Two years ago, soon after graduation, Tyler Fenwick landed a job as a staff writer at the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the top African American newspapers in the nation and the longest-standing African American-owned newspaper in Indianapolis. Since his hiring, he has covered a pandemic, protests, elections, and other hugely important topics. We spoke to …
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Tejaswini Vavilala, a 2014 graduate of the Public Relations Master’s program, is working hard on a second Master’s degree (this one in International Affairs) at The New School in New York City, but she has also dedicated several years of her life as an advisor to the Sphoorti Foundation. The Sphoorti Foundation is a hostel …
Read MoreTashi Copeland, B.A.J. ‘18, despite a rocky job market because of COVID-19, recently started a new gig as Communications Manager at Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF). “Many of my coworkers, family, and friends thought it was a bit crazy to switch jobs during a pandemic,” she said. “I was nervous about starting a new venture …
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Tarena Lofton, B.A.J ‘18, has been on the frontlines of disseminating news about COVID-19 as Assistant Social Media Manager for Kaiser Health News (KHN) and California Healthline. KHN is a nonprofit news service covering health issues, and California Healthline is a service of the California Health Care Foundation produced by KHN. “I’m learning a lot …
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Morgan Campbell, B.A.J. ‘18, a social media and digital marketing specialist at IU, has been working hard to keep students, employees, and supporters informed about coronavirus developments as they relate to IU. She manages and posts for all official IU social media channels. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Campbell has had to switch gears into …
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Keeley Miller graduated from IUPUI in May 2019 and has been busy building her empire ever since. In October 2019, she moved to San Diego, Calif., from Indiana and relaunched her photography business, Keeley Miller Portrait, there. She opened a studio in downtown San Diego. “I knew that moving cross-country to a new city would …
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On a typical day, Joey Lamar, a 2013 Sports Journalism Master’s graduate, visits local high schools, colleges, and other venues to gather information and stories about area sports teams. Lamar has been the Sports Director at KXMB in Bismarck, North Dakota, since 2017. “My experience at KXMB has been truly amazing,” he said. “I wish …
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Frank Bonner, a ’20 graduate of the Sports Journalism Master’s program at IUPUI, recently celebrated a year of employment at his job as an Oklahoma State University beat writer for Tulsa World. “Covering college or professional sports has been my dream since high school,” Bonner said. “My job is to cover all things OSU.” He …
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As a public information specialist at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), Casey Kenworthy’s job has become more important than ever since the COVID-19 crisis began. Kenworthy, B.A.J. ‘18, works two days a week in the Joint Information Center (JIC) and one day a week in the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in addition …
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Alex Burr, a May 2020 graduate, has created a network of podcasts called The Running Hook. In addition to his own podcast, Burr’s network has launched four other shows: Lynn-Sanity with senior Caleb Lynn; The Circle City Chatroom with Zach Griffith, B.A.J. ‘20, and Bret Sexton, recent IUPUI graduate; The Battleground with JD Hall and …
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