By Bayley Bogus bdb114@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS, Texas — Five female coders sat on a panel Oct. 18 to talk about their specific jobs and what it entails to be a woman in a male-dominated field. Kimberly Cook, Rebecca Larson, Ashley Hebler, Erika Toney and Holly Gibson are all women who have careers in the coding world and are graduates of […]
by Eric Arredondo ema42@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS – Justin Johnson, a professional service employee at Facebook, visited Texas State to provide students advice and his stories of networking in a job search. Johnson started the seminar by briefly explaining his journey through college which included a spontaneous study abroad session in Barcelona during his crucial senior year. “I decided to hop a […]
By Imari Mora ism5@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS- Univision’s Emmy award-winning reporter Gary Cooper shared tips Thursday on making it from South Texas to a major market during the last day of Mass Comm Week. Cooper began his lecture with telling Texas State students as well as Laredo High school journalism students the ugly truth. Looking forward to the event Alison Bryce, […]
By R. Hans Miller SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – Jon-Stephen Stansel, Texas State University’s social media coordinator spoke Thursday at the university’s Mass Comm Week event about the challenges associated with managing social media for a major educational institution. A room full of Texas State students gathered in Old Main at 8 a.m. to hear about what it takes to deal […]
By Chelsea Verstegen cdv17@txstate.edu A panel of four digital media professionals spoke during Mass Comm Week Thursday to share with current students their insight on what is necessary for a career in digital media, as well as their journey to where they are now. The panel was asked questions regarding what it takes to make it in the digital world and […]
By: Alexis Aguirre alexis08@txstate.edu Social media experts and Texas State alumni came together Thursday to give advice to students about the digital world. The speakers included Cody Herring, a digital strategist for White Hat Agency, Emily Burns, associate editor at The Berry, Taylor Wood, a marketing analyst for Resignation Media and Andrea Windmeyer, a creative strategist for Unique Influence. […]
by Eric Arredondo ema42@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS – Crime reporter for People Magazine, Elaine Aradillas met with students and faculty at Texas State University to discuss how she came into her position from her beginnings in Texas. Aradillas offered advice to aspiring students and explained how different events at her various jobs led her along her career path from an intern […]
By Martin Ramirez m_r603@txstate.edu People Magazine staff writer Elaine Aradillas discussed interviews, internships and personal experience with students at Mass Comm Week Wednesday. Aradillas explained what an elevator speech is and its importance in obtaining career opportunities. “An elevator speech is basically your bio in the amount of time it would take to be on an elevator,” Aradillas said. She […]
BY JORDAN GHRIST jg1483@txstate.edu Several Texas State advertising alumni returned to campus Wednesday to talk to current advertising students about becoming a professional at an advertising agency. The panel, titled “Charting Your Course: There’s More to Advertising than Martinis and Mad Men,” aimed to show students how different branches of an advertising agency work together, how advertising works in the […]
By Estela Perez e_p69@txstate.edu People magazine reporter, Elaine Aradillas, made an appearance at Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week to share her experiences on the path that led her to work at a national publication. The session was held for success-driven mass communication students to listen to the stories of a professional whom had climbed up the ladder to writing […]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting its annual Mass Comm Week, Oct. 3-7, 2022. This year, we have some amazing events both in person and online! Don’t miss out on the chance to look to the future and hear professionals discuss issues, trends and careers in mass media. Visit our Schedule page to learn more about each event and panel.