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Comm Alums Share Lessons Learned with Current Students Nov 16, 2018 UMass Alumni joined current Department of Communication students in the ILC Hub for the annual Career Alumni Networking Night. Students and faculty had the opportunity to listen and talk to alums from a variety of career stages about their experiences while at UMass and their lives after graduation. Four alums returned to campus for the event. One of them, Ruthchneidy Benjamin ‘17, came all the way from New York. Benjamin now works as a marketing specialist for WebMD Health Services in New York City. She advised students that connections can be made anywhere. Read more |
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Comm Fundraiser to Benefit Study Abroad Scholarships Oct 24, 2018 This semester, Comm Senior Casey Lyons is studying abroad in Lisbon, Portugal. She says financial support from a fellowship and scholarship money made it possible for her to go abroad. She wants to learn more about how communication functions outside of the U.S. “This opportunity will allow me to understand the modes of communication in a new cultural context," said Lyons, "which is something I'm really excited about. Read more |
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Comm Alums Return to Campus to Give Insight and Advice to Current Students Oct 18, 2018 Don’t miss the 2018 Alumni Career Networking night in the Department of Communication! Whether you just arrived at college, or you’re starting to prepare your résumé, it’s always the right time to meet successful Comm alumni. Come to get ideas about possible career paths, how to make the leap from college to career, or to make just the right contact for learning about job opportunities in your chosen field. Read more |
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Comm Students and Faculty Gain First-Hand Global Experience during Study Abroad Sep 21, 2018 In any given semester, students might have the option to take COMM 338, Children, Teens, and Media, a course that explores the role of media (television, Internet, video games, film, etc.) in shaping the lives of children and teens. This past summer the opportunity came with a chance to examine those ideas in not just the United States, but also the United Kingdom, and other locations around the globe. The students who took the course this past summer with faculty members Erica Scharrer and Lynn Phillips, did so as part of a study abroad program at Trinity College, Oxford, in England. Read more |
