GRADY COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM
They say that you can leave The University of Georgia, but it never leaves you. Forever and always, I will be thankful to one of the best journalism schools in the country which taught me invaluable skills to start my career, The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Thanks to the professors, peers, classroom environments, coursework, and networking opportunities, I felt fully prepared to face the real world after college. The work and lessons I learned in school apply to everyday life and career experiences. Grady has given me countless opportunities to network with talented journalists from all over the country, report for over 90,000 homes in the Athens area, intern at top broadcasting networks, speak at momentous events, and even meet celebrities. I love that the Grady family extends even outside of college -- I've been to Homecoming and the Grady 100 celebration as a proud alumna!
GRADY 100
In this video, I made a speech as the Young Alumni Distinguished Speaker at the Grady Centennial Gala in April 2015. I highlighted specific people and events that showed why I am forever indebted to the college that taught me so much.
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GRADY NEWSOURCE
This student production class, independent news organization, experiential learning tool, and service to the community sparked my passion for journalism. Newsource strives to teach student journalists how to produce digital news that is fair, balanced, and accurate. It experiments with different delivery and production methods with the goal of improving journalism and its role in society. For a semester, I alternated positions in newsroom as an anchor, producer, and one-man-band reporter getting experience in technical production and news writing. Each day we helped produce this 30 minute newscast airing on UGA’s cable system which reaches over 90,000 homes in Athens.
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NEW MEDIA INSTITUTE
The NMI is dedicated to exploring the critical, commercial, and creative dimensions of innovative digital media technology, focusing on personal media: mobile, social, and gaming. For my certificate, I developed new media products, systems, and approaches for client organizations. Through the creation of innovative mobile applications, my NMI projects addressed real world demands in a variety of contexts (i.e. G Book app and Ghost Walk app). Additionally, I managed 6 NMI students via delegating digital tasks for Capstone, Digital Brown Bag, New Media Production, and TedX classes. I also helped coordinate New Media Institute events such as NMI Slam for over 2,000 alumni and attendees.
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THE PEABODY AWARDS
The George Foster Peabody Awards, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals. In 2014, I was chosen to be a student judge to evaluate each work reflecting excellence in quality, rather than popularity or commercial success. The board and judges awarded about 25–35 winners from more than 1,000 entries. In NYC, I worked at the Waldorf Astoria for the Peabody Awards, helping rehearse, setting up, and working in production to help the ceremony run smoothly. In 2015, I had the chance to attend the awards at Cirpriani Wall Street where I met honoree, Amy Schumer and other celebrities.
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GRADY AMBASSADORS
The group's goal is to present a positive and lasting image of Grady College and its students to all constituents. Ambassadors have a strong presence at most college events, lead tours, and interact with alumni and potential donors, special guests and speakers, and prospective Grady College students and their parents. I even had the chance to escort Scott Wilson from The Walking Dead to a special Grady screening event!
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MCGILL MEDAL OF COURAGE
For more than 40 years, the McGill Lecture has brought significant figures in journalism to the University of Georgia to help honor Ralph McGill's courage as an editor. I was chosen as one of 12 Grady students selected for "strengths in academics, practical experience and leadership" to attend the McGill Symposium, bringing together students, faculty and leading journalists to consider what journalistic courage means and how it is exemplified by reporters and editors. We did reports on several U.S. journalists whose careers exemplified journalistic courage and awarded the McGill Medal to Dorothy Parvaz. All of this is for a single purpose: to advance journalistic courage. Shortly after, I was selected for the Rotaract Student Service Award for Grady College.