposals

Possible Project Proposal #1: For my first possible project proposal I was thinking about interviewing the Athletic Director at Frankenstein University. Rachel Egan would be a perfect person to interview, because being an Athletic Director of any Division in college is something I've always wanted to do. Possible Project Proposal #2:  For my second possible project proposal, I would like to interview the Manager/Owner of the Road Soda Pub, a sports bar located right around the corner from my house. I think this would be a good opportunity to talk to someone in charge of running their own business, especially a sports bar, as this is also something I've always wanted to do. Possible Project Proposal #3: As for my last possible project proposal, I think interviewing the owner of the Philadelphia Pilots (Peter Pan) would be extremely cool and interesting as this is not only an owner of a business but it also relates to sports. Although I find this to be my best possible proj...
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