By Myra Kivett As a senior at IUPUI in the BA/MA program for Communication Studies and a music minor, I have focused on taking classes in journalism, public relations, communication studies, and music. I will graduate in December with my BA in Communication Studies and in December of 2023 with my MA in Applied Communication. …
Read MoreAfter Becky Harris graduated with a Bachelor’s in both Journalism and Spanish in 2016 and a Master’s in Sports Journalism from IUPUI in 2017, she moved to Spain to work as a teacher. Five years later, she’s still abroad and teaching 3rd and 4th grade EFL – English as a foreign language – but she …
Read MoreSenior Camryn Daniels spent the second semester of her junior year, Spring 2022, studying abroad. Here, in the second of two blog posts she wrote, she recalls her experience in Rome, Italy. By Camryn Daniels My first apartment in Italy was not very good. It was a small, temporary housing situation made for four, with …
Read MoreSenior Camryn Daniels spent the second semester of her junior year, Spring 2022, studying abroad. Here, in the first of two blog posts (check out Part 2 here), she explains the process of selecting, applying, and preparing for a program in Rome, Italy. By Camryn Daniels Deciding whether or not to study abroad was never …
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Elizabeth Cotter, B.A.J. ’17, started her career as a television news producer, but recently returned to her alma mater as a communications specialist with IU Studios. Cotter told us about her professional journey so far: 1. What does your job with IU Studios entail? What types of stories do you write? “As a communications specialist, …
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By Malashia A. Pringle In January 2021, I transferred from Kentucky State University to IUPUI. Being a transfer student was a challenge since the university was unfamiliar to me and I wasn’t sure where I’d fit in. Coming from an HBCU was also a major culture shock as I went from heavily learning and being …
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This week, IUPUI will serve as host for the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual Summer Conference, which runs from June 15-18. Sports Capital Journalism Program students are busy writing preview articles about conference sessions for the APSE website, and the students will volunteer at the conference. They will also cover events as they happen …
Read MoreAfter graduating with his bachelor’s in journalism degree in 2015, James Howell Jr. landed a job as a sports editor at a newspaper. Navigating the pandemic in 2020, he transitioned from print journalism to marketing, and now works in the broadcasting world as a digital content producer at WRTV, Indianapolis’ ABC affiliate. We asked Howell …
Read MoreSarah Lounsbury, a M.A. in Sports Journalism student and May 2022 B.A.J. graduate, recently began a summer job as a PR Assistant at BLASTmedia, a public relations agency in Indianapolis. “I have had my eye on BLASTmedia since my sophomore year when I went to their office as part of PRSSA’s Half Day with a …
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Mikaili Azziz, B.A.J. ’22, graduated in May, and is already working as a PR coordinator at BLASTmedia, a national B2B SaaS public relations agency. In fact, she had been working part-time at the agency even before graduation. We asked Azziz about her full-time job, and her learning experiences while a student at IUPUI: 1. You …
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