At club day more than a year ago, when I was taking my first step at RMIT, I was impressed by the beautifully written and designed 6th issue of Current Media print magazine. Deciding to join Current Media, I simply thought it would give me a chance to know more people in this talented group and to practice writing, designing and PR which are necessary skills for a Prof Comm student.

Later, I recognized many challenges to the club. First, although the team put so much effort in making the magazine, not so many people knew about and read it. Second, in a global digital revolution, print magazine is expensive yet not enough to meet the need of speed for information. Last, we confronted lack of human and financial resources which threatens the continuation of the club.

That was when I decided to become the leader of the club. Being the president, I’ve made some change in the club’s operation. Initially, I and my team attempted to attract more quality members for the club by improving the magazine, making creative recruitment posters, building unique stage performances for club days. Then, we tried to get a stable financial resource based on our good performance, and fortunately we were able to have sponsor from the university. Also, to keep up with the world’s digital trend, besides continuing to produce the print magazine, we expanded to online communication channels: an Online Magazine, a Facebook fan page and a Youtube channel. Moreover, we successfully organized 2 creative events: 'Christmas for every RMITers' - rolling our colorful cart around the 10 levels of Hanoi Campus to give free boxes of candies to students, lecturers, staffs, securities, cleaners, etc., aiming to bring a merry christmas atmosphere to Hanoi Campus, and 'The Reef' connecting all the fish - RMITers to on the occassion of our 10th issue alongside with the Reality Escape Game and interactive activities, all for free. In addition, we helped to enhance the image of RMIT students by supporting the official Facebook fanpage "RMIT University Vietnam" in making content for RMIT Stories and RMIT Moments photos.

Current Media was not only a strong club of 40-member creative community, but also a high-quality communication channels to RMIT Hanoi community. At the moment, when I passed the club on to the younger generation, it continues to flourish. I’m really proud that Current Media has developed this far.