By Morgan Eastling With graduation on the horizon, it is the perfect time to take a step back and reflect on my time with IUPUI. Growing up, I had always been told to take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to me and find a way to grow from it. This same mantra paralleled …
Read MoreBy Noah Wolfgang I interned this spring with the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus, and it was an exciting experience. It was unpaid, but the ISDC was flexible with my schedule, and I felt deeply involved in our work. Many of the tasks I performed were done to raise donations and earn votes for Democratic candidates …
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By Chay Short During my time as an intern this semester at Nine13sports, a health and fitness focused nonprofit in Indianapolis, one of the things I have come to understand is that learning takes on many faces. I was told at the beginning of January that every day may look different and I wasn’t able …
Read MoreThe Department of Journalism and Public Relations has released the final Jim Brown Interview Series episode of the 2021-2022 academic year. In this sixth installment, senior Sarah Lounsbury interviewed alumna Niki Smithers, a corporate communications associate at Eli Lilly. Smithers, a 2019 graduate, had wanted to work at Lilly since before she started college. Listen …
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Liberal Arts students had their opportunity to shine as the IU School of Liberal Arts held its annual premiere student recognition event on April 19. This year it was a student takeover and it was online! Taking the lead were two of our student ambassadors. Dakota Bruton, a senior in communication studies and Lauren Moss, …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble Owen Kaelble is a sports journalism graduate student who works at the Ruth Lilly Medical Library helping IU School of Medicine researchers. I started pursuing my Master’s in Sports Journalism at IUPUI in Fall of 2020. Then, in August 2021, I landed a job at the Ruth Lilly Medical Library at the …
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Brittany Marcus, BAJ ’16, recently landed a new job at Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), but on evenings and weekends, she runs Snapsxstyles, a media company that provides event planning, marketing and branding services, and public relations. We asked Marcus about her busy work life and her success after graduation: 1. Why did you decide to …
Read MoreJennifer Burnham, B.A.J. ’14, is the Managing Editor at the Rio Grande SUN, in Española, New Mexico. Burnham edits copy and creates layouts, manages reporters, and reports and writes stories. We asked Burnham about her cross-country move, and how she landed her job at a small-town newspaper with lots of action: 1. Why did you …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Master’s in Sports Journalism student Owen Kaelble is one of 16 students who covered March Madness 2022. Here, Kaelble describes his six days and six nights covering the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, including the responsibilities, challenges, surprises, and meals that created special memories for him: I knew I was in for a …
Read MoreDr. Chris Lamb, chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, released a book today called Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War (University of Nebraska Press). Dr. Lamb told us more about his book: Why is this story worth telling? “It’s about 11- and 12-year-old black kids …
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