Alumna Kat Chow says “I wanted to try it all,” lands job with NPR
Alumna Katelin (Kat) Chow (B.A., 2012) did it all in college – Foreign Intrigue internship in Cambodia, freelancing, part-time jobs, co-founded a news-magazine show at The Daily that airs across the state, more than 10 local internships, UW Election Eye,…
Award-winning journalist Heather Bosch (’87) says, “It’s about the people”
Sure, Heather Bosch (B.A., 1987) has won a couple dozen awards over the last ten years while working for the CBS Radio Network, but she said, “The biggest award is doing the story and being able to bring people’s stories…
Nancy Wright (‘59) makes way for women in communications
Although this alumna has traveled, worked, and lived all over the world, Nancy Wright’s (B.A., 1959) story begins in and returns to Seattle. After stints in Los Angeles as the production assistant for “Let’s Make a Deal” and in Australia…
Selfors (M.A., ’90) finds niche in children’s book writing
Now out with her tenth publication on the shelves in the Unites States, Suzanne Selfors (M.A., 1990) has found her calling in writing children’s books. Although the journey to get there wasn’t easy, she said she has found her voice….
Two alumni from the Gates Foundation offer advice to students
Over a dozen Communication students joined recent grads KC Cowen (B.A., 2008) and Almeera Anwar (B.A., 2012) for a career chat over lunch. Cowen and Anwar met through the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) during their days as students…
Career Kickstart: Resume and Networking Bootcamp
Last Thursday was the Career Kickstart event for resume building, networking, and interviewing skills. Twenty-two graduating seniors of the Communication Department came dressed to impress with resumes in hand and their two minute elevator speech prepared. With the students’ dream…
Alumna (PhD ’09) gives public lecture at UWF
University of West Florida: Deborah Bassett’s alma mater before earning a doctorate in communication from the UW, and the location of her first public lecture delivered on February 25. With an official title of the 2013 Jerry Maygarden Distinguished Lecture,…
