Business Communication News

Look who's starring on SU-TV! As co-captain of the women's volleyball team this year, senior Business Communication major Kristen Brooks spoke with one of the hosts about the team's strength of schedule and the upcoming post-season. You're a natural, Kristen! You can listen to the interview here.

Congratulations to the two Business Communication members of the champion women's volleyball team:  Lauren Weaver (above left) and Kristen Brooks (above right), who together with their Mustang teammates and coaches were triumphant in five sets over Messiah College on Nov. 5. The team will wait expectantly to learn of their NCAA tournament berth. The Mustangs ended the regular season with a 26-7 record and grabbed their fifth straight MAC Commonwealth championship. From the Business Communication department -- way to go, ladies!

Senior Kelsey Marden will graduate in December, 2016, with an array of well-developed skills in her toolbox, including new online design abilities that she has used in her current internship at Baltimore magazine. Under the direction and mentorship of Mike Smith, the online manager (shown here with Kelsey), she has been moving articles from print to digital platforms, learning about how to make the online site engaging, interactive, and enticing. Kelsey's own design aesthetic, including her work in photography, has enabled her to catch on quickly to this new area of web development.

This year's "Steve Talks" event drew a large crowd from the School of Design, including lots of Business Communication students and alumni. Organized by the Office of Career Services under the direction of Jennifer Marin Jericho, "Steve Talks" featured Amber Atkins, head of global recruitment at IBM Design, as the keynote speaker.

Senior Emily Soller (center) has felt right at home during her internship at Harford Community College in the department of athletics. She has worked with a variety of people in the athletics office, including Ruschel Harris (left), the athletics administrative assistant, and Jenn Levinson, associate athletic director, learning the budget, allocation of funding, and other athletic administrative duties. Emily has also worked with the sports marketing team as well as with the sports information director, Mark Winkel. The wide variety of skills Emily has used during her internship will serve her well as she continues on her job search.