Sarah 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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On Saturday, IUPUI will celebrate its Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 graduates at this year’s Commencement ceremonies. The Department of Journalism and Public Relations created a video to honor and recognize our Journalism Jags: You can view it here. Congratulations, Journalism and PR graduates!
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By Jessica Boren Senior Sarah Lounsbury has been named the 2022 Academic Achievement Award recipient for the Department of Journalism and Public Relations. Lounsbury was nominated by department faculty based on her hard-working attitude, record of academic excellence, dedication to PRSSA, and drive to gain experience in the field of public relations. The Academic Achievement …
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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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