Spring semester is when most COM students are hunting for their summer internship, trying to secure their place at an advertising agency, local newspaper, or PR firm. It can be scary not knowing what to expect. For some, this is their first real job in communications. To help relieve some…
Joy Chen, a 27-year-old COM alumna from Changchun, China, now works as a digital marketing specialist at Boston-based Steward Healthcare. Chen shares her real-world journey since graduating from BU in May 2016. What have you been up to since you graduated? Up to no good! (Laughs). I am a digital marketing…
Kimberly Shrack, founder of Manayunk Calligraphy, received her Masters in Public Relations from Boston University in 2010. Having held a successful PR career in both Boston and Philadelphia, Shrack has put her BU degree to good use. But it wasn’t until she began planning her wedding that Shrack realized her…
“It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. It may be cliché, but it’s true.” Ethan Sobel, alumnus of the COM PR graduate program, and now, Assistant Director at BU Hillel, believes this is the direction the job market is going in. “Networking is a constant process,” Sobel said. “It’s about…
Looking back at her life so far, it is no surprise that COM alumna Brittany Miller became the first female full-time staff member in Division I college ice hockey. The Boston native learned how to ice skate when she was three years old. Most of the men in her family…
This week, The COMmunicator was able to speak with Monique Kelley (’03), Senior Vice President of Healthcare at Weber Shandwick in Boston. Vivacious and insightful, Kelley discussed her time as a COM student, and the challenges and advantages of working in the healthcare sector, and shared advice for students and recent…
